!   Spawned FTP Subprocess Stalls?    The Question is:    N I have a Fortran program that is woken up about every 100 seconds.  When it isM  woken up it does a lib$spawn of a command procedure that FTPs a file back to F  the Alpha from a Penitum PC. Some times the spawned out process never  finishes.  What can cause the)  lib$spawn not to come back from the FTP?   The Answer is :   E   The potential problem set of a stalled network FTP operation across C   a mixed network configuration approaches infinity, unfortunately. @   (Open-ended questions can be exceedingly difficult to answer.)   @   You will want to use the output option and log the activity ofA   the spawned subprocess, of course.  This might provide clues as    to the delay.    B   You might try using COPY/FTP, as this likely eliminates the needA   to use the command procedure, and can also make troubleshooting /   and error-handling somewhat easier to manage.    A   You could also choose to configure SMB services or NFS services @   on the OpenVMS host, and more directly store the file onto the&   OpenVMS host from the remote client.   A   You will want to acquire the mandatory ECO kits for OpenVMS and C   for the particular IP stack in use -- if this is TCP/IP Services, C   the current product release is V5.4, and there are ECOs available B   for both OpenVMS and for TCP/IP Services.  You will also want to?   investigate any ECOs for the FTP server running on the target ?   platform, as well as any ECOs for the target platform itself.    0  Answer written or last revised on  26-MAY-2004 