1 INFO-VAX	Sun, 28 Oct 2001	Volume 2001 : Issue 599       Contents:) Re: Anyone using Seagate ST39216N drives? / Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld / Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld / Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld / Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld  C programming..   Re: MIME Compliant Mail from VMS Re: OpenVMS startup log file?  Re: OpenVMS startup log file? , Re: Optimizing indexed file while adding key& Re: Promotion at Channel Support Group! Re: Single or Multiple Sys Disks?  Re: SSH for Alpha VMS @ Re: Tuning Oracle RDB 7.0 Server and SQL on Alpha OpenVMS v7.2-1  F ----------------------------------------------------------------------   Date: 28 Oct 2001 01:23:32 GMT3 From: vance@alumni.caltech.edu (Vance R. Haemmerle) 2 Subject: Re: Anyone using Seagate ST39216N drives?, Message-ID: <9rfmmk$llh@gap.cco.caltech.edu>  = In article <ed2afb30.0110261052.5288b29c@posting.google.com>, $ Blair Vessey <vessey@upei.ca> wrote: > A >This is on a machine running V7.1 with the ALPSCSI05 patch.  I'm I >planning to upgrade the machine to 7.2-2 in the hope that the drive will  >be supported.   > 8 >Has anyone else had any luck using one of these drives?  D   You could also do what I did while I was still at V7.1 and that isA to get the V7.1-2 SCSI patch (VMS712_SCSI-V0300) and extract the  H SYS$DKDRIVER.EXE SCSI disk driver from it using the PRODUCT EXTRACT FILEF command.  I think you have to have the PCSI patch installed to handle H the new PCSI packages.  This allowed me to use a Segate ST318416N drive.   -- Vance Haemmerle  vance@alumni.caltech.edu   ------------------------------   Date: 28 Oct 2001 00:35:08 GMT3 From: vance@alumni.caltech.edu (Vance R. Haemmerle) 8 Subject: Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld, Message-ID: <9rfjrs$kg5@gap.cco.caltech.edu>  0 In article <00A04173.25A61E57@SendSpamHere.ORG>,> Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- <system@SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:c >In article <9rb8t5$ouf@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, vance@alumni.caltech.edu (Vance R. Haemmerle) writes: 0 >>In article <isHQ9KKsEisA@tachxxsoftxxconsult>,@ >>Wayne Sewell <wayne@tachysoft.xxx.062469.killspam.00be> wrote: >>> R >>>In any case, I have no use for any of them, especially since an entire sequenceR >>>of hits typically comes from the same site in rapid succession, so I have added* >>>the following lines to HTTP_PATHS.CONF: >>> ) >>>redirect /scripts/*    /www/yadda.html ) >>>redirect /MSADC/*      /www/yadda.html * >>>redirect /_mem_bin/*    /www/yadda.html* >>>redirect /_vti_bin/*    /www/yadda.html) >>>redirect /c/winnt/*    /www/yadda.html ) >>>redirect /d/winnt/*    /www/yadda.html , >>>redirect /default.ida*    /www/yadda.html' >>>redirect /msadc/*    /www/yadda.html  >> >>I >>  What would happen if you changed these to redirect to localhost, i.e.  >>1 >>redirect /c/winnt/*  http://127.0.0.1/c/winnt/*  >>G >>  Would that make the offending pc start attacking its already hacked * >>IIS webserver?  That might keep it busy. >> > I >I don't believe that the "attacking" code behaves like a web browser and G >thus the redirect is probably ignored and moot.  If somebody can prove & >otherwise, I'd like to hear about it.  E    If the web server interaction code were copied from somewhere else M it might respect redirects.  One could hope.  If not, then the virus wouldn't M get the yadda.html file either and the "redirect"s in Wayne's HTTP_PATHS.CONF ) file should be changed to "map"s to work.    -- Vance Haemmerle  vance@alumni.caltech.edu   ------------------------------   Date: 28 Oct 2001 00:46:31 GMT3 From: vance@alumni.caltech.edu (Vance R. Haemmerle) 8 Subject: Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld, Message-ID: <9rfkh7$kja@gap.cco.caltech.edu>  8 In article <e2titt8al0okukn8gv5v9h3pucknhobv07@4ax.com>,' Alan Greig  <a.greig@virgin.net> wrote:  >  >>9 >>redirect /c/winnt/*  http://www.microsoft.com/c/winnt/*  >>P >>would be more fitting.  