1 INFO-VAX	Tue, 27 Mar 2001	Volume 2001 : Issue 172       Contents:$ Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X?$ Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X?$ Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X?$ Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X? Alpha LAN Console < RE: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive< Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive@ Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive HOW@ Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive HOW% Re: Backup Savesets on a WinPC system  Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?  Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?  Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?  Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ? - Re: Communication to local PC ports from VMS.  Re: Dave Cutler and his art   Denial of service attack and UCX$ Re: Denial of service attack and UCX$ Re: Denial of service attack and UCX Re: email failure port 1131 Re: email failure port 113 - IDENTD_COM.TXT (0/1) < Re: FYI: NDS Authentication Services is coming to OpenVMS...: INSFSPTS - insufficient SPTEs available (on OpenVMS Alpha)> Re: INSFSPTS - insufficient SPTEs available (on OpenVMS Alpha)= Re: Keeping userids and passwords synchronize across 4 Alphas  Re: MicroVax II problem  Re: MicroVax II problem  Re: MicroVax II problem  Re: NSA and storage works? Re: NSA and storage works? Re: NSA and storage works? Re: NSA and storage works? Re: NTP not follow DST Re: NTP not follow DST Re: NTP not follow DST Re: OpenVMS Educational Program  Re: OpenVMS Educational Program # Re: POSIX Streams, File Permissions  Re: Reading UDF CDs  Re: Reading UDF CDs  Re: Reading UDF CDs  Re: Reading UDF CDs  SDA fc command doc.  SHAREWARE: jpg2pdf 1.2! Re: Source code for Fax receiving  speeding up shadow merges % Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE? % Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE? % Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE? % Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE? ) VMS 8byte datetime > Unix datetime - help - Re: VMS 8byte datetime > Unix datetime - help - Re: VMS 8byte datetime > Unix datetime - help ) Re: VMS sysadmin/system prog wants UK job P Warning.............check this out.............................................. Which TCPIP ports are active ?" Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ?" Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ?" Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ?" Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ? Re: [DCL] minute of the day   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:37:57 -0500 # From: Jim Agnew <Agnew@hsc.vcu.edu> - Subject: Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X? + Message-ID: <3AC097B5.B8FD15D3@hsc.vcu.edu>    hmm.. don't they have hummingbird for the mac?  I vaguely remember something. of course, it could be a single-event upset in my 
 memory... ;-)    jim    Bob Harris wrote:  > 1 > [[ This message was both posted and mailed: see = >    the "To," "Cc," and "Newsgroups" headers for details. ]]  > D > In article <WtRv6.270$Hp.13442@typhoon.aracnet.com>, Zane H. Healy% > <healyzh@shell1.aracnet.com> wrote:  > N > X I'm less than impressed by the VT100 emulation in Mac OS X's terminal app,M > X enabling keypad support doesn't seem to do any good when connecting to my  > X VMS system.  > D > I've been using BetterTelnet in Classic mode as my Telnet terminalE > emulator.  I've been using it for years.  I'm sure that eventually, H > there will be a native mode telnet emulator eventually, but until then4 > the Classic mode BetterTelnet does the job for me. > P > X Anyone got any suggestions for X-Windows?  Under 8.6 I was using eXodus 6.2,N > X since it won't run under MacOS 9, I've either got to upgrade it or replace > X it.  > D > It is my understanding that there is a project in the works to put? > XFree86 on Mac OS X.  I'm not sure where this project stands.  > # > Here are some Mac OS X web sites:  >     <http://www.MacOSX.org/>! >     <http://www.macosxapps.com> # >     <http://www.macosxhints.com/>  >     <http://osxtalk.com/> : >     <http://osxtalk.com/articles/00/10/22/2256228.shtml> > C > These sites are general Mac sites, but they are covering Mac OS X F > issues, so something might turn up there for terminal emulation, NFS > connections, and X-Windows.  >  >     <www.macfixit.com> >     <www.macresource.com>  >     <www.macintouch.com>   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 22:26:23 +0800, From: Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com>- Subject: Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X? - Message-ID: <87y9tr70fk.fsf@prep.synonet.com>   % Jim Agnew <Agnew@hsc.vcu.edu> writes:    > hmm.. don't they have hummingbird for the mac?  I vaguely remember something. of course, it could be a single-event upset in my  > memory... ;-)    What about unix Kermit?    --  < Paul Repacholi                               1 Crescent Rd.,7 +61 (08) 9257-1001                           Kalamunda. @                                              West Australia 6076. Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:33:00 -0500 # From: Jim Agnew <Agnew@hsc.vcu.edu> - Subject: Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X? + Message-ID: <3AC0A49C.D6BFAA53@hsc.vcu.edu>    i think off the msdos/windoze platform, the unix kermits are mostly file transfers... i think... better go to the kermit site for - more accurate info.  Frank, you around today?    jim    Paul Repacholi wrote:  > ' > Jim Agnew <Agnew@hsc.vcu.edu> writes:  >  > > hmm.. don't they have hummingbird for the mac?  I vaguely remember something. of course, it could be a single-event upset in my  > > memory... ;-)  >  > What about unix Kermit?  >  > --> > Paul Repacholi                               1 Crescent Rd.,9 > +61 (08) 9257-1001                           Kalamunda. B >                                              West Australia 60760 > Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:06:44 -0500 0 From: Paul Anderson <paul.r.anderson@compaq.com>- Subject: Re: Accessing OpenVMS from Mac OS X? K Message-ID: <paul.r.anderson-DD1E34.11064427032001@gazette.loc1.tandem.com>   4 In article <WtRv6.270$Hp.13442@typhoon.aracnet.com>,4  "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh@shell1.aracnet.com> wrote:  G > Has anyone come up with good ways of accessing files on OpenVMS from  D > the release version of Mac OS X? It doesn't seem to want to mount E > the NFS share I've created (which can be accessed from a UNIX box,  G > and I can access NFS shares on a Solaris box from MacOS X, and since  E > Pathworks doesn't support Appletalk over IP I'm starting to wonder  + > if Samba isn't going to be the way to go.   G Does Mac OS X not see native AppleTalk shares?  I know the Public Beta  E didn't see them, but I thought the released version would see shares  = such as those from PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Macintosh) servers.   I I've not yet upgraded my office Mac to OS X (I know, what's taking me so  G long? ;-)) and I'd like to know what barriers I will have in upgrading.    paul   --  ,    Paul Anderson, OpenVMS Engineering (DCPS),    Compaq Computer Corporation, Littleton MA   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:36:20 -0300 ) From: fabio_compaq@ep-bc.petrobras.com.br  Subject: Alpha LAN ConsoleL Message-ID: <OF271408F7.F11E0478-ON03256A1C.005B1B44@ep-bc.petrobras.com.br>  < Any idea if Compaq will launch a LAN Console card for AlphasE like the Compaq Remote  Insight Board - RIB or the HP LAN Console ???    Regards    FC   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:01:55 -0600 * From: WILLIAM WEBB <WWEBB1@email.usps.gov>E Subject: RE: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive - Message-ID: <0033000019795962000002L022*@MHS>   " =0AI prefer negative verification.  4 Send it a "ping of death" and see if it's NOT there.   WWWebb   > -----Original Message-----1 > From: Info-VAX-Request@Mvb.Saic.Com at INTERNET ' > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 8:39 AM 8 > To: Webb, William W; Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com at INTERNETH > Subject: RE: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive=   >  > 9 > Why dont you buy a software to do that ? Like RoboMon ?  > 	 > Regards  >  > FC >  >  >  > = > Arne Vajhoj <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> em 27/03/2001 07:40:42  >  >  >  >       Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com  >  >  > ; > Assunto: Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is  > still alive HOW  >  >  > anonymous wrote:H > > I need to check every hour if a Sun station is still up and running= . ; > > And if not than the DCL procedure should page or sms or  > something like > that.  > > But how do I start,  > > < > > Should I try a ping every hour, or and rsh command or an > rlogin command. ; > > Has anyone done this before, and if so can you email me  > what you have  > done. D > > I think it is not that difficult but I dont know where to start, > 6 > The problem is often how to define "up and running". > E > If you test by ping'ing then you test if Solaris and its TCP/IP are  > OK to reply to a ping. >  > That may not be enough.  > H > It all depends on what you use on that system. If it is a HTTP-server= , % > then send a HTTP-request. Etc.etc..  > = > There are software to monitor systems. But their price-tags  > usually have > two zeroes to much in them ! > F > And you can probably get your required functionality with a relative > small script/program.  >  > Arne >=   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:53:12 +0100 0 From: andrew harrison <andrew.nospam@uk.sun.com>E Subject: Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive * Message-ID: <3AC0B768.23FCD851@uk.sun.com>   WILLIAM WEBB wrote:  > ! > I prefer negative verification.  > 6 > Send it a "ping of death" and see if it's NOT there. >  > WWWebb >   1 A poor test since Solaris isn't vunerable to POD.   - Send POD to an unpatched OpenVMS box and you  ( will find that the OpenVMS box suddenly  isn't there.   regards  > > -----Original Message-----3 > > From: Info-VAX-Request@Mvb.Saic.Com at INTERNET ) > > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 8:39 AM : > > To: Webb, William W; Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com at INTERNETI > > Subject: RE: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive  > >  > > ; > > Why dont you buy a software to do that ? Like RoboMon ?  > >  > > Regards  > >  > > FC > >  > >  > >  > > ? > > Arne Vajhoj <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> em 27/03/2001 07:40:42  > >  > >  > >  > >       Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com  > >  > >  > > = > > Assunto: Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is  > > still alive HOW  > >  > >  > > anonymous wrote:J > > > I need to check every hour if a Sun station is still up and running.= > > > And if not than the DCL procedure should page or sms or  > > something like	 > > that.  > > > But how do I start,  > > > > > > > Should I try a ping every hour, or and rsh command or an > > rlogin command. = > > > Has anyone done this before, and if so can you email me  > > what you have 	 > > done. F > > > I think it is not that difficult but I dont know where to start, > > 8 > > The problem is often how to define "up and running". > > G > > If you test by ping'ing then you test if Solaris and its TCP/IP are  > > OK to reply to a ping. > >  > > That may not be enough.  > > J > > It all depends on what you use on that system. If it is a HTTP-server,' > > then send a HTTP-request. Etc.etc..  > > ? > > There are software to monitor systems. But their price-tags  > > usually have  > > two zeroes to much in them ! > > H > > And you can probably get your required functionality with a relative > > small script/program.  > >  > > Arne > >    --   Andrew Harrison  Enterprise IT Architect    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:40:42 +0200 = From: Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> I Subject: Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive HOW ) Message-ID: <3AC06E29.DA7690AE@gtech.com>    anonymous wrote:F > I need to check every hour if a Sun station is still up and running.N > And if not than the DCL procedure should page or sms or something like that. > But how do I start,  > J > Should I try a ping every hour, or and rsh command or an rlogin command.M > Has anyone done this before, and if so can you email me what you have done. B > I think it is not that difficult but I dont know where to start,  4 The problem is often how to define "up and running".  C If you test by ping'ing then you test if Solaris and its TCP/IP are  OK to reply to a ping.   That may not be enough.   F It all depends on what you use on that system. If it is a HTTP-server,# then send a HTTP-request. Etc.etc..   H There are software to monitor systems. But their price-tags usually have two zeroes to much in them !  D And you can probably get your required functionality with a relative small script/program.    Arne   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:25:03 -0300 ) From: fabio_compaq@ep-bc.petrobras.com.br I Subject: Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive HOW L Message-ID: <OF9D9F3E9A.8A5F0DD6-ON03256A1C.00442BC0@ep-bc.petrobras.com.br>  7 Why dont you buy a software to do that ? Like RoboMon ?    Regards    FC        = Arne Vajh=F8j <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> em 27/03/2001 07:40:42              Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com       H Assunto: Re: Alpha or Vax has to check if a Sun server is still alive H= OW     anonymous wrote:F > I need to check every hour if a Sun station is still up and running.H > And if not than the DCL procedure should page or sms or something lik= e  that.  > But how do I start,  > H > Should I try a ping every hour, or and rsh command or an rlogin comma= nd. H > Has anyone done this before, and if so can you email me what you have=   done. B > I think it is not that difficult but I dont know where to start,  4 The problem is often how to define "up and running".  C If you test by ping'ing then you test if Solaris and its TCP/IP are  OK to reply to a ping.   That may not be enough.   F It all depends on what you use on that system. If it is a HTTP-server,# then send a HTTP-request. Etc.etc..   H There are software to monitor systems. But their price-tags usually hav= e  two zeroes to much in them !  D And you can probably get your required functionality with a relative small script/program.    Arne         =    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:45:38 +0200 = From: Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> . Subject: Re: Backup Savesets on a WinPC system) Message-ID: <3AC06F52.695AEF16@gtech.com>    John Cushnie wrote: I > I have a WinPC with a DAT tape connected and lots of old OpenVMS BACKUP  > tapes.N > Is there any software out there I can use to open/modify the BACKUP savesets > on the tapes ? > 0 > Or is this only possible on an OpenVMS system.  6 You can not modify the savesets without really mocking around with things.   / Read them should be possible with a bit effort.   @ There are free available programs on the internet. You could try and modify one of those.  0 There may also be commercial software available.  E But I am very sure that the cheapest way is to find a site with a VMS < system and a DAT drive and pay them to do whatever you want.   Arne   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:34:30 +0100 % From: Alan Greig <a.greig@virgin.net> ( Subject: Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?8 Message-ID: <3vq0ct85co1kbl3aufpn42cjc55p5c8qh2@4ax.com>  C On 26 Mar 2001 19:03:16 +0100, eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER)  wrote:  C >I saw (years ago) a Internet Relay Chat Daemon (IRCD) for OpenVMS. E >But then again CHAT was of no interest for the last years for me/us.  > K >Now the question popped up again, if we could setup a chat server ASAP and L >I'd like to ask, what S/W is there for VMS (so I can offer a solution, too) > H >I'm particularly interested in a client-S/W-installation-less solution,? >so a JAVA/browser based Chat-Client seems to be the way to go.   = I recall running an IRC client on VMS a few years ago so that @ certainly exists. A chat client is built into the latest MozillaD releases. Don't recall if there was a server port. A quick search ofC the Sun JAVA site for java irc found a hit but the site seems to be < responding very slowly just now so I couldn't grab the page.  9 >Do you have any suggestions (for client and/or server) ?  >n >TIA   -- Alan   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:43:50 GMTi' From: Colin Blake <colin@theblakes.com>u( Subject: Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?- Message-ID: <3AC07CA6.E72534B7@theblakes.com>    Peter LANGSTOEGER wrote:  I > I'm particularly interested in a client-S/W-installation-less solution,s@ > so a JAVA/browser based Chat-Client seems to be the way to go.  H Mozilla has a chat client. Its been there for a few releases now (unlike. auto-proxies which are still not, I'm afraid).   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 13:18:51 +0100* From: eplan@kapsch.net (Peter LANGSTOEGER)( Subject: Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?* Message-ID: <3ac0852b$1@news.kapsch.co.at>  W In article <3AC07CA6.E72534B7@theblakes.com>, Colin Blake <colin@theblakes.com> writes:u >Peter LANGSTOEGER wrote:iJ >> I'm particularly interested in a client-S/W-installation-less solution,A >> so a JAVA/browser based Chat-Client seems to be the way to go.e > I >Mozilla has a chat client. Its been there for a few releases now (unlikef/ >auto-proxies which are still not, I'm afraid).r   Thanks for responding.  H But MOZILLA is out of the game, because the clients do already have MSIE? and _no_ additional client software install is planned/allowed.o> I'm talking of all clients here (and they are mostly M$ crap).  H And now that MOZILLA 0.81 is out (but not on VMS), why is there still noF auto-proxy support built-in ? Is there a chance of finally getting anyM useful MOZILLA browser (while MS starts IE6 now) ? Ok, it's not your fault...    -- P< Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER           Tel.    +43 1 81111-2651; Network and OpenVMS system manager  Fax.    +43 1 81111-888i< <<< KAPSCH AG  Wagenseilgasse 1     E-mail  eplan@kapsch.netH A-1121 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              "I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist"   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 15:46:09 +0100o% From: Alan Greig <a.greig@virgin.net> ( Subject: Re: CHAT Server/Client on VMS ?8 Message-ID: <qa91ctgseml2qm3c9ijkml66jrhd6clrsk@4ax.com>  I >But MOZILLA is out of the game, because the clients do already have MSIE7@ >and _no_ additional client software install is planned/allowed.? >I'm talking of all clients here (and they are mostly M$ crap).k  F Actually having just read the 0.81 release notes I definitely wouldn't recommend Mozilla chat  	 ChatZillai GeneraltF ChatZilla is not finished, but is usable if you're willing to accept aB subset of the commands offered in more mature IRC clients. A largeE percentage of ChatZilla users experience crashes, odd behavior, rash,hB shortness of breath, and an urge to fix bugs. If you would like toF contribute, please tell us in the netscape.public.mozilla.rt-messaging4 newsgroup, or send an e-mail to rginda@netscape.com.    t  I >And now that MOZILLA 0.81 is out (but not on VMS), why is there still no   " Hey, give them a couple of days :)  G >auto-proxy support built-in ? Is there a chance of finally getting anytN >useful MOZILLA browser (while MS starts IE6 now) ? Ok, it's not your fault...     -- Alan   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:43:27 +0200t: From: "Gotfryd Smolik, VMS lists" <gotfryd@stanpol.com.pl>6 Subject: Re: Communication to local PC ports from VMS.I Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103271622230.5605-100000@irys.stanpol.com.pl>c  1 On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Franz-Josef Fornefeld wrote:H   +Olek Koodziejczyk wrote: [...] J +> I want to connect a device to a "COM" PC computer port (special kind ofH +> printer). I'd like to control the device (sending and receiving data) +> throught Open VMS.e +i8 +Yes, it can be done, but AFAIK not with on-board-tools.  B  Due to private conversation I know, that Olek has also Reflection, terminal emulator(s) installed on the PC(s).B  With the ablity of VTxxx emulation to swith the output of serwers@ (VMS) data to printer port *when* the port is set to COMn: - the output goes where expected.nF  But here is problem with the read: I don't know if that is limitationA of the standard Windows COM printer driver (as "write only"), thed? requirement of emulation itself (haven't check if a VT terminalp? - not emulator - can read from printer port, sorry) or whatevers else.sA  If anyone can confirm, that changing the driver (b.ex. with some > trick load the "raw modem" one as printer) to be able R/W *or*@ a RB (Reflection Basic, haven't experience) script can read dataB from a COM port (and send it back to server, of course) - then the info is welcome.  I *think* that: Open "COM1:" For Input As #1= or something may work and probably a "paste as data" function- is (in RB) included.<  Using other terminal emulator may be allowed; I know of the@ power of KERMIT scripts, but haven't experience with the Windows$ version: the same query as for RB...  C  To Hoff points: the "use terminal server" was my first sentence :)m  but I don't know if can be used.  J +You have to write a server application on your PC that handles the I/O onI +the COM-Port and the communication to your VMS system. The latter can beo+ +done using a network protocol like TCP/IP.e  - ...but a Windows programmer must be on-hand !nA  Yes, a TCP (private) protocol server looks "the best" (automaticl8 control of processes, at least I hope [like VMS]) but... [...]     Regards - Gotfryd --  E ===================================================================== F $ ON F$ERROR("LANGUAGE","ENGLISH","IN_MESSAGE").GT.F$ERROR("NORMAL") - 		THEN EXCUSE/OBJECT=MEa. $!                        GS@stanpol.zabrze.plE =====================================================================t   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:23:33 +0200 $ From: "Jakob Erber" <erberj@post.ch>$ Subject: Re: Dave Cutler and his art Message-ID: <3ac0b076$1@hcwe67>y   maybe a stupid question:  8 Is this the Dave Cutler which worked for former Digital?   regardso   Jakob     8 "GreyCloud" <wholland@tscnet.com> schrieb im NewsbeitragI news:78E97534CEAD5C87.E1FADC86A609B0EF.8056D4C57AE5B7C1@lp.airnews.net...i >wI > Can anyone provide the URL to one of Dave Cutlers painting of the BSOD?- > (Blue Screen of Death).u   ------------------------------   Date: 27 Mar 2001 13:01:11 GMT% From: andrew.rycroft@intrinsitech.com:) Subject: Denial of service attack and UCX-* Message-ID: <99q2un$fla$1@news.netmar.com>   Hi,w  H I have UCX v4.2 running on OpenVMS v7.1. I have been told my systems areJ vulnerable to TCP/IP Denial of service attacks. Does anybody have a remedy! for this ? Is UCX v5 any better ?s   Any suggestions appreciated.   Thanks Andrew  O  -----  Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web  -----sM   http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groupsbI    NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam.  If this or other postsrL made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.net   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:51:01 +0100e0 From: andrew harrison <andrew.nospam@uk.sun.com>- Subject: Re: Denial of service attack and UCX:* Message-ID: <3AC0B6E5.57F76E60@uk.sun.com>  & andrew.rycroft@intrinsitech.com wrote: >  > Hi,e > J > I have UCX v4.2 running on OpenVMS v7.1. I have been told my systems areL > vulnerable to TCP/IP Denial of service attacks. Does anybody have a remedy# > for this ? Is UCX v5 any better ?r >  > Any suggestions appreciated. >   @ Try searching for Land, Teardrop or Smurf in the OpenVMS section4 of the Compaq web site, you will find what you need.   Regards. > Thanks > Andrew > Q >  -----  Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web  ----- O >   http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groupssK >    NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam.  If this or other postsgN > made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.net   --   Andrew Harrisonh Enterprise IT Architectq   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 11:50:08 -05007 From: hamilton@encompasserve.org (Bradford J. Hamilton)n- Subject: Re: Denial of service attack and UCXe3 Message-ID: <wwCMf51f7oIz@eisner.encompasserve.org>n   Hi,m  H Andrew is being a bit obtuse here (but of course, that is his objective)   :-)V  ( Look at this README for ECO2 of UCX 4.2:  M http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/public/Readmes/vms/ucxvax_e04042.READMEx  % You should consider applying the ECO.i   Brad  ^ >In article <3AC0B6E5.57F76E60@uk.sun.com>, andrew harrison <andrew.nospam@uk.sun.com> writes:( > andrew.rycroft@intrinsitech.com wrote: >> H >> Hi, >> eK >> I have UCX v4.2 running on OpenVMS v7.1. I have been told my systems are M >> vulnerable to TCP/IP Denial of service attacks. Does anybody have a remedy $ >> for this ? Is UCX v5 any better ? >> i >> Any suggestions appreciated.  >> l > B > Try searching for Land, Teardrop or Smurf in the OpenVMS section6 > of the Compaq web site, you will find what you need. > 
