In message <199901270126.RAA49313@pinhead.parag.codegen.com>, you write:
>Given their track record with standard protocols, I assume this means 
>M$ is going to support M$'s version of ipsec and M$'s version of 
>ethernet packets?

  They appear to be building a real and standards-compliant version of IPsec.
On multiple occasions, they whined loudly and tried to get features removed
from IPsec because they didn't feel like implementing them. Traffic analysis on
features that Microsoft wanted to remove from the specs might give you some
ideas as to what is minimally implemented and what's more useable.

									-Craig