1 INFO-VAX	Mon, 18 Jun 2001	Volume 2001 : Issue 335       Contents: Re: backup help  Cant get Hobbyist license!!  Re: config tcpip on 7.3  Re: config tcpip on 7.3  Re: config tcpip on 7.3 " DECserver Telnet Listener password& Re: DECserver Telnet Listener password! Re: JBC-E-NOQUECTX from F$GETQUI.  link err on $LOAD_DRIVER Re: link err on $LOAD_DRIVER2 Re: Oracle hypes new clustering on Intel and Linux Re: POSTs via SSL to Apache  Re: Secured FTP ) Re: [OT] Current Microsoft v DOJ status ?   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:13:23 +0100 1 From: "Chris Townley" <news@townleyc.demon.co.uk>  Subject: Re: backup help@ Message-ID: <992819812.3934.1.nnrp-01.d4e45fa5@news.demon.co.uk>  ? "Robert Deininger" <rdeininger@mindspring.com> wrote in message F news:rdeininger-1606010209220001@user-2iveamh.dialup.mindspring.com...? > In article <9lolitghkr7jt7mq86v5r3juee2jite1nf@4ax.com>, mike  > <cdunevant@yahoo.com> wrote: > F > > Grad student working an internship...totally new to VMS (as are my' > > full-time co-workers, appearently).  > > F > > I'm using VMS 7.2 on an Alpha server and trying to backup the dataI > > disc to a sequence of tapes.  After reading the manual several times, ; > > I came up with the following (which works pretty well).  > > G > > $ BACKUP/IMAGE/IGNORE=label_processing  DUA1:  MUB6:data.sav/rewind  > > J > > The only problem is...this doesn't back up files currently in use.  To< > > capture these, it looks like I need to use the qualifier > > IGNORE=interlock.  > > F > > I tried to specify both IGNORE qualifiers at the same time severalH > > ways, but always ended up with a syntax error.  Can someone point me, > > in the right direction?  Thanks a bunch! > L > Generally, VMS command qualifiers that take a list of values will want the* > list enclosed in parentheses, like this: > ; > $ BACKUP/IMAGE/IGNORE=(label_processing,interlock)  DUA1:  MUB6:data.sav/rewind > J > You can also put /LABEL=<actual label on tape> instead of /IGNORE=LABEL.J > This can be a useful check to prevent data loss if you accidentally load > the wrong tape.  >  > But... > E > If you want a perfect backup of a disk, you need to back it up when H > nothing else is using it.  For a data disk, you can first idle all theE > applications so there are no open files, then DISMOUNT the disk and F > reMOUNT it private to one process.   Then do the backup, without theK > /IGNORE=INTERLOCK.  (DISMOUNT only succeeds when there are no open files. I > MOUNT without /GROUP or /SYSTEM or /SHARE gives exclusive access to one * > process (and perhaps its subprocesses.))  L Unless you have SHARE privilege - then you access aprivately mounted volume.    L > To back up a system disk, this method won't work.  For that task, you needH > to shut down the system and boot it from another disk -- usually a VMS> > installation CD.  Then you mount the disk and do the backup. > B > You'll want to see the openvms FAQ, which you can find linked atL > www.openvms.compaq.com.  The VMS documentation can also be found there, in@ > HTML format.  And don't forget the HELP command in VMS itself.   --
 Chris Townley  chris@townleyc.demon.co.uk townleyc@spicers.ltd.uk    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 22:19:21 -0400 # From: Mark Vance <mvance@iglou.com> $ Subject: Cant get Hobbyist license!!( Message-ID: <3B2D6529.2B9A1D1@iglou.com>  F Arrrgh, Montagar is STILL not synched with the Decus database!!!  So IG cant get my doggone hobbyist license!   Is there any other stinking way  to get one?   G ANyone have a 6.2 or 7.2 pak and media they want to part with?  1 user?  10 user? Lemme know!  Thanks!    ------------------------------  % Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:13:40 +1000 B From: "Matt Muggeridge" <Matt.Muggeridge@compaq.ssppaammffree.com>  Subject: Re: config tcpip on 7.33 Message-ID: <rRbX6.1517$fi2.45778@news.cpqcorp.net>    Tom,  C Excuse me, if I've misunderstood... I think you're asking what is a D nameserver and how could you possibly benefit from possessing such a	 treasure?   + I'll be brief, but feel free to ask more...   L In the good old days hosts used a text file to store a simple database whichI provided a mapping between hostnames and IP addresses.  Unfortunately, as L our networks grew it became too time consuming to maintain this text file onI every host.  So this static database was enhanced with a hierarchical and K distributed database which is managed by the nameserver.  Essentially, this D nameserver has centralised the maintenance of the hosts file, and inH addition, the protocol distributes this information around the internet.G This makes the nameserver a business-critical piece of your network, so J failover and redundancy are built in, hence the reference to 'primary' and 'secondary' nameservers.  K Bottom line... if you have a very simple private network that does not need J to connect to hosts beyond your control, you may choose not to configure aJ nameserver, and simply maintain the HOSTS database file.  You do this withD commands such as "TCPIP SET HOST...."  If you are adding hosts to anH existing domain, then find out who the domain administrator is, and haveH them add your hosts to their database.  If you maintain a great bunch ofA hosts, then spend the time to learn how to configure a nameserver L (TCPIP$BINDSETUP is a start).  I use and recommend "DNS and BIND", by Albitz and Liu, published by O'Reilly.    Matt.     . "Tom Linden" <tom@kednos.com> wrote in message3 news:CIEJLCMNHNNDLLOOGNJIAEFJCMAA.tom@kednos.com... 5 > Just installed 7.3 and am struggling through tcpip.  > I > "Before configuring your system as a BIND resolver, you should first be  sureG > that ther is at least on system on the network configured either as a 	 > primary & > or secondary server for this domain" > L > What does this mean?  Nameservers?  If so, then they must mean defined and > not configured?  > / > Documentation is of little help for a novice.  >  >    ------------------------------  # Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 01:47:53 GMT 3 From: Tim Llewellyn <tim.llewellyn@cableinet.co.uk>   Subject: Re: config tcpip on 7.3/ Message-ID: <3B2D5CD0.F9D553BB@cableinet.co.uk>    Tom Linden wrote:  > 5 > Just installed 7.3 and am struggling through tcpip.  > N > "Before configuring your system as a BIND resolver, you should first be sureG > that ther is at least on system on the network configured either as a 	 > primary & > or secondary server for this domain"  D it means there must exist on your network some BIND servers, so your node can use them to resolve names.     > L > What does this mean?  Nameservers?  If so, then they must mean defined and > not configured?   F Well, you have to define at least one nameserver on your VMS box, yes.G Something like this has worked for me every time I needed to configure   it:   0 ucx set name/server=my.name.server/system/enable  B (sorry, no VMS at my fingertips now). Make sure you have all privs enabled E before doing this, I seem to remember a problem of it not working for  priv' reasons but no error message generated.   F talk to your network people if you don't know what your DNS server is. IfD you are the "network people" you will need to configure a DNS server
 somewhere.   > / > Documentation is of little help for a novice.    regards    ------------------------------  # Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:50:42 GMT 3 From: Tim Llewellyn <tim.llewellyn@cableinet.co.uk>   Subject: Re: config tcpip on 7.3/ Message-ID: <3B2D7998.1C2EA045@cableinet.co.uk>    Tim Llewellyn wrote:    > 2 > ucx set name/server=my.name.server/system/enable   4 oh, I forgot, that is the volatile database setting.  6 Use ucx set config name instead of ucx set name to hit the permament database.   2 Of couse, tcpip instead of UCX if u have TCPIP V5.   ------------------------------  % Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:41:37 +1000 , From: Malcolm Wade <Malcolm.Wade@asx.com.au>+ Subject: DECserver Telnet Listener password H Message-ID: <A8854B7F33E5D3119FDA00508B6A8C630523278F@ASX235.asx.com.au>  K I have a DECserver 700 which I've been using for HSG/HSJ console access via E reverse LAT and a locally defined service.  These services are always H created with a password at the very least, basically to secure them from general population access.  I I'd like to switch these services to a telnet style access (TELNET server K port) so I can use Perl scripting for DRM access but I can't seem to secure D them via a password mechanism.  Can this be done?  Given there is noB 'access' password on the console path itself it's pretty insecure.   Thanks in advance, Malcolm    Malcolm J. Wade 2 Senior Systems Engineer, Australian Stock Exchange3 Level 3, 20 Bridge St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia ; PO Box H224, Australia Square, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia @ Tel: +61 2 9227 0263, Mobile: 0417 046 925, Fax: +61 2 9227 0980 Email: Malcolm.Wade@asx.com.au Web: http://www.asx.com/   ------------------------------  # Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:09:38 GMT = From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-) / Subject: Re: DECserver Telnet Listener password 0 Message-ID: <009FDAF1.E696B324@SendSpamHere.ORG>  w In article <A8854B7F33E5D3119FDA00508B6A8C630523278F@ASX235.asx.com.au>, Malcolm Wade <Malcolm.Wade@asx.com.au> writes: L >I have a DECserver 700 which I've been using for HSG/HSJ console access viaF >reverse LAT and a locally defined service.  These services are alwaysI >created with a password at the very least, basically to secure them from  >general population access.  > J >I'd like to switch these services to a telnet style access (TELNET serverL >port) so I can use Perl scripting for DRM access but I can't seem to secureE >them via a password mechanism.  Can this be done?  Given there is no C >'access' password on the console path itself it's pretty insecure.  >  >Thanks in advance,  >Malcolm  I I used a "null modem" cable between two ports on the server.  For example I ports 1 and 2.  1 is the listener which the TELNET connects to.  The port H 2 -- connected by the cable -- provides all of the security.  This mightI be the simplest way to achieve your goal.  Unfortunately, it consumes two  ports.       --O VAXman- OpenVMS APE certification number: AAA-0001     VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM              O city, n., 1. a place where trees are cut down and streets are named after them.    ------------------------------  % Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:00:04 +1000 / From: "Phil Howell" <phowell@snowyhydro.com.au> * Subject: Re: JBC-E-NOQUECTX from F$GETQUI.2 Message-ID: <ygdX6.6517$qJ4.281994@ozemail.com.au>  K Any dcl like $set entry <n> or $delete /ent=<n> in your procedure can stuff  up your current context J The easy way to get round this is to spawn a subprocess to do the relevant action
 eg. change? >    14   $ IF Held .EQS. "TRUE" THEN SET ENTRY 'Entry'/RELEASE  >    15   $ GOTO JobLoop toL >    14   $ IF Held .EQS. "TRUE" THEN SPAWN/NOWAIT SET ENTRY 'Entry'/RELEASE >    15   $ GOTO JobLoop Phil# <fwheeler@csc.com> wrote in message 3 news:OF3616F6F0.D8DD06E6-ON86256A6C.006C9A92@com... 9 > I'm getting a JBC-E-NOQUECTX from F$GETQUI on a command E > file that was intended to RELEASE print jobs held in the queue. The I > message occurs on line #9 ($ Held = ...) (below) when I run it on VAX/-  > VMS V7.2.  >  > What am I doing wrong?> > /Scott Wheeler, Computer Sciences Corporation, Fort Worth TX >  > $ show queue/all ps_lps1c6! > Generic printer queue PS_LPS1C6  > 6 >   Entry  Jobname         Username     Blocks  Status6 >   -----  -------         --------     ------  ------7 >     100  MSCR4A$1        SELLERS         145  Holding 7 >     101  MTDCR4A$1       SELLERS         141  Holding 7 >     102  DTDCR4A$1       SELLERS         141  Holding 8 > $ diff release_held.com nl:     ! 