 > Regards.	 >> Thankst	 >> Andrew. >> FR >>  -----  Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web  -----P >>   http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groupsL >>    NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam.  If this or other postsO >> made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.net  >  > --   > Andrew Harrison  > Enterprise IT Architect    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:20:10 +0100c% From: Alan Greig <a.greig@virgin.net>a# Subject: Re: email failure port 113e8 Message-ID: <2cp0ct8kv9kdpdt56f87p5e4ulvcmtvim8@4ax.com>  E On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:39:13 GMT, hoffman@xdelta.zko.dec.nospam (Hoff: Hoffman) wrote: 
  whicheverI >  IP stack is in use on this (OpenVMS VAX?) box -- I have not looked forcF >  nor do I know of any identd code that might be generally available.  D Hey, Hoff you personally tossed some maple syrup at me at a UK DECUS= (I'm sure there are some Compaq employees who'd like to throwa> something more substantial at me after some of my flames aboutE Compaq's overall attitude to VMS :) - which does seem to be improvinghF again) after a brief description of both the DCL identd server and theA NNTP server in DCL. Unfortunately I don't have the source for theo@ minimal function NNTP server as it was written by a student as aB project although I did help him with it. This guy was a Unix freak before he came across VMS.  C Of course I know that DCL inetd (not identd!!) functionality is not , officially supported although it works fine.   >:O > ---------------------------- #include <rtfaq.h> ----------------------------- O >      For additional, please see the OpenVMS FAQ -- www.openvms.compaq.com    fO > --------------------------- pure personal opinion ---------------------------aM >   Hoff (Stephen) Hoffman   OpenVMS Engineering   hoffman#xdelta.zko.dec.com"   -- Alan   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:24:32 +01004% From: Alan Greig <a.greig@virgin.net> : Subject: Re: email failure port 113 - IDENTD_COM.TXT (0/1)8 Message-ID: <2kl0ctgcerh8ikisqambeein2g0e4155fr@4ax.com>  D On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:16:17 +0200, martin@radiogaga.harz.de (Martin Vorlaender) wrote:    * >From: agreig@river.tay.ac.uk (Alan Greig)   Help, I'm in a time warp :)m  F Here's a slightly tidied up version. Text version (which will probably/ wrap) and attachment as it's just a small file.     $! SYS$MANAGER:IDENTD.COM> $! A rapidly knocked together identd server for UCX( RFC 1413)8 $! No real sanity checking is done on the input and this= $! isn't intended as an example of DCL good progamming style.e2 $! Just a proof of concept... Tested under UCX 3.3 $! Through UCX 5.0B $! Inspired by Stellan Lagerstrm's <stellanl@e.kth.se> identd.pas $!" $! Alan Greig  Dec 1995 - Mar 2001 $!   $! a.greig@virgin.netX $! $! This procedure must) $! Be woken up by AUXS server on port 113p$ $! Read a net connection of the form  $! server_socket , client_socket! $! UCX SHO DEV/PORT=server_socketi' $! parse returnded device name (bgnnnn)  $! f$getdvi("devnam","pid")b $! f$getjpi(devpid,"username")F $! write sys$net server_socket , " , ",client_socket, " : ", "USERID :
 VMS : ", -
 $! devuser $! close connectionw $! exit.	 $! error: E $! write sys$net server_socket , " , ",client_socket, " : ", "ERROR :- NO-USER" $! $!= $! The service is setup via the following commands. In a real.
 productionA $! version the server could possibly have its own username set upt? $! along the lines of (say) UCX_LPD with appropriate privilegest (WORLD) 4 $! You probably don't want to log everything either.) $! CREATE/DIR SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR.IDENTD]  $! UCX SET SERVICE IDENTD - 9 $!   /PORT=113/PROTO=TCP/PROCESS=UCX_IDENTD/USER=SYSTEM -l# $!   /FILE=SYS$MANAGER:IDENTD.COM - + $!   /LOG=(file:SYS$MANAGER:IDENTD.LOG,all)  $! UCX ENABLE SERVICE IDENTD' $! UCX SET CONFIG ENABLE SERVICE IDENTD  $! $ set noverify1 $ set proc/priv=all ! Only world actually needed.. $ pid = f$getjpi("0","PID")- $ open/read/write net sys$net0B $ open/write log sys$sysroot:[sysmgr.identd]identd_connections.log8 $ write log f$fao("!AS!%D", "Connection received at ",0) $ socket_pair = "" $ buff2 = ""A $! append returned data from read until a control character others $! than tab seen.b $rd: $ read/error=error net buffere $ i=0t $rd2:  $ c = f$extract(i,1,buffer) 5 $ if c .eqs. "  " then c = " "  !convert tab to spaceh3 $ if c .lts. " " .or. c .gts. "z" then goto rd_doneu $ buff2 = buff2 + c? $ i=i+1lE $ if i .lt. f$length(buffer) then goto rd2 ! More data in this buffer & $ goto rd ! buffer empty - get another $!	 $rd_done:  $ socket_pair = buff2i. $ server_socket = f$element(0,",",socket_pair)+ $ server_sockint = f$integer(server_socket) . $ client_socket = f$element(1,",",socket_pair)+ $ client_sockint = f$integer(client_socket)e $ write log socket_pairhD $ define/user sys$output sys$sysroot:[sysmgr.identd]identd_'pid'.tmp" $ UCX SHO DEV/PORT='server_socket'= $! Now need to parse the UCX SHOW DEV output. This better notf	 change...X $! $ on error then goto ucxendD? $ open/read ucxfile sys$sysroot:[sysmgr.identd]identd_'pid'.tmpv $! Skip header lines $ read ucxfile ucxline $ucxlp:<! $ read/end=ucxend ucxfile ucxline % $ ucxdevice = f$extract(2,10,ucxline)f, $ ucxclient_socket = f$extract(31,5,ucxline)1 $ ucxclient_sockint = f$integer(ucxclient_socket) : $ ucxrem_host = f$extract(55,f$length(ucxline)-54,ucxline): $ if ucxclient_sockint .ne. client_sockint then goto ucxlp $! Found a match $ on warning then goto error( $ ucxdevice = f$element(0," ",ucxdevice)% $ userpid = f$getdvi(ucxdevice,"PID")t) $ username = f$getjpi(userpid,"USERNAME")e $ write log ucxrem_host?7 $ write log socket_pair, " : USERID : VMS : ", usernametD $ write net socket_pair, " : USERID : VMS : ", username, f$fao("!/")
 $ goto finisha $! $! exite $! $error:n $ucxend: $ on error then goto finishI- $ write log socket_pair, " : ERROR : NO-USER"d: $ write net socket_pair, " : ERROR : NO-USER" ,f$fao("!/") $finish:
 $ set noon $ close netM $ close ucxfileP $ close log < $ delete/nolog sys$sysroot:[sysmgr.identd]identd_'pid'.tmp.*$ $ wait 00:00:01 !perhaps not needed. $ exit       >-- 9 >Alan Greig                           Tel: (01382) 308802o< >University of Abertay Dundee       Email: A.Greig@tay.ac.uk: >   ** Never underestimate the power of human stupidity **  @ Before the dark days. Before the evil librarians took control ofB University IT policy and fell for Microsoft (with DEC's help) hookB line and sinker. Just last week I read in the local press that theF University email system was down for several days due to serious virusF infestation. Microsoft Exchange now of course. It was PMDF on VMS back, in 1996 and nothing like that ever happened.       -- Alan   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:53:15 +0100-% From: Alan Greig <a.greig@virgin.net>oE Subject: Re: FYI: NDS Authentication Services is coming to OpenVMS...i8 Message-ID: <tak0ct45n3p46ld8t6cm4shnb3h1uck3a6@4ax.com>  F On 26 Mar 2001 12:56:34 -0500, koehler@encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote:  Y >In article <3ABF723A.497002D8@rtfmcsi.com>, Chuck Chopp <ChuckChopp@rtfmcsi.com> writes:' >rK >> 3)  Slightly OT here, but after attending some sessions on NetWare64, itnE >> has become very apparent that Novell has completely redesigned theaF >> kernel [now the nano kernel] of NetWare to be hardware architectureF >> independent.  I made some comments about why was Novell waiting forF >> Intel to get IA64 ready for prime-time when they could have used anJ >> Alpha processor for 64-bit computing any time during the past 10 years. >nI >Novell announced plans to port Novell to Alpha back in about '93.  Stillo	 >waiting.e  B I'm fairly sure my first Alpha (DEC 3000-400) actually came with aF Novell compatible sticker attached. DEC jumping the gun. This was when? the machines were shipping with VMS 0.5 (I think it was) and noiE available version of UCX. Yes as recently as the launch of VMS Alphas<F DEC still thought little enough of TCP/IP on VMS that somebody thoughtB it a bright idea to ship with no TCP/IP stack. IIIRC Multi net was$ available at that point but not UCX.  E No I'm not suggesting DEC should have delayed the launch until the IP B stack was ready. They should have assigned sufficient resources toE ensure it was done or shipped field test UCX with the system. How ourrD Unix admins laughed when they head of the lack of TCP/IP support andC how I cried when I discovered the unreleased field test UCX kit wasaA actually more stable than the released VAX version of UCX at thaty time!p  G >---------------------------------------------------------------------- @ >Bob Koehler                     | Computer Sciences Corporation> >NASA GSFC Flight Software       | Federal Sector, Civil GroupF >                                | please remove ".aspm" when replying   -- Alan   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:59:28 +0200<. From: "Gorazd Kikelj" <gorazd.kikelj@aster.si>C Subject: INSFSPTS - insufficient SPTEs available (on OpenVMS Alpha) . Message-ID: <WK2w6.134$k8.10348@news.siol.net>   Hi,e  # this error message is very annoing.m  > Facts: OpenVMS 7.2-1, Oracle 7.3, 10GB RAM caa.+1000 processes  E This error is bogus as help message in HELP /MESS does not return anyB. usefull info about how to resolve the problem.  = This is solely database server without any interactive users.s  H I'll check with MAXBOB* parameters, but reboots must be planed carefuly.   best regards, Gorazd Kikeljn     --4 ----------------------------------------------------