Make those responsible for all this eat the overhead. M >>The owner of the offending pc is guilty of nothing other than stupidity for  >>using billy products.  > : >Probably you'd end up being the party arrested though :-(  N   How would they know where the redirect came from?  Unless the virus included an http_referer header. :)   -- Vance Haemmerle  vance@alumni.caltech.edu   ------------------------------   Date: 28 Oct 2001 00:54:56 GMT3 From: vance@alumni.caltech.edu (Vance R. Haemmerle) 8 Subject: Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld, Message-ID: <9rfl10$ktg@gap.cco.caltech.edu>  : In article <9rbtlr$mj0$1@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,2 David Jones <JONESD@er6.eng.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > G >An infected IIS is not a normal HTTP client, it is only looking for an H >indication of a successful attack and would have no reason to process a! >redirect returned by the target.      Too bad.  Party-pooper. :)   -- Vance Haemmerle  vance@alumni.caltech.edu   ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:59:59 -0400 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca> 8 Subject: Re: assaults on web servers from the billyworld, Message-ID: <3BDB9EDF.F43598F9@videotron.ca>  " You know what you be interesting ?  L If the VMS web server could take advantage of the bug in the microsoft virus infected web server.  M For instance, you get a request from an infected machine that tries to access H ome winnt file. You'd respond with some sort of html/javascript/vbscriptM combination that would get executed on that server to shut it down or somehow L warn the person (or perhaps respond to you what the identity of the infected machine's owner.  N Fight fire with fire. You want to infect me every 10 seconds, then I'll infect? you too. You can't harm me because I am VMS, but I can harm you B not-ready-for-prime-time game that pretends to be a web server :-)   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:19:44 -0400 - From: Michael Austin <miaustin@bellsouth.net>  Subject: C programming..- Message-ID: <3BDB5D30.40CC3485@bellsouth.net>   5 my brain is fried... I need a quick example of how to   D 1) start a program written in C that accepts 1 command line argument' 2) a c routine that uses lib$get_symbol    Thanks,    ------------------------------    Date: 27 Oct 2001 11:53:42 -0700- From: plequere@hotmail.com (Patrick LE QUERE) ) Subject: Re: MIME Compliant Mail from VMS ; Message-ID: <66f3c2.0110271053.1879c0e0@posting.google.com>    Hi,   F I have written a freeware utility called MAILBOX, which supports MIME.  A MAILBOX features a full-screen interface, but may also be used in  command procedures.   + The following example is self-explanatory :   < $ MLB_CMD SEND /Subject="Here are the files you requested" - /Body=MESSAGE_BODY.TXT -A /Attachments=("INTRO.TXT", "CHART.XLS", "LISTING.C", "PIC.BMP") - + /To=(fred, "thisguy@sky.com", bob, chris) - / /Cc=("myboss@my-firm.com", "@colleagues.dis") -  /Bcc="mulder@fbi.gov"   ) Have a look at http://patrick.lequere.net   
 Sincerely,   Patrick     l "Michael D. Ober" <mdo.@.wakeassoc.com.nospam> wrote in message news:<LOWB7.458$Mw.95212@news.uswest.net>...I > How can I attach a file to a VMS generated SMTP Mail Message?  The file 2 > needs to appear as an attachement in MS-Outlook.   ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 10:51:00 +1100 / From: "Phil Howell" <phowell@snowyhydro.com.au> & Subject: Re: OpenVMS startup log file?2 Message-ID: <2NHC7.2380$Fi4.140114@ozemail.com.au>  4 "DigiDemon" <digidemon@hotmail.com> wrote in message3 news:20011026.104233.1605894428.3087@hotmail.com...  > Greetings all! > I > I'm a lil bit of a newbie when it comes to OpenVMS.  I have a DEC Alpha H > 4/275.  I'm trying to analye some of the startup messages, but my eyesI > don't work that fast ;-)  Any chance OPenVMS logs the startup messages?  > Thanks people :) >  > James < You could just copy your systartup_vms.com to my_startup.com6 and change systartup_vms so it contained only one line0 $ @sys$startup:my_startup.com /out=mystartup.log Phil   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Oct 2001 19:36:03 -0500- From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) & Subject: Re: OpenVMS startup log file?3 Message-ID: <4F1Po8ecTpdi@eisner.encompasserve.org>   d In article <2NHC7.2380$Fi4.140114@ozemail.com.au>, "Phil Howell" <phowell@snowyhydro.com.au> writes: > 6 > "DigiDemon" <digidemon@hotmail.com> wrote in message5 > news:20011026.104233.1605894428.3087@hotmail.com...  >> Greetings all!  >>J >> I'm a lil bit of a newbie when it comes to OpenVMS.  I have a DEC AlphaI >> 4/275.  I'm trying to analye some of the startup messages, but my eyes J >> don't work that fast ;-)  Any chance OPenVMS logs the startup messages? >> Thanks people :)  >> >> James> > You could just copy your systartup_vms.com to my_startup.com8 > and change systartup_vms so it contained only one line2 > $ @sys$startup:my_startup.com /out=mystartup.log   >>> BOOT -FL 0,1 SYSGEN> SET STARTUP_P2 "VD"  SYSGEN> SET WRITESYSP 0  SYSGEN> CONTINUE   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 18:25:38 -0400 - From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@videotron.ca> 5 Subject: Re: Optimizing indexed file while adding key , Message-ID: <3BDB3461.88935382@videotron.ca>   Paul Sture wrote: Q > the spare disk space, I'd recommend you simply take a copy and do your analysis Q > on that. Play with the copy as much as you wish. Record the time the conversion M > takes so that you can predict how much dowentime the switch over will take.   K This is to run on a microvax II :-( :-( :-( . Not the type of thing one can K "play as much as you wish" since rebuilding a 60k record file will probably + take a few weeks of CPU :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)   6 I was hoping to get it right with only one convert :-)   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 15:34:25 -0400 % From: "John Vottero" <John@mvpsi.com> / Subject: Re: Promotion at Channel Support Group / Message-ID: <ttm322sqmplr38@news.supernews.com>   3 "Andy O'Mara" <omara@csg-corp.com> wrote in message ; news:1050382847.1004102452328.JavaMail.administrator@lp1...  > Channel Support Group    [Load of spam deleted]   > ; > This email has been sent to info-vax@mvb.saic.com at your $ > request, by Channel Support Group. >   L The above portion of this spam is clearly a lie.  A mailing list did NOT ask* the Channel Support Group to send it spam.  L Now that we know what sort of business ethics the Channel Support Group has, we can all act accordingly.    John Vottero   ------------------------------  # Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:06:07 GMT $ From: "Ed Wilts" <ewilts@ewilts.org>* Subject: Re: Single or Multiple Sys Disks?= Message-ID: <3SIC7.18771$CN5.1347985@typhoon.mn.mediaone.net>   9 In article <3BD58F71.1E80C13C@vmmc.org>, "Jack Trachtman"   <Jack.Trachtman@vmmc.org> wrote:  I > After all these years managing stand alone VMS systems, I'll finally be = > getting to manage two clustered systems: 2xES45 and 3xES45.  > D > My question: How to choose between single system disk and multipleF > disks.  The first is easier to manage, but the second allows rolling* > upgrades w/less down time for the users.  L I'd vote for 2 system disks, plus a separate common disk that will hold your* sysuaf, rightslist, vmsmail profiles, etc.  F My thinking is that you can always install patches on one system disk,B and even if all hell breaks loose, you can mount the busted set onH another system and fix the darn thing.  Rolling upgrades become simpler,A and although you have to do all your patches twice,  the benefits G far outweigh the gains.  The first time you need to have another system V up and running to fix a broken disk will be the day you vow never to limit yourself to a single system disk.   E Also to consider:  the size of your crash dump files, whether they're C common or individual (5 individual dump files on 1 system disk will G probably fill your disk depending on how much memory you have), and how  busy the system disks are.   	