'type' with line #s. > ************( > File USER4:[WHEELER]RELEASE_HELD.COM;1D >     1   $Start: ! Release all 'Holding' jobs from PS_LPS1C6 queue.7 >     2   $ ClearContext = F$GETQUI("CANCEL_OPERATION")  >     3   $QLoop:  >     4   $ QName = - @ >     5      F$GETQUI("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","PS_LPS1C6",-) >     6               "GENERIC,SYMBIONT") ' >     7   $ IF QName .EQS. "" THEN EXIT  >     8   $JobLoop: D >     9   $ Held = F$GETQUI("DISPLAY_JOB","JOB_HOLDING",,"ALL_JOBS"), >    10   $ IF Held .EQS. "" THEN GOTO QLoop >    11   $ Entry = - 5 >    12      F$GETQUI("DISPLAY_JOB","ENTRY_NUMBER",,- 0 >    13               "FREEZE_CONTEXT,ALL_JOBS")? >    14   $ IF Held .EQS. "TRUE" THEN SET ENTRY 'Entry'/RELEASE  >    15   $ GOTO JobLoop > ****** > File NL:[]RELEASE_HELD.COM;  > ************ > ( > Number of difference sections found: 1( > Number of difference records found: 15 > " > DIFFERENCES /IGNORE=()/MERGED=1-( >     USER4:[WHEELER]RELEASE_HELD.COM;1- >     NL:[]RELEASE_HELD.COM; > $ @release_held # > %JBC-E-NOQUECTX, no queue context  > $  >    ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 15:15:08 -0700 * From: "Jack Peacock" <peacock@simconv.com>! Subject: link err on $LOAD_DRIVER 4 Message-ID: <L%9X6.4195$Ib.456085@news1.primary.net>  D I got the latest DQDRIVER from the freeware v5 and now I'm trying toF install it on a Alphastation 400 4/233 running VMS V7.2-1H1.  CompilerH is DEC C V6.0.  No ECOs, everything right off the distribution CDs. WhenH I run the ENABLE-IDE.COM file, it compiles w/o errors but the link failsD with a warning that SYS$LOAD_DRIVER is an undefined symbol.  The EXEE gets an access violation where the call is made (what a surprise).  I F suspect something needs to be tailored on in VMS but I'm not sure whatA it is.  Does anyone know what I'm missing?  I glanced through the H Writing a Device Driver book but didn't see any mention of VMS tailoring' or why $LOAD_DRIVER would be undefined.   E From reading the files I assume I need this program to enable the IDE H controller on the AS400, and it will do the IO CONNECT at the same time.G (And if some kind soul has a compiled EXE, it would save me the trouble  of VMS TAILOR)  G The machine isn't production.  I need a large slow cheap drive for bulk D online storage of big test directories, an IDE drive would be ideal.    Jack Peacock    ------------------------------  # Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:03:39 GMT = From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-) % Subject: Re: link err on $LOAD_DRIVER 0 Message-ID: <009FDAF1.10BF9440@SendSpamHere.ORG>  a In article <L%9X6.4195$Ib.456085@news1.primary.net>, "Jack Peacock" <peacock@simconv.com> writes: E >I got the latest DQDRIVER from the freeware v5 and now I'm trying to G >install it on a Alphastation 400 4/233 running VMS V7.2-1H1.  Compiler I >is DEC C V6.0.  No ECOs, everything right off the distribution CDs. When I >I run the ENABLE-IDE.COM file, it compiles w/o errors but the link fails E >with a warning that SYS$LOAD_DRIVER is an undefined symbol.  The EXE F >gets an access violation where the call is made (what a surprise).  IG >suspect something needs to be tailored on in VMS but I'm not sure what B >it is.  Does anyone know what I'm missing?  I glanced through theI >Writing a Device Driver book but didn't see any mention of VMS tailoring ( >or why $LOAD_DRIVER would be undefined. > F >From reading the files I assume I need this program to enable the IDEI >controller on the AS400, and it will do the IO CONNECT at the same time. H >(And if some kind soul has a compiled EXE, it would save me the trouble >of VMS TAILOR)  > H >The machine isn't production.  