 Gorazd Kikeljh OpenVMS system support Aster d.o.o. e-mail: gorazd.kikelj@aster.si www:  www.aster.si         NEPTUN$ mc sysgen show sptreqd$ %SYSGEN-E-NOPARAM, no such parameter  G If I try to adjust BALSETCNT and MAXPROCCESSCNT with Autogen, followingr# warning apear in AGEN$PARAMS.REPORTu    = ** WARNING ** - The user-modified value for BALSETCNT of 2500eH         very likely would have caused system virtual address space to beD         exceeded rendering your system unbootable. You should reviewC         records pertaining to BALSETCNT and WSMAX in MODPARAMS.DAT;-D         these primarily affect the size of balance slots.  BALSETCNT!         is being reduced to 1562.r   NEPTUN$ mc sysgen show wsmaxG Parameter Name           Current    Default     Min.      Max.     Unit  Dynamic1L --------------           -------    -------    -------   -------   ----  --- ----J WSMAX                     2097152       4096      1024    8388608 PageletsG  internal value            131072        256        64     524288 Pagesa   NEPTUN$ show mem@               System Memory Resources on 27-MAR-2001 11:47:59.05  L Physical Memory Usage (pages):     Total        Free      In Use    ModifiedL   Main Memory (10240.00Mb)       1310720      519439      790209        1072  @ Virtual I/O Cache (Kbytes):        Total        Free      In Use@   Cache Memory                      3200           0        3200  L Granularity Hint Regions (pages):  Total        Free      In Use    ReleasedL   Execlet code region               1024           0         540         484L   Execlet data region                200           0         197           3L   S0/S1 Executive data region       2863           0        2863           0L   Resident image code region        1024           0         822         202  L Slot Usage (slots):                Total        Free    Resident     SwappedL   Process Entry Slots               1676         406        1270           0L   Balance Set Slots                 1567         299        1268           0  L Dynamic Memory Usage (bytes):      Total        Free      In Use     LargestL   Nonpaged Dynamic Memory       22863872     3072448    19791424     2890624L   Bus Addressable Memory          204800       81920      122880       81920L   Paged Dynamic Memory          14368768     9521648     4847120     9408848@   Lock Manager Dynamic Memory    2678784        6912     2671872  @ Buffer Object Usage (pages):                  In Use        Peak@   32-bit System Space Windows (S0/S1)          13632       13632@   64-bit System Space Windows (S2)              1151        1151@   Physical pages locked by buffer objects      14783       14783  L Memory Reservations (pages):       Group    Reserved      In Use        TypeL   ORA_KISP_SGA                    SYSGBL      115200      100209   AllocatedL   ORA_RFISP_SGA                   SYSGBL      102400       61537   AllocatedL   ORA_ISSP_SGA                    SYSGBL        3456        3377   AllocatedL   ORA_KISP_SGA                    SYSGBL         113          98  Page TableL   ORA_RFISP_SGA                   SYSGBL         100          61  Page TableL   ORA_ISSP_SGA                    SYSGBL           4           4  Page Table@   Total (1728.70 Mbytes reserved)             221273      165286  L Paging File Usage (blocks):                     Free  Reservable       Total'   DISK$SYST01:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SWAPFILE.SYSuL                                               220160      220160      220160'   DISK$SYST01:[SYS0.SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYSfL                                             12590976     5289680    12590976   SYS1:[PAGEFILE]PAGEFILE.SYS;1EL                                              5396480     2270368     5396480  F Of the physical pages in use, 14257 pages are permanently allocated to OpenVMS.                   --4 ----------------------------------------------------
 Gorazd Kikeljr OpenVMS system support Aster d.o.o. e-mail: gorazd.kikelj@aster.si www:  www.aster.si   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:11:54 GMTv1 From: "Mark D. Jilson" <jilly@clarityconnect.com> G Subject: Re: INSFSPTS - insufficient SPTEs available (on OpenVMS Alpha)I2 Message-ID: <3AC0CA50.A3EF810C@clarityconnect.com>  F What is bogus about it?  System Page Table Entries (SPTE) are a finiteG resource and a system service request that attempts to create more than D can be created will lead to this error.  HELP/MESS may or may not beG useful.  Please contact Oracle and ask them what VMS system service wasaH called, what were the parameters passed to it and what was the status ofE the call.  Also look at the System SPace Expansion Region in the CLUE E MEMORY/LAYOUT display from SDA.  This will give you an idea as to howC8 much system virtual address space you have to play with.   Gorazd Kikelj wrote: >  > Hi,  > % > this error message is very annoing.e > @ > Facts: OpenVMS 7.2-1, Oracle 7.3, 10GB RAM caa.+1000 processes > G > This error is bogus as help message in HELP /MESS does not return anyy0 > usefull info about how to resolve the problem. > ? > This is solely database server without any interactive users.  > J > I'll check with MAXBOB* parameters, but reboots must be planed carefuly. >  > best regards, Gorazd KikeljO >  > --6 > ---------------------------------------------------- > Gorazd Kikelj- > OpenVMS system support > Aster d.o.o.  > e-mail: gorazd.kikelj@aster.si > www:  www.aster.si >  > NEPTUN$ mc sysgen show sptreq & > %SYSGEN-E-NOPARAM, no such parameter > I > If I try to adjust BALSETCNT and MAXPROCCESSCNT with Autogen, followingr% > warning apear in AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT- > ? > ** WARNING ** - The user-modified value for BALSETCNT of 2500oJ >         very likely would have caused system virtual address space to beF >         exceeded rendering your system unbootable. You should reviewE >         records pertaining to BALSETCNT and WSMAX in MODPARAMS.DAT;VF >         these primarily affect the size of balance slots.  BALSETCNT# >         is being reduced to 1562.a >  > NEPTUN$ mc sysgen show wsmaxI > Parameter Name           Current    Default     Min.      Max.     Unit>	 > DynamicrN > --------------           -------    -------    -------   -------   ----  --- > ----L > WSMAX                     2097152       4096      1024    8388608 PageletsI >  internal value            131072        256        64     524288 Pagesb >  > NEPTUN$ show memB >               System Memory Resources on 27-MAR-2001 11:47:59.05 > N > Physical Memory Usage (pages):     Total        Free      In Use    ModifiedN >   Main Memory (10240.00Mb)       1310720      519439      790209        1072 > B > Virtual I/O Cache (Kbytes):        Total        Free      In UseB >   Cache Memory                      3200           0        3200 > N > Granularity Hint Regions (pages):  Total        Free      In Use    ReleasedN >   Execlet code region               1024           0         540         484N >   Execlet data region                200           0         197           3N >   S0/S1 Executive data region       2863           0        2863           0N >   Resident image code region        1024           0         822         202 > N > Slot Usage (slots):                Total        Free    Resident     SwappedN >   Process Entry Slots               1676         406        1270           0N >   Balance Set Slots                 1567         299        1268           0 > N > Dynamic Memory Usage (bytes):      Total        Free      In Use     LargestN >   Nonpaged Dynamic Memory       22863872     3072448    19791424     2890624N >   Bus Addressable Memory          204800       81920      122880       81920N >   Paged Dynamic Memory          14368768     9521648     4847120     9408848B >   Lock Manager Dynamic Memory    2678784        6912     2671872 > B > Buffer Object Usage (pages):                  In Use        PeakB >   32-bit System Space Windows (S0/S1)          13632       13632B >   64-bit System Space Windows (S2)              1151        1151B >   Physical pages locked by buffer objects      14783       14783 > N > Memory Reservations (pages):       Group    Reserved      In Use        TypeN >   ORA_KISP_SGA                    SYSGBL      115200      100209   AllocatedN >   ORA_RFISP_SGA                   SYSGBL      102400       61537   AllocatedN >   ORA_ISSP_SGA                    SYSGBL        3456        3377   AllocatedN >   ORA_KISP_SGA                    SYSGBL         113          98  Page TableN >   ORA_RFISP_SGA                   SYSGBL         100          61  Page TableN >   ORA_ISSP_SGA                    SYSGBL           4           4  Page TableB >   Total (1728.70 Mbytes reserved)             221273      165286 > N > Paging File Usage (blocks):                     Free  Reservable       Total) >   DISK$SYST01:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SWAPFILE.SYSoN >                                               220160      220160      220160) >   DISK$SYST01:[SYS0.SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYSdN >                                             12590976     5289680    12590976! >   SYS1:[PAGEFILE]PAGEFILE.SYS;1:N >                                              5396480     2270368     5396480 > H > Of the physical pages in use, 14257 pages are permanently allocated to
 > OpenVMS. >  > --6 > ---------------------------------------------------- > Gorazd KikeljT > OpenVMS system support > Aster d.o.o.  > e-mail: gorazd.kikelj@aster.si > www:  www.aster.si   -- cD Jilly	- Working from Home in the Chemung River Valley - Lockwood, NY0 	- jilly@clarityconnect.com			- Brett Bodine fan. 	- Mark.Jilson@Compaq.com			- since 1975 or so, 	- http://www.jilly.baka.com               -   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:11:42 +0100"' From: "LJEB" <LJEB@somewhere.out.there> F Subject: Re: Keeping userids and passwords synchronize across 4 Alphas) Message-ID: <99pp0k$3nm$1@soap.pipex.net>w  E The only down side with the Password Geneous product is that the maink> controller process only runs on Windows NT (unless someone hasB re-written/ported it to VMS), so you need TCP/IP. It does have theI advantage of also being able to synch user passwords between VMS, NT, andsJ some Unix OS's accounts. It also uses a simple rule system that means that- it hopefully becomes a set and forget system.$   Laurence Blunt.N  A PS: I did work for HIS a few years back, where I designed/wrote aU& significant part of the above product.  8 "Marty Kuhrt" <kuhrt@encompasserve.org> wrote in message- news:Fyg$0wX65BG$@eisner.encompasserve.org...SE > In article <lilpbtg3iimgvbjk91ugs6gfhfjh382qvu@4ax.com>, Norman Wool <nwoo@videotron.ca> writes:d > > Hi folks > >iE > > We're faced with a challenge of keeping the userids and passwordsoD > > synchronize across 4 Alphas DS20Es running OpenVMS 7.1-2.  TheseI > > Alphas are physically located in different locations.  Users are ableeE > > to access any one of these 4.   If they change their passwords onnJ > > mahcine, this password should be updated on the other 3.  Likewise, ifF > > the system administrator adds/modify/deletes a userid, this should2 > > also be reflected across the other 3 machines. > > 2 > > We cannot user proxies due to security issues. > > B > > Any help as to how you have done this or using any third party4 > > software to do this woud be greatly appreciated. >rB > HIS software has a password syncing product, as well as a numberB > of X-window based VMS management tools.  The password sync'r can > be seen here...i >g& > http://www.geneous.com/b_xsuper.html >hA > I don't work for them.  I used to support these products when ItC > worked for one of their distributors.  HIS products had the leastSB > amount of problems I have had with any VMS product I did support > for.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:16:03 +0100i+ From: "antonio.carlini" <arcarlini@iee.org>p  Subject: Re: MicroVax II problem' Message-ID: <3AC05A53.68E8A643@iee.org>e   Brian Taylor wrote:= > L > Kevin, the chips you need are the UA9636/UA9639, and in fact you only needH > the chip which is a driver. These chips were originally made by TI but  > alternates should be available  - According to www.freetrdezone.com some of thee( variants are listed as "active" - always- assuming I'm looking at the right UA9636/9 of  course!