1 INFO-VAX	Mon, 07 Aug 2006	Volume 2006 : Issue 436       Contents:5 Re: Authentication for outgoing TCP/IP Services mail? # Re: VT420 scroll down keys sequence  Re: WASD Problems   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:40:52 -0500 6 From: "David J. Dachtera" <djesys.no@spam.comcast.net>> Subject: Re: Authentication for outgoing TCP/IP Services mail?0 Message-ID: <44D645C4.E45079FC@spam.comcast.net>   JF Mezei wrote:  >  > Paul Sture wrote:  > > L > > Some time ago, my ISP changed their mail system so that I need to supply$ > > authentication for outgoing mail > 2 > > Does similar exist in TCP/IP Services for VMS? >  > *NO*.  > H > The VMS SMTP server was designed as a "real" SMTP server that deliversJ > to many destinations.  In such a context, authentication is meaningless.I >  But in a context where you route all mail to a gateway server (such as @ > your ISPs), then authentication can become realistic (a singleG > user/password needed to send all mail via such server). But the TCPIP . > Services server is not setup to handle this. > F > And usually, an ISP would allow computers using its own IP blocks to. > access its SMTP server without restrictions. > G > The question of authentication has been asked a number of times here. I > And assuming there are people left at TCPIP Services engineering, it is D > doubtful they would be given priority on this feature since paying > customers don't request it.  > E > Your best bet is to find an ISP that doesn't require authentication > > and/or block port 25 so your own SMTP server can do its job.  6 My take on his question was similar to my own quandry:  D From my hobbyist Alpha, how to I MAIL something to an SMTP recipient< using my ISP's SMTP agent as the up-line forwarder when SMTP! authentication is being enforced?   % I haven't yet found a way to do this.   < A mechanism similar to this would be helpful, if it existed:  7 $ DEFINE/SYSTEM/EXEC SMTP$SEND_AUTH "djesys:mypassword"    --   David J Dachtera dba DJE Systems  http://www.djesys.com/  & Unofficial OpenVMS Marketing Home Page! http://www.djesys.com/vms/market/   ( Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/   " Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/ia32/   ) Unofficial OpenVMS Hobbyist Support Page: " http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/   ------------------------------  % Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:31:02 -0500 6 From: "David J. Dachtera" <djesys.no@spam.comcast.net>, Subject: Re: VT420 scroll down keys sequence0 Message-ID: <44D64376.1FDD7900@spam.comcast.net>   apogeusistemas@gmail.com wrote:  >  > Hi folks:  > 5 > Can you tell me which keys sequence need I press to 1 > scrow down in a VT420 terminal ? I forgot that.   H I wanna say CTRL+Hold-Screen, then use the cursor keys, but I'm not 100% certain.  E At teh very least, here's a short DCL proc. to emulate the GNU "less" % facility (though I call it MORE.COM):   ) DJAS01::DDACHTERA$ type dcl$path:more.com  $ ipt := sys$input+ $ if f$trnlnm( "sys$pipe" ) .nes. "" then -  $ ipt := sys$pipe  $ if p1 .eqs. "" then p1 = ipt) $ if f$type( more_pages ) .eqs. "" then -  $ more_pages = 64 ! $ type/page=save='more_pages' &p1  $ exit   --   David J Dachtera dba DJE Systems  http://www.djesys.com/  & Unofficial OpenVMS Marketing Home Page! http://www.djesys.com/vms/market/   ( Unofficial Affordable OpenVMS Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/soho/   " Unofficial OpenVMS-IA32 Home Page: http://www.djesys.com/vms/ia32/   ) Unofficial OpenVMS Hobbyist Support Page: " http://www.djesys.com/vms/support/   ------------------------------   Date: 6 Aug 2006 15:27:38 -0700 . From: "Dan  Williams" <williams.dan@gmail.com> Subject: Re: WASD ProblemsB Message-ID: <1154903257.774093.21390@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>   Richard Maher wrote: > In August? >  > Regards Richard Maher  > & Good point, not thinking should be +1.   Dan    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2006.436 ************************