I need a large slow cheap drive for bulkE >online storage of big test directories, an IDE drive would be ideal.  >   Jack Peacock >   F Looks like the ENABLE-IDE.COM file is not linking it against the image SYS$SHARE:IOGEN$SHARE.EXE    Try   ) $ LINK/SYSEXE ENABLE-IDE,SYS$INPUT/OPTION  SYS$SHARE:IOGEN$SHARE.EXE/SHARE  ^Z --O VAXman- OpenVMS APE certification number: AAA-0001     VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM              O city, n., 1. a place where trees are cut down and streets are named after them.    ------------------------------  # Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 22:41:44 GMT  From: Dirk Munk <munk@home.nl>; Subject: Re: Oracle hypes new clustering on Intel and Linux ' Message-ID: <3B2D3226.5304B793@home.nl>    "Main, Kerry" wrote:   > JF - >MA > >>>> Of course, if Oracle9i isn't available on VMS... well...<<p >l0 > Check out: (Oracle 9i, Oracle Apps db support)A > http://www.openvms.compaq.com/solutions/oracle/openvms_sod.htmlrJ > http://www.openvms.compaq.com/solutions/oracle/LEtter_of_commitment.html  J The second link does raise a question: Why should we use VMS with a OracleM backend database if the frontend application is on Tru64 ?? (or another OS ?)o What would be the advantage ??  O The database is not the most critical part, the application is. The frontend is-N the line of attack for hackers etc. And I still don't know what we can do withM Oracle and VMS in the future. Even our Oracle support group can't figure thisDP out. Oracle developer 2000 is an almost retired product, and Oracle applicationsI will disappear.  Running just the database on VMS is a bit pointless, theuJ applications are much more important. And it is much cheaper to support anJ environment with one operating system than an environment with two or more operating systems.           >l >nL > re: clustering terms... Personally, I might say "the best UNIX clustering"L > vs "the best NT clustering" vs the "best clustering" for OpenVMS, but thatI > would likely start another long series of threads..so I won't say it ..  >h > :-)l >i
 > Regards, >  > Kerry Main > Senior ConsultantI > Compaq Canada Inc. > Professional Servicess > Voice: 613-592-4660h > Fax  :  819-772-7036 > Email: Kerry.Main@Compaq.com >  > -----Original Message-----6 > From: JF Mezei [mailto:jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca] > Sent: June 15, 2001 1:22 PMs > To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com = > Subject: Re: Oracle hypes new clustering on Intel and Linuxs >a > Alan Greig wrote: B > > increase," said Mike Winkler, executive vice president, GlobalC > > Business Units, Compaq Computer Corporation. "The Oracle9i Real H > > Application Clusters and Compaq's Tru64 UNIX offering truly reflects@ > > the strength of our industry lead in clustering technology." >aK > Since VMS clustering is still far ahead of True64's, whenever some CompaqnN > employee wants to use the word "leadership" in the context of clustering, he3 > should be forced to use "VMS" instead of "Tru64".p > : > Of course, if Oracle9i isn't available on VMS... well...   ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 19:05:34 -0400 - From: Michael Austin <miaustin@bellsouth.net> $ Subject: Re: POSTs via SSL to Apache- Message-ID: <3B2D37BE.E0901746@bellsouth.net>E  @ If you have installed PERL and MOD_PERL, in your PERL executable, directory place this file called printenv.pl  - ===============<  cut here >=================i#   use CGI qw(:standard escapeHTML);    use VMS::DCLsym;       tie %syms, VMS::DCLsym;d   sub cgiparse {)   if ($ENV{'REQUEST_METHOD'} eq "POST") {o1     read(STDIN, $buffer, $ENV{'CONTENT_LENGTH'});s