=   Antonios   -- U   --------------- - Antonio Carlini             arcarlini@iee.orgU   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:09:56 -0700u From: Kevin Handy <kth@srv.net>s  Subject: Re: MicroVax II problem' Message-ID: <3AC0BB54.3237FCFB@srv.net>r   sms@antinode.org wrote:R > / > From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca>N > N > > Isn't it unlikely that a serial chip would fail only partially ? If a chip= > > fails, isn't it more likelt that it will fail completly ?p > F >    A plausible argument, except that there are separate receiver andI > transmitter IC's, as described earlier by someone else.  The UART works G > at TTL levels.  The interface IC's convert to/from RS-232 levels, anduH > only the transmitter needs the non-TTL supply voltages, so it's commonI > to see separate receiver and transmitter IC's, especially fifteen yearso > ago. >  > > I suspect wiring problems.  ? System worked with the same cabling before the port failed, andv; worked again after the CPU board was replaced. Boards don'tg! work with other terminals either.   G >    I suspect that the original poster checked that possibility before-G > starting to dive into the guts of the CPU board, but I have even less @ > knowledge of that than some folks have of old serial interface > circuitry.  B Yup. Actually the first CPU board was replaced with another board,= which fixed the problem for a couple of years, then the others? board failed in the same way, so we replaced the system with anrB Alpha. The terminals were recently changed to VT510's so hopefully< the problem wont occur with it. That left me with two uVaxII; boards that were broken. I'd just like to get the system(s)e+ running again for my own nefarious reasons.    --  E If they're not putting secret messages to me in their music, then whym> do they keep putting my picture on the other side of the CD's?   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:13:15 -0700i From: Kevin Handy <kth@srv.net>a  Subject: Re: MicroVax II problem' Message-ID: <3AC0BC1B.A64B0C51@srv.net>b   Jeff Campbell wrote:I > The chips to replace with sockets (and new parts 8-) are the uA9636 and H > uA9639 ones. I don't recall offhand which is which but these parts areJ > RS232 transmitter and receiver bugs. DEC used them in a lot of products. > F > If you attempt to repair your boards be sure to 'dike' the chips outD > before trying to unsolder the 'legs'. The leads are much easier to- > remove after having been cut the chip body.t  C That is how I usually do it. I just couldn't find any data on which B chips needed replacing. I'll have to try to find a supply of thoseC chips now. Wonder if one of my dead (really really dead) VT's wouldh
 have them?   -- XE If they're not putting secret messages to me in their music, then whya> do they keep putting my picture on the other side of the CD's?   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:18:01 +0200v= From: Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com>-# Subject: Re: NSA and storage works?-) Message-ID: <3AC03EA9.D5B0B073@gtech.com>m   "Terry C. Shannon" wrote:N8 > "antonio.carlini" <arcarlini@iee.org> wrote in message# > news:3ABFA626.EFEAEA07@iee.org...| > > Paul Repacholi wrote: 9 > > > pat jankowiak <vaxhackery@worldnet.att.net> writes:aL > > > > Anyone see the "NSA" story on FOX network sunday night 9:30 (CST) or > > > > so?c > > >SI > > > > One extremely brief camera shot showed a huge aisle lined on both1L > > > > sides with what looked like the dark blue storage racks that usuallyK > > > > accompany the 8400 series. Only one of many such aisles I imagine..i > > > I > > > Who do you think decpaq added the popcount instructions for? Gamerst > > > video? > >e, > > That was back in the DEC days wasn't it? > >t1 > > I recall that something similar happened withe7 > > the PDP-10 (with both a large potential (telecoms?) 8 > > customer and the NSA having input at various times). > >-4 > > Did they ever muck about with the VAX? (I always3 > > wondered about some of the weirder instructionsw1 > > ... I'd always blamed IBM before now, but who  > > knows ...) > L > Dunno if they mucked with the VAX, but they "convinced" IBM to scuttle itsH > 128-bit Lucifer cipher and to support the 64-bit DES standard instead.L > Apparently the 16 quadrillion permutations available under DES were a walk2 > in the park for the NSA's 18 acres of computers.   18 acres = 66000 square meterb   That is a lot of computers !   Arne   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:40:16 GMTr4 From: "Terry C. Shannon" <terryshannon@mediaone.net># Subject: Re: NSA and storage works? < Message-ID: <kD1w6.2091$107.2413592@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net>  7 "Arne Vajhj" <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> wrote in message-# news:3AC03EA9.D5B0B073@gtech.com...  > "Terry C. Shannon" wrote:-   > > J > > Dunno if they mucked with the VAX, but they "convinced" IBM to scuttle itsrJ > > 128-bit Lucifer cipher and to support the 64-bit DES standard instead.I > > Apparently the 16 quadrillion permutations available under DES were a5 walk4 > > in the park for the NSA's 18 acres of computers. >n > 18 acres = 66000 square meter1 >0 > That is a lot of computers ! >   L Indeed it is. "The Puzzle Palace," a circa-1970s book on the NSA, sheds someJ light on the agency's computing infrastructure. It would be safe to assumeK that NSA possesses Serial Number One of every high performance system knownd
 to humankind.e  
 charlie matco    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:49:13 -0700 % From: Dan O'Reilly <dano@process.com> # Subject: Re: NSA and storage works? A Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010327074536.00a7ac68@ntbsod.psccos.com>d  . At 07:40 AM 3/27/2001, Terry C. Shannon wrote:  : >"Arne Vajh=F8j" <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> wrote in message$ >news:3AC03EA9.D5B0B073@gtech.com... > > "Terry C. Shannon" wrote:  >  > > > L > > > Dunno if they mucked with the VAX, but they "convinced" IBM to scuttle >itsL > > > 128-bit Lucifer cipher and to support the 64-bit DES standard instead.K > > > Apparently the 16 quadrillion permutations available under DES were a9 >walk 6 > > > in the park for the NSA's 18 acres of computers. > >0# > > 18 acres =3D 66000 square metera > >e  > > That is a lot of computers ! > >4 >1I >Indeed it is. "The Puzzle Palace," a circa-1970s book on the NSA, sheds=7  some K >light on the agency's computing infrastructure. It would be safe to assumesL >that NSA possesses Serial Number One of every high performance system known >to humankind.  H Yeah, and they take their security SERIOUSLY.  I had a friend who, many=  yearsE ago, was a DEC Field Service guy who worked on NSA stuff.  They were=U	  escortedyL by armed guard where ever they went (a VERY serious young Marine carrying anE M-16) in the computer room.  One day, he pulled a bad board out of a=A	  machine, H red-tagged it (as was the norm) and put it back into his kit.  He almostK immediately heard a "click!" as the safety on an M-16 was released, and theeJ young Marine asked what he thought he was doing.  Needless to say, he tookI the board out of his kit and gave it to the NSA to destroy (like they didT with all failed parts).y  ! He never made that mistake again!      ------I +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ I | Dan O'Reilly                  |                                       | I | Principal Engineer            |  "Why should I care about posterity?  |FI | Process Software              |   What's posterity ever done for me?" | I | http://www.process.com        |                    -- Groucho Marx    | I +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------+u   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:39:04 +0100-  From: steven.reece@quintiles.com# Subject: Re: NSA and storage works? H Message-ID: <OF03095B14.130743C0-ON80256A1C.0055D296@qedi.quintiles.com>  I Why would they want #1?  I can understand them getting something near the:J start of each range, but wouldn't the greatest risk of failure be with the7 first one off the production lines, usually numbered 1?a   Charlie Matco wrote :.J >>>Indeed it is. "The Puzzle Palace," a circa-1970s book on the NSA, sheds someJ light on the agency's computing infrastructure. It would be safe to assumeK that NSA possesses Serial Number One of every high performance system known  to humankind.<<<   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:11:09 +0200 - From: "Ruzsinszky Attila" <aruzsi@mailbox.hu>w Subject: Re: NTP not follow DST , Message-ID: <99pe7r$jqs$1@athena.euroweb.hu>  D >   Please see the OpenVMS FAQ for details on this situation and how* I have seen. Now I am setting TDF by hand. My original question woul be:dA Is there any method to do this TDF changing automatic UCX 4.2 andg VMS7.1?   E >   that appears when the TDF is set incorrectly.  Again, the FAQ hass= >   details on how to adjust the time and how to set the TDF.nD I have done that, but I am afraid of doing changing twice in a year.   Ruzsib   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:17:08 +0200a- From: "Ruzsinszky Attila" <aruzsi@mailbox.hu>  Subject: Re: NTP not follow DSTO, Message-ID: <99pjsl$k93$1@athena.euroweb.hu>  ! Thanks Bart for your explanation!-  F > the last sunday in stead of the 4th. The corresponding rule is then:D > M3.5.0/02,M10.5.0/03. Fortunately it makes no difference in 2001!) My rules is good. :-)p  L > Apparently, NTP does not change the logicals, but DTSS does. My conclusionG > is, that you must be running DTSS. DTSS and NTP can coexist, but theyh cannot > both adjust the clock.G OK, I understand but my original problem was with DTSS. It is always ins hurry. ~+2mins.F When I started to configure NTP I noticed some machines (maybe on DTSS servers)I NTP wasn't able to set the time. Other machines (DTSS clerks) are workingr withE NTP. Can you give information to use DTSS with NTP in this situation?c9 I don't have any printed materials to configure DTSS. :-(e   Regards, Ruzsir   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:13:43 +0200 ' From: Theo Jakobus <jakobus@iaf.fhg.de>- Subject: Re: NTP not follow DSTA* Message-ID: <3AC083F7.1E55D300@iaf.fhg.de>   Ruzsinszky Attila wrote: > # > Thanks Bart for your explanation!  > H > > the last sunday in stead of the 4th. The corresponding rule is then:F > > M3.5.0/02,M10.5.0/03. Fortunately it makes no difference in 2001!) > My rules is good. :-)  > N > > Apparently, NTP does not change the logicals, but DTSS does. My conclusionI > > is, that you must be running DTSS. DTSS and NTP can coexist, but theyl > cannot > > both adjust the clock.I > OK, I understand but my original problem was with DTSS. It is always ini > hurry.
 > ~+2mins.H > When I started to configure NTP I noticed some machines (maybe on DTSS
 > servers)K > NTP wasn't able to set the time. Other machines (DTSS clerks) are working0 > withG > NTP. Can you give information to use DTSS with NTP in this situation? ; > I don't have any printed materials to configure DTSS. :-(e >   " TCPIP supports NTP version 3, see:\ http://www.openvms.compaq.com:8000/72final/6526/6526profile_contents_002.html#toc_chapter_10D The configuration is done in: SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$NTP]TCPIP$NTP.CONF4 I just added different time sources in Germany like:   server ptbtime1.ptb.de server ptbtime2.ptb.de server ntp.fhg.dee server noc.belwue.de  > the service is activated using $@SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$CONFIG.COM.F So I'm getting the time using NTP and I'm distributing the time to ourD Digital systems using DTSS. One system acts as DTSS server the other systems are DTSS clients. D DTSS is configured with $@SYS$MANAGER:DTSS$CONFIG.COM. For your DTSSG server you have to copy the file SYS$MANAGER:NET$DTSS_CLERK_STARTUP.NCL 9 to SYS$MANAGER:NET$DTSS_SERVER_STARTUP.NCL and to modify:w   !/7 ! N E T $ D T S S _ S E R V E R _ S T A R T U P . N C Li !w
 ! 30-MAR-2000 G ! I copied SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]NET$DTSS_CLERK_STARTUP.NCL;1 to this file7 and changed clerk to serverRE ! The command procedure SYS$STARTUP:DTSS$STARTUP.COM looks for server  first.' ! So the node acts as DTSS time server.2 ! 
