HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: moeller@gwdgv1.dnet.gwdg.de ("GWDGV1::MOELLER")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: RE: spawning in EDT with XLATE
Date: 14 Oct 92 08:58:10 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

(Somebody wants to FREE a dynamic