   } else {#     $buffer = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'};S   }n.   local(@query_strings) = split("&", $buffer);   foreach $q (@query_strings) {s     $q =~ s/\+/ /g;h#     ($attr, $val) = split("=", $q);n     $val =~ s/%/\n%/g;!         print "$attr = $val<br>";e     local($tmpval);.     foreach (split("\n",$val)){n       if(m:%(\w\w):){ !         local($binval) = hex($1);n'         if(($binval>0)&&($binval<256)){-.           local($htmlval) = pack("C",$binval);           s/%$1/$htmlval/;	         }v       }u       $tmpval .= $_;     }b     $parseit{$attr} = $tmpval;   }.   %parseit;. }>  $ print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; &cgiparse();  " while (($key, $val) = each %ENV) {"         print "$key = $val<BR>\n";   }r- ===============<end file>====================.  E This will produce all of the environment variables that your perl/cgik, will see.  My MOD_PERL points to a directory  ' Alias /bin/ "/apache$root/htdocs/perl/"  <Location /bin>g     SetHandler perl-script      PerlHandler Apache::Registry     Options ExecCGI3     Allow from all     PerlSendHeader Onq </Location>   - your post would look like:  <form method=postn- action="https://your.sys.com/bin/printenv.pl>c   Michael Austin DBA Consultant   Marty Kuhrt wrote:  @ > Does anyone have an example 3GL program that can emulate POSTsD > via SSL to the Apache (CSWS 1.0-1) webserver?   I'm trying to testA > out some forms I have created to see if they respond correctly.aC > I can do them manually by calling up the cgi page and filling outeC > the blanks, but I'd like to automate it to do regression testing.h >aG > I'm running CSWS 1.0-1 (Apache 1.3.12, mod_ssl/2.6.2, OpenSSL/0.9.5),s= > Multinet 4.3A-X, and VMS 7.2-1 on an Alphaserver 200 4/233.  >   > Any help would be appreciated, > Martyd   ------------------------------  % Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:07:26 +0100 1 From: "Chris Townley" <news@townleyc.demon.co.uk>l Subject: Re: Secured FTP@ Message-ID: <992819811.3934.0.nnrp-01.d4e45fa5@news.demon.co.uk>  ? "David Mathog" <mathog@seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu> wrote in messagea& news:9ggcm0$314@gap.cco.caltech.edu...K > In article <slrn9ilhdk.7i.fraley@cumquat.earthlink.net>, fraley@usfca.edum (Michael Fraley) writes:K > >We are trying to do secure file transfers too. We're running OpenVMS 6.2dG > >and Multinet 4.3. We need to send files to outside vendors, but theya can't = > >be sent in clear text. Any advice for us would be welcome.i > K > If you're running a web server install OpenSSL and set up a user/passwordrL > protected download page for each.  Email them the https URL, they click on itJ > and they can download the document.  There's also encryption options forI > ZIP which might do the trick.  I had the unzip/decrypt stuff running on  VMSt. > at one time.  Don't know how secure that is. > - ZIP encryption is definitely not very secure.e   --
 Chris Townleyr chris@townleyc.demon.co.uk townleyc@spicers.ltd.uke   ------------------------------   Date: 18 Jun 2001 00:29:06 GMT) From: leslie@clio.rice.edu (Jerry Leslie)?2 Subject: Re: [OT] Current Microsoft v DOJ status ?' Message-ID: <9gji0i$hue$1@joe.rice.edu>o  & Alan Greig (a.greig@virgin.net) wrote: : F : Don't know but I wouldn't move to Houston. Talking to some people atE : our Houston plant today it seems the production facilities are fineiF : but the surrounding area is trashed. It was a surface wellhead plant: : last week but I guess it's now a subsea well facility... :u@ : Yes I know you can't blame individual events on global warmingD : directly but I guess some soggy oil industry execs are giving it a  : little bit more thought today. :rD Allison is a record-setting storm that hit Pennsylvania on Saturday,+ closing parts of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.o  * Sunday, it's hitting parts of New England:  -   http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/NFDSCCNS1.htmlt  ? The rainfall amounts aren't anything like what the Houston areae3 experienced, which has been called a 500-year rain.e   --Jerry Leslie         ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2001.335 ************************