 ! Create DTSSl !t !CREATE DTSS TYPE CLERK  !  CREATE DTSS TYPE SERVER4 ! 2 ! Enter any user specific configuration directives1 ! here, before the issue of the ENABLE directive.  ! E ! Start DTSS and set the clock if  the first synchronization succeedsb !  ENABLE DTSS SET CLOCK TRUE !  !+& ! Add Any Commands Below this comment: !-
 ! 30-MAR-2000AF ! OPCOM message: "to few servers detected" is turned off with the next command0 !y SET DTSS SERVERS REQUIRED 12     F Check your systems with $SHOW SYSTEM/PROCESS=*DTSS* to see if the DTSS process is running.      Regards, -- S  ; *********************************************************** ; *                                                         *.; *  Theo Jakobus                                           * ; *  Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Angewandte Festkoerperphysik  *G; *  Tullastr. 72                                           *5; *  D-79108 Freiburg                                       *n; *  Germany                                                * ; *  Phone:   +49-(0)761-5159-325                           *-; *  FAX :    +49-(0)761-5159-200                           * ; *  e-mail:  jakobus@iaf.fhg.de                            *c; *  http://www.iaf.fhg.de                                  *k; *                                                         *-; ***********************************************************i   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:39:12 +0100,0 From: andrew harrison <andrew.nospam@uk.sun.com>( Subject: Re: OpenVMS Educational Program* Message-ID: <3AC0B420.8E9C33F6@uk.sun.com>   Christof Brass wrote:0 >  > andrew harrison wrote: > >y > > Christof Brass wrote:d >  > [SNIP] > A > > > Boring. I and others suggested several viable solutions nots@ > > > having the mentioned and analysed risks. Unfortunately youF > > > didn't get them or you didn't understand them. Bad luck for you.C > > > Don't use other people for supporting your Anti-VMS attitude.lF > > > And another point: you didn't put in any valuable argument. Your > > > post is an empty suit. > >oA > > Really so what were they ? perhaps a recap would be helpfull.  > A > Yes, it probably would, but I'm tired of doing it. You can findr> > it all in my posts of the last three weeks. Some others alsoA > contributed at least as good ideas as mine or even better ones.o. > But: no COE needed, no "UNIX on VMS" needed. >   A No sorry again you are wrong. You have made very few substantive d< responses, the closest to one I can find is your a number of@ complaints which turn out to be complaints about the C/C++ specs= which are equally valid on OpenVMS as they are on UNIX since e they are generic.w  6 So instead of the hand waving how about some substance5 what are your reasons for claiming that UNIX is Crap.r  2 Respond in as few lines as possible, you will lose3 marks for regurgitating sections of the UNIX haterse, handbook and using words like C**P and F**K.    A > > But in this case the only person showing an Anti-VMS attitudey> > > is you, you may not think so. But do you really think that: > > repeating sections of the UNIX haters handbook, an old; > > and even at the time not very accurate set of anti UNIXy, > > opinion's is going to advance your case. > @ > Unfortunately we had this discussion these days in this NG andB > it came out that age of a fact doesn't necessarily invalidate it? > and the problems mentioned in that book are still there. UNIXi6 > hasn't changed that much - it wouldn't be UNIX then. >   9 So you are claiming that UNIX and for that matter OpenVMSm? ahvn't changed much since the UNIX haters handbook was written.I  9 Any book that has a preface including a long rant from a aD Lisp programmer fresh off a Symbolics Machine complaining about the < lack of breakpoints and a debugger in UNIX shell programming is hardly starting off well. I  2 It makes a good story for a "Terrible things that 1 Managers do to staff" book but hardly rates as a s sensible critique of UNIX.  J > > All you are doing is providing all the ammunition that any UNIX admin/E > > ISV/advocate would need if they wanted to make a case that people-A > > who use OpenVMS are either criminally uniformed or just plainuA > > bizzare. With your kind of views you will get people stickingmD > > red tape and "Danger OpenVMS do not enter" signs up around their > > AlphaServers.z > A > What would you like to tell us? Boring. Is this technical talk?rB > How could you expect that I talk with you about technical issues+ > if you reveal such a dull point of view??  >   7 As I said earlier show me a technical argument that youe7 have made and I will respond. Saying something is Crap e6 of boring laced with liberal injections of the F word  is no a technical argument.3  L > > This is hardly helpfull to OpenVMS nor is it advancing your case either. > < > Thanks that you're stating this. This gives a bit of hope. >   2 Do you want OpenVMS to wither on the vine because 1 you have weird ideas about architectural purity ?t  3 If you are interested in architectural purity then w. why are you using OpenVMS at all. Its already , iredeemably damaged according to your rules.  + What is your position on any of the OpenVMS * IP stacks and layered ultilities, they are# based on the BSD IP stack/utlities.g  . How about CDE, X-windows, Motif and any of the1 multitude of other foreign interfaces introduced o
 into OpenVMS.d  1 How about pathworks, anything that impliments theo- NT file service has to be the spawn of satan.   0 The sad thing about this is that you are holding/ out for an uncontaminated architecturally pure ' OpenVMS which does not exist.     ? > > > > So how would you get major ISV's to support OpenVMS ???. > > >s > > > See above! > >m1 > > No you havn't answered the question, put your * > > points into short lines and send them. >  > See above! >   ' Saying see above when you didn't answerr% the question "above2 does not cut it.-   regards- Andrew Harrison  Enterprise IT Architect:   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:47:34 +0100o  From: steven.reece@quintiles.com( Subject: Re: OpenVMS Educational ProgramH Message-ID: <OFCC985424.DC381FC0-ON80256A1C.005BA59F@qedi.quintiles.com>   Andrew Harrison wrote:3 >>>The sad thing about this is that you are holding . out for an uncontaminated architecturally pure OpenVMS which does not exist.u <<<m  I I almost hate to contribute to this but Andrew was right in his post fromuC which the above extract was taken.  Gosh, that's at least two of usn> agreeing with Andrew again.  Let me fall on my sword!!!   :-))  J There is no justification for VMS to be uncontaminated and architecturallyI pure.  TCP/IP on OpenVMS may not be my first choice of network transport,y2 but in the present day and age it is a Good Thing.H Integration with Gates' Bloatware is also a Good Thing in some respects,J since you can store all of your files on VMS using something like Samba orH Pathworks/Advanced Server and back them up reliably using BACKUP on your VMS system.<  E Now, a minor thought : if capital letters are taken to be shouting inD? e-mail, how come nobody objects to capital letters in OpenVMS ?   - As I said, it's a minor thought.......   :-))s   Steve.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:21:52 +0100k0 From: andrew harrison <andrew.nospam@uk.sun.com>, Subject: Re: POSIX Streams, File Permissions* Message-ID: <3AC085E0.EBD56207@uk.sun.com>   Christof Brass wrote:l >  > Hoff Hoffman wrote:a > > \ > > In article <3AB6C871.D9DEDB24@infopuls.com>, Christof Brass <brass@infopuls.com> writes:; > > :Why can't we have a pure VMS version and UNIX-version?h > >eH > >   Your question is sufficiently terse as to be exceedingly difficult) > >   to answer.  In other words, "huh?".e > > R > >  ---------------------------- #include <rtfaq.h> -----------------------------N > >       For additional, please see the OpenVMS FAQ -- www.openvms.compaq.comR > >  --------------------------- pure personal opinion ---------------------------P > >    Hoff (Stephen) Hoffman   OpenVMS Engineering   hoffman#xdelta.zko.dec.com >  > Sorry.< > Can we have a VMS which is free of UNIX API in the kernel?9 > Can we have a VMS which behaves as before wrt directoryo/ > modification date and delete file permission?p    3 Well you had better start chucking things out that   you are using now.  5 Get rid of any IP stack you have installed on OpenVMSh6 they are all based on the BSD 4.X IP stack and I don't& need to tell you where that came from.  4 How about CDE, do you use it on OpenVMS, tsk tsk tsk% naughty Christof, chuck that as well.y  2 While you are at it get rid of PIPE its a UNIXism.  1 How viable do you think OpenVMS would be as an OS.. if you removed all the "UNIX Crap" thats in it allready ?????   Regardsw Andrew Harrison  Enterprise IT Architecte   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:35:17 +0200w= From: Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com>- Subject: Re: Reading UDF CDs) Message-ID: <3AC06CE5.487EB8C9@gtech.com>p   Jack Trachtman wrote:oG > One of our local government departments, in their strange wisdom, has H > shipped me a CD whose directory is in UDF (Universal Directory Format)H > format.  The reason I know this is because when I mounted it on my PC,I > Windows brought up a requestor to install the Adaptec UDF driver (whichr > I did, and it works).a > I > On VMS though, I can't even mount the disk foreign!  I get a "medium issF > offline" msg.  (This was on an RRD40 and an RRD45.  Maybe a newer or; > different drive is needed? They used Memorex CD-RW media)' > 2 > 1) How can I mount this disk so VMS can read it? > G > 2) If VMS doesn't understand UDF, how can I mount the CD "foreign" so $ > that I can write a pgm to read it?  G My guess is that the problem is due to it is a CD-RW (and not a CD-R) !n  % I do not think VMS likes such beasts.T   Arne   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 15:37:19 GMTt= From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-)i Subject: Re: Reading UDF CDs0 Message-ID: <009F9A32.5D23146A@SendSpamHere.ORG>  i In article <3AC06CE5.487EB8C9@gtech.com>, Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> writes:t >Jack Trachtman wrote:H >> One of our local government departments, in their strange wisdom, hasI >> shipped me a CD whose directory is in UDF (Universal Directory Format)7I >> format.  The reason I know this is because when I mounted it on my PC, J >> Windows brought up a requestor to install the Adaptec UDF driver (which >> I did, and it works). >>  J >> On VMS though, I can't even mount the disk foreign!  I get a "medium isG >> offline" msg.  (This was on an RRD40 and an RRD45.  Maybe a newer ore< >> different drive is needed? They used Memorex CD-RW media) >>  3 >> 1) How can I mount this disk so VMS can read it?  >> dH >> 2) If VMS doesn't understand UDF, how can I mount the CD "foreign" so% >> that I can write a pgm to read it?H >lH >My guess is that the problem is due to it is a CD-RW (and not a CD-R) ! > & >I do not think VMS likes such beasts.  I To the contrary.  I typically burn any first CD on a CD-RW and then checktH it out by mounting it on VMS.  If all goes well, I then burn CD-R media./ Saves me from making unnecessary beer coasters.-   --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: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:45:55 -0500t# From: Jim Agnew <Agnew@hsc.vcu.edu>  Subject: Re: Reading UDF CDs* Message-ID: <3AC0B5B3.558EF5B@hsc.vcu.edu>  V It's a shame those beer coasters don't fly well...  the rims need to be heavier... ;-D      & "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" wrote: > k > In article <3AC06CE5.487EB8C9@gtech.com>, Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Vajh=F8j?= <arne.vajhoej@gtech.com> writes:3 > >Jack Trachtman wrote:J > >> One of our local government departments, in their strange wisdom, hasK > >> shipped me a CD whose directory is in UDF (Universal Directory Format)fK > >> format.  The reason I know this is because when I mounted it on my PC,aL > >> Windows brought up a requestor to install the Adaptec UDF driver (which > >> I did, and it works). > >>L > >> On VMS though, I can't even mount the disk foreign!  I get a "medium isI > >> offline" msg.  (This was on an RRD40 and an RRD45.  Maybe a newer oro> > >> different drive is needed? They used Memorex CD-RW media) > >>5 > >> 1) How can I mount this disk so VMS can read it?@ > >>J > >> 2) If VMS doesn't understand UDF, how can I mount the CD "foreign" so' > >> that I can write a pgm to read it?F > >rJ > >My guess is that the problem is due to it is a CD-RW (and not a CD-R) ! > >y( > >I do not think VMS likes such beasts. > K > To the contrary.  I typically burn any first CD on a CD-RW and then checkaJ > it out by mounting it on VMS.  If all goes well, I then burn CD-R media.1 > Saves me from making unnecessary beer coasters.e >  > --Q > VAXman- OpenVMS APE certification number: AAA-0001     VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM- > Q > city, n., 1. a place where trees are cut down and streets are named after them.s   ------------------------------    Date: 28 Mar 2001 00:01:12 +0800, From: Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com> Subject: Re: Reading UDF CDs- Message-ID: <87u24f6w1j.fsf@prep.synonet.com>r  ? system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-) writes:r  E > To the contrary.  I typically burn any first CD on a CD-RW and thengD > check it out by mounting it on VMS.  If all goes well, I then burn> > CD-R media.  Saves me from making unnecessary beer coasters.  E Good idea! I have one that is not a coaster, but worse; mount and VFYSA it, and one of the direcories is corrupted! No error message fromTC windoze either. I suspect it was a read error that Nero just passedo over...t   -- h< Paul Repacholi                               1 Crescent Rd.,7 +61 (08) 9257-1001                           Kalamunda. @                                              West Australia 6076. Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:09:33 +0200.) From: "Pbo" <philippe.bocher@euriware.fr>s Subject: SDA fc command doc.$ Message-ID: <3ac059ac@news.euriware>   Hello,  H     Any idea to find the documentation of the FC command available under- Openvms 7.2-1H1 with SDA? (SDA> fc show ....),   Thanks   Philippe Bocherk philippe.bocher@euriware.fr    ------------------------------  + Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:14:09 +0000 (UTC) ) From: anface@yahoo.com (SANFACE Software)m Subject: SHAREWARE: jpg2pdf 1.2 @ Message-ID: <20010327121407.47026.qmail@web11205.mail.yahoo.com>   What is jpg2pdf?    6 jpg2pdf is a very flexible and powerful PERL5 program.5 It can convert a collection of jpeg images into a PDFe album.- You can use jpg2pdf like a module inside yourt applications (cgis, ...).    Why do you need jpg2pdf?    6 jpg2pdf is a PERL5 tool, so you can use it in every OS supported by PERL51 we distribute also a Windows executable versions  5 jpg2pdf is a native converter, you don't need to pass3 through PostScript format 4 jpg2pdf is specific to put your jpeg images inside a PDF, so 2 you can create (batch) a unique PDF file from your5 JPEG archive (using * and ? metachars: e.g. a*.jpg or 
 recursively) a1 you can add to your PDF collection of jpeg images. transition effects g5 you can set PDF full-screen mode e.g. to show to youru6 friend your digital photos made by your digital camera       What's new: 3 With scale feature is now possible to set the scalen4 factor for your images. The default is 1 (no scale). You can use e.g. 1.5, 0.25 ... o  Executable version also for AIX  Validate HTML 4.0 documentationy  h Test jpg2pdf 1.2!e6 You can find it at http://www.sanface.com/jpg2pdf.html   Test also our tools:2 txt2pdf 4.4 at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html txt2pdf 4.x PRO at& http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdfPRO.html txt2pdf PRO + Japanese at$' http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdfPROj.htmln     =====l SANFACE Software= Your technology glasses. We help you see your full potential.r mailto:sanface@sanface.com http://www.sanface.com" WAP    http://www.sanface.com/wap/  i-mode http://www.sanface.com/i/  2 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?/ Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.  + http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=textf   -- n6 Posted from web11205.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.131.187] 1 via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:49:05 +0200t' From: Theo Jakobus <jakobus@iaf.fhg.de>S* Subject: Re: Source code for Fax receiving* Message-ID: <3AC08C41.42D50739@iaf.fhg.de>   john babiarz wrote:  > M > I am looking for source code for receiving faxes. I need to port this beast I > to vms to do some specialized processing. I would even take source codeoH > from any linux system. Purpose of this project is receive the fax, and > print it out.s > - Receiving: Kermit ??? I've no experience, see  http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/            For UNIX see: http://www.hylafax.org   E Printing: ImageMagick converts FAX Group 3 to a lot of image formats  <           and to Postscript, see: http://www.imagemagick.org     Regards, -- 1  ; ***********************************************************.; *                                                         *e; *  Theo Jakobus                                           * ; *  Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Angewandte Festkoerperphysik  **; *  Tullastr. 72                                           *-; *  D-79108 Freiburg                                       *r; *  Germany                                                *E; *  Phone:   +49-(0)761-5159-325                           *>; *  FAX :    +49-(0)761-5159-200                           *y; *  e-mail:  jakobus@iaf.fhg.de                            * ; *  http://www.iaf.fhg.de                                  *a; *                                                         * ; ***********************************************************    ------------------------------   Date: 27 Mar 2001 15:51:24 GMT) From: mike.price@nospam@littlewoods.co.uk " Subject: speeding up shadow merges* Message-ID: <99qcts$2f9$1@news.netmar.com>  K I have always had problems with shadow merges taking forever and tending tobF slow the system down while they run, especially on our overloaded DSSI busses.a  ! I know about the logicals such aso% SHAD$MERGE_DELAY_FACTOR_DSA5" = "100"e  K I was wondering whether anyone has details of how much these logicals speedoM things up and speed up the merge. It is difficult for me to test this sort ofeK thing, as we only have shadowing on critical production systems rather thanb
 test systems.o  H I assume from the documentation I have seen, that the default is 200 andK reducing this should speed up the merge at the expense of putting more loadbB on the IO system and therefore slowing down the rest of the systemM Is this correct - 2 of us were reading the doc. and we were not totally clearo6 on the exact meaning (maybe we were having a bad day?)  	 as always    Thanks in advancea  
 Mike Price        O  -----  Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web  -----hM   http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groupsvI    NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam.  If this or other poststL made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.net   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 09:53:04 +0200G From: Jan Vorbrueggen <jan@mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>I. Subject: Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE?H Message-ID: <y4zoe7wsv3.fsf@mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>  ! adrian_parker@my-deja.com writes:X  O > Is there a way to make newly created files within a directory have a nobackup M > attribute. I cannot find a reference to a default nobackup ACE which is how J > i'd expected to do this. As it is, we're doing a set file/nobackup after > creation..  K That certainly is the supported way. I do not think there is such an ACE -  J it must be a bit in the file header. Have a look at the XQP manual for theN description of the FIB...here's a relevant link found by searching the VMS web site for the text NOBACKUP:e  ? http://www.openvms.compaq.com/doc/72final/6136/6136pro_002.htmlf  F (It looks like the figures have been scanned from the printed docs...)  L Setting this from a program is a little work. Let RMS open the file for you,G with the FAB option UFO (user file open). THe STV entry in the FAB thensK contains a channel you can use for a $QIO. Look in the parent manual of thehN quote above how to do a MODIFY (IIRC) with an ATR block that sets the NOBACKUP2 characteristic. You might need to read them first.  
 Good luck.   	Jan   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:31:31 +0100F2 From: Chris Sharman <Chris.Sharman@CCAgroup.co.uk>. Subject: Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE?. Message-ID: <3AC07A13.2DACBCA6@CCAgroup.co.uk>   Jan Vorbrueggen wrote: > # > adrian_parker@my-deja.com writes:t > Q > > Is there a way to make newly created files within a directory have a nobackupaO > > attribute. I cannot find a reference to a default nobackup ACE which is howtL > > i'd expected to do this. As it is, we're doing a set file/nobackup after
 > > creation.h > L > That certainly is the supported way. I do not think there is such an ACE - > N > Setting this from a program is a little work. Let RMS open the file for you,I > with the FAB option UFO (user file open). THe STV entry in the FAB thennM > contains a channel you can use for a $QIO. Look in the parent manual of theaP > quote above how to do a MODIFY (IIRC) with an ATR block that sets the NOBACKUP4 > characteristic. You might need to read them first.  H Easier to use XABITM XAB$_UCHAR_NOBACKUP with the RMS $create. You don'tC need to get into $qio unless you want to do it to an existing file. F Below is a Pascal OPEN user_action function I use for the multitude of) large postscript files we generate daily.s   Chrisv  .     FUNCTION set_nobackup ( VAR fab: fab$type; 			    VAR rab: rab$type;  			    VAR f: TEXT ): UNSIGNED;  	VAR 	    sts: UNSIGNED;:' 	    enabl: INTEGER VALUE xab$k_enable;s% 	    itm: _item_list_3(1) VALUE ZERO;P 	    xab: xab$type VALUE [0 		xab$b_bln: xab$c_itmlen; xab$b_cod: xab$c_itm; 		xab$b_mode: xab$k_setmode; 		OTHERWISE ZERO]; 	BEGIN 	WITH itm, item[1] DO 
 	    BEGIN 	    buf_len := SIZE(enabl);! 	    code := xab$_uchar_nobackup;t! 	    buf_addr := IADDRESS(enabl);b	 	    END; - 	xab.xab$l_itemlist := IADDRESS(itm.item[1]);h  	xab.xab$l_nxt := fab.fab$l_xab;  	fab.fab$l_xab := IADDRESS(xab); 	sts := $create(fab);L' 	IF ODD(sts) THEN sts := $connect(rab);   	fab.fab$l_xab := xab.xab$l_nxt; 	set_nobackup := sts;i 	END;l   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 22:23:05 +0800, From: Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com>. Subject: Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE?- Message-ID: <873dbz8f5i.fsf@prep.synonet.com>   4 Chris Sharman <Chris.Sharman@CCAgroup.co.uk> writes:   > Jan Vorbrueggen wrote:  % > > adrian_parker@my-deja.com writes:n  C > > > Is there a way to make newly created files within a directoryt? > > > have a nobackup attribute. I cannot find a reference to a F > > > default nobackup ACE which is how i'd expected to do this. As it9 > > > is, we're doing a set file/nobackup after creation.a  E > > That certainly is the supported way. I do not think there is suchmB > > an ACE - Setting this from a program is a little work. Let RMS= > > open the file for you, with the FAB option UFO (user file C > > open). THe STV entry in the FAB then contains a channel you canoD > > use for a $QIO. Look in the parent manual of the quote above howB > > to do a MODIFY (IIRC) with an ATR block that sets the NOBACKUP6 > > characteristic. You might need to read them first.  D I *think* ( long time ago, that setting the directory /nobackup willC propegate it to the files. But won't stop the dir from being backed  up!     B BTW, has anyone else had the new version of unzip setting gratuous nobackup attribute on files?   -- e< Paul Repacholi                               1 Crescent Rd.,7 +61 (08) 9257-1001                           Kalamunda.c@                                              West Australia 6076. Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked.   