.../Ed    --   Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@ewilts.org   ------------------------------    Date: 27 Oct 2001 19:50:29 -0700( From: bob@instantwhip.com (Bob Ceculski) Subject: Re: SSH for Alpha VMS= Message-ID: <d7791aa1.0110271850.3f036675@posting.google.com>   X jamese@beast.dtsw.army.mil wrote in message news:<01102616433509@beast.dtsw.army.mil>...K > bob@instantwhip.com (Bob Ceculski) wrote on 26 Oct 2001 13:00:15 -0700 in 4 > <d7791aa1.0110261200.772d3e91@posting.google.com>: > 8 > > "Amy Lewis" <amylewis@pacbell.net> wrote in message B > > news:<iNYB7.3138$Ou1.1034800247@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>...1 > > > "L Arut" <larut@yahoo.com> wrote in message = > > > news:73f00c8f.0105282321.13854644@posting.google.com... A > > > > Is there anyway of getting sn SSH server pre-compiled for E > > > > an Alpha VMS system since I don't have access to DEC C having 6 > > > > surrendered our VAX C license many years ago ? > > >  > > > Amy Lewis  > > K > > run tcpware ... it performs alot better than either multinet or ucx ...  > - > Do you have any statistics to back this up?  > < > Ed James                           ed.james@telecomsys.com7 > TeleCommunications Systems, Inc.   voice 410-295-1919 = > 2024 West Street, Suite 300              800-810-0827 x1919 7 > Annapolis, MD 21401-3556           fax   410-280-1094   E i certainly do ... we went thru several months of performance testing H on our alpha web server using ucx, multinet and tcpware ... we ran threeC different web servers, osu, apache and purveyor ... tcpware ran the H crispest hands down ... the same thing happened with ucx from vms kernelE based 4 to inix kernel based version 5 ... it got "slower"!  our vice H president took part in the testing an the response times were definitiveB same for purveyor ... it was written for vms (processed based) ...B even folks at process software agreed with me when i told them theF results and said that they had done some adjustments to narrow the gap@ but admit it still exists ... properly written vms kernel based B software will always out run unix based, thats common sense and weC proved it ... both products are almost identical in features on vms C except i love using decnet phase iv over ip, something no other vms F ip stack can do ... so why not use "the" premier ip stack for vms that. was "written" for vms by former vms engineers?   ------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:24:45 -0400 2 From: norm lastovica <norman.lastovica@oracle.com>I Subject: Re: Tuning Oracle RDB 7.0 Server and SQL on Alpha OpenVMS v7.2-1 * Message-ID: <3BDAFBEC.C495BF0B@oracle.com>  3 what is the exact rdb version that you're using?  I 6 believe that since rdb 706 (? but perhaps 7061) we've 5 linked at least SQL$SHR, SQL$INT, RDMSHRP and RDMSHR  ( with the right section binding switches.     Andrew Robert wrote: >  > Hi everyone, > H > Looking through the RDB/SQL installation manual, I see statements that# > you can load the images resident.  > > > I uncommented the line in sql$startup.com referencing "gosubH > install_images" and added the /resident qualifier to the image install > and install replace lines. > < > This does not appear to work for two reasons. I dumped theF > installed/resident image list and none of the sql images were found. > I > Additionally, the images spit out a message stating that they needed to % > be compiled with a specific switch.  > ' > Has anyone had any success with this?  > E > I am looking to do similar things with the RDB startup but have not  > tackled that yet.    --  > norman lastovica / oracle rdb engineering / usa / 610.696.4685   ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2001.599 ************************                            @KF>HU65=2>-NQ[G`LCQ/#FKU+[%7K(T7#_6["6 =M&-UC#+3#;=I!/`VOCW)\-_-CR2L`>+VN$UPJ:TZN@`_%)E[;\OTV:LJ,$C@N7 =M[_YJYSJ?UJK.[#Z:[<3I9DMX'_%?O?UUL?5ZEYBL:^T>//Q(3L<#U8LF0#1Z8 =MK%(&UO<Z_<K@$C0_-5\;'<S:YQU`XY"N#A3L)U6#3$.&IY4F@`:"$DDE*GRA 9 =M/HF224OHD=4DDE*22224I)*4R2E)))(J6`3I)PE:E2F">$@DI2224I*4DFE)40 =M)3__UMCK6+7;=]I9#;.'@\.A9)WL.HD1.GBM'.?8ZR#Q^55?CW3;4@<\%P=P1 =M=&_=JY-O#I/8:PC[6\`*%M+#KM$GG_4(V%$-=UC^VGG_``"&[VCV_3*-94.Q
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