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:12:24 -0500p& From: "Syltrem" <syltrem@videotron.ca>. Subject: Re: Such a thing as a 'nobackup' ACE?7 Message-ID: <C%1w6.2545$B6.394532@wagner.videotron.net>e  F > I *think* ( long time ago, that setting the directory /nobackup willE > propegate it to the files. But won't stop the dir from being backeda > up!h >t! Nope! I verified it on OVMS 7.2-1o I would like to make this, too!  --   Syltrem   http://pages.infinit.net/syltrem   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:02:17 GMT?+ From: psherwin@strayduck.com (Paul Sherwin)I2 Subject: VMS 8byte datetime > Unix datetime - help1 Message-ID: <3ac07320.4016686@news.onetel.net.uk>i  = Does anyone have any info on converting the 64 bit VMS systema< date/time to C/Unix style datetime (or just decoding the VMSB date/time) _without_ using VMS system services? I have some binary6 data produced on a VMS system which I need to convert.  E Obviously a working code fragment would be ideal, but if anyone knowsw" an algorithm I can code it myself.  	 TIA, Pauli  @ Paul Sherwin Consulting     22 Monmouth Road, Oxford OX1 4TD, UK= Phone  +44 (0)1865 721438   http://www.psherwin.strayduck.com 9 Mobile +44 (0)7931 578334   mailto:psherwin@strayduck.comg Pager  +44 (0)7666 797228d   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 14:26:42 +0200) From: maulis@ludens.elte.hu (Adam Maulis)u6 Subject: Re: VMS 8byte datetime > Unix datetime - help! Message-ID: <1rLypCprvFzx@ludens>h  _ In article <3ac07320.4016686@news.onetel.net.uk>, psherwin@strayduck.com (Paul Sherwin) writes:i? > Does anyone have any info on converting the 64 bit VMS system > > date/time to C/Unix style datetime (or just decoding the VMSD > date/time) _without_ using VMS system services? I have some binary  = see the following C source: (I use the 64 bit arithmetic for 0 more clearly coding)     #include stdio #include stdlib4
 #include timeo #include descrip #include ssdef #include starlet  - $DESCRIPTOR(ds1970,"1-jan-1970 00:00:00.00");o   __int64 date1970;t __int64 datenow; __int64 diffdate;,   unsigned long  unixdate;  
 int main() {n$    sys$bintim ( &ds1970, &date1970);:    printf ("1970 in VMS time format: 0x%llX\n", date1970);    sys$gettim ( &datenow);@    printf ("actual time in VMS time format: 0x%llX\n", datenow);!    diffdate = datenow - date1970;MH    printf ("time differential in 0.1 microseconds: 0x%llX\n", diffdate);     unixdate = diffdate/10000000;      /* G     * you MUST modify this time with local timezone differential factorD     */C    unixdate = unixdate - atoi(getenv("SYS$TIMEZONE_DIFFERENTIAL"));   ?    printf("seconds ellapsed since 1970 (GMT): %d\n", unixdate);n?    printf("unix-like local time is %s\n", ctime( &unixdate ) );a   }     I Adam Maulis              maulis@ludens elte hu         VMS system managereH  .......................................................................H  VMS Competence Center                             VMS Szakertoi KozpontH  Eotvos Lorand University                  Eotvos Lorand TudomanyegyetemH  Budapest, Hungary                                              BudapestH  =======================================================================   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:10:01 +0100u* From: "Richard Brodie" <R.Brodie@rl.ac.uk>6 Subject: Re: VMS 8byte datetime > Unix datetime - help, Message-ID: <99q3fh$1de0@newton.cc.rl.ac.uk>  d "Paul Sherwin" <psherwin@strayduck.com> wrote in message news:3ac07320.4016686@news.onetel.net.uk...? > Does anyone have any info on converting the 64 bit VMS system@> > date/time to C/Unix style datetime (or just decoding the VMSD > date/time) _without_ using VMS system services? I have some binary8 > data produced on a VMS system which I need to convert.  F It's just an (8byte, little-endian) integer count of the number of 100? nanosecond ticks since the base time - November 17, 1858 00:00.C   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:20:52 +0100w% From: Alan Greig <a.greig@virgin.net> 2 Subject: Re: VMS sysadmin/system prog wants UK job8 Message-ID: <48j0ctsd3pvr82uuj051n1l02v5039pfvg@4ax.com>  @ On 26 Mar 2001 12:16:59 GMT, mike.price@nospam@littlewoods.co.uk wrote:    K >I would be grateful for any information about vacancies and especially webn) >sites that are likely to have vacancies.d >tK >In spite of rumors I would like to stay with VMS but I am happy to combiner >that with NT, Unix etc.  ? There seem to be quite a number of jobs open at the moment. For C example www.jobserve.co.uk claims to find over 700 VMS jobs open in ? the UK although some seem to be duplicates. I'll email you moret details.   >  >Thanks for reading this >t >Miken >- >e >. > P > -----  Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web  -----N >  http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groupsJ >   NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam.  If this or other postsM >made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email abuse@newsone.netc   -- Alan   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:50:28 GMTs From: eroxmk@e.eliminate.comY Subject: Warning.............check this out..............................................l0 Message-ID: <o00w6.148801$KL5.127758@NewsReader>  M Do you want your family or the authorities to find out what sites you surfed?s  ^ When you access the Internet, your computer keeps permanent hidden records of your activities!  I Files I shredded months earlier were clearly visible using this software.a' I advise you to check it out...........s3 http://www.evidence-eliminator.com/go.shtml?A653704h5 bwbwpnqpbnuzquytyfzfzgorloeocdcdtecdfxqclzjkfrnhsvbbun   ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 05:57:43 -0500 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca>i' Subject: Which TCPIP ports are active ?l, Message-ID: <3AC0721F.296FBA05@videotron.ca>  O With TCPIP services (5.0), on can do SHOW SERVICES to see the defined services.r  E However, this does NOT provide a listing of all the services that are R available and all the ports which are active for reception of connection requests.  K (for instance, SHOW SERVICES doesn't show the OSU web server which declaredh port 80 requestes to go to it).-  M Is there a way to get a comprehensive list of all the ports which are capable N of accepting call requests/traffic, and to which process (or command procedure* that is invoke if process isn't invoked) ?   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:07:28 GMTr= From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-)i+ Subject: Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ?a0 Message-ID: <009F9A0C.AA866169@SendSpamHere.ORG>  \ In article <3AC0721F.296FBA05@videotron.ca>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca> writes:P >With TCPIP services (5.0), on can do SHOW SERVICES to see the defined services. >oF >However, this does NOT provide a listing of all the services that areS >available and all the ports which are active for reception of connection requests.  > L >(for instance, SHOW SERVICES doesn't show the OSU web server which declared  >port 80 requestes to go to it). >lN >Is there a way to get a comprehensive list of all the ports which are capableO >of accepting call requests/traffic, and to which process (or command procedure + >that is invoke if process isn't invoked) ?s   Use:   UCX/TCPIP> SHOW DEVICE   --O VAXman- OpenVMS APE certification number: AAA-0001     VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COMe             O city, n., 1. a place where trees are cut down and streets are named after them.i   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 13:18:37 +0200) From: maulis@ludens.elte.hu (Adam Maulis)t+ Subject: Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ?m! Message-ID: <vQ9g24jcld3p@ludens>a  \ In article <3AC0721F.296FBA05@videotron.ca>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca> writes: [...]eO > Is there a way to get a comprehensive list of all the ports which are capables   $ mcr tcpip$netstat -a    * Welcome to the unix-like world of VMS. :-(    I Adam Maulis              maulis@ludens elte hu         VMS system managereH  .......................................................................H  VMS Competence Center                             VMS Szakertoi KozpontH  Eotvos Lorand University                  Eotvos Lorand TudomanyegyetemH  Budapest, Hungary                                              BudapestH  =======================================================================   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Mar 2001 07:59:36 -05007 From: hamilton@encompasserve.org (Bradford J. Hamilton) + Subject: Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ? 3 Message-ID: <UuO+sotTjCd9@eisner.encompasserve.org>o   Hi JF,   Would this work for you?   $sho net/full "TCP/IP"   Brad] >In article <3AC0721F.296FBA05@videotron.ca>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca> writes:dQ > With TCPIP services (5.0), on can do SHOW SERVICES to see the defined services.  > G > However, this does NOT provide a listing of all the services that are,T > available and all the ports which are active for reception of connection requests. > M > (for instance, SHOW SERVICES doesn't show the OSU web server which declared ! > port 80 requestes to go to it).  > O > Is there a way to get a comprehensive list of all the ports which are capablerP > of accepting call requests/traffic, and to which process (or command procedure, > that is invoke if process isn't invoked) ?   ------------------------------  # Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 15:44:57 GMTP= From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG (Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-)X+ Subject: Re: Which TCPIP ports are active ? 0 Message-ID: <009F9A33.6DDDCE29@SendSpamHere.ORG>  m In article <UuO+sotTjCd9@eisner.encompasserve.org>, hamilton@encompasserve.org (Bradford J. Hamilton) writes:  >Hi JF,  >  >Would this work for you?* >* >$sho net/full "TCP/IP"* >* >Brad*  " Which does a UCX/TCPIP SHOW DEVICE   --O VAXman- OpenVMS APE certification number: AAA-0001     VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COMj             O city, n., 1. a place where trees are cut down and streets are named after them.    ------------------------------  % Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:59:10 +0100   From: Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch>$ Subject: Re: [DCL] minute of the day+ Message-ID: <VA.00000332.753af1ee@sture.ch>L  B In article <cXCpWw$79iDZ@tachxxsoftxxconsult>, Wayne Sewell wrote:? > From: wayne@tachysoft.xxx.412538.killspam.015a (Wayne Sewell)r > Newsgroups: comp.os.vmst& > Subject: Re: [DCL] minute of the day  > Date: 24 Mar 2001 07:08:34 CDT > j > In article <OF7DFE7B83.56AFC72E-ON88256A18.0064AF01@foundation.com>, Shane.F.Smith@Healthnet.com writes:K > > I read somewhere that one of the early HPs had a tape drive that whinedlJ > > different notes depending on the operation it was doing. Apparently atL > > least one of them played "Auld Lang Syne" (sp?) at midnight on new year,1 > > much to the surprise of the operator on duty.y > Q > On one old school system I dealt with, can't remember whether it was the 1130 IeP > played the joke on or the 360 at East Texas State, the operators found that ifK > you placed a radio next to the CPU, tones would come out of it as the CPUsQ > ground away.   The tones changed according to what the CPU was doing.   I heardeO > it myself.  The operators learned to recognize patterns.  For instance, "it's M > doing a fortran compile right now", or "it's executing <some-application>".r >  > N > It wasn't long before somebody figured out how to play tunes on the radio byJ > executing instructions in a particular sequence.  They had a dozen or so9 > programs that would play a particular song if executed.e > M The ICL I started out with had a loudspeaker on which it played various notesnN according to instructions. Sorts and links were particularly distinctive. IIRCG the latter emitted a gurgly version of a Tarzan call at certain stages.   K I was told that one of the practicals in the assembler course was to play a  simple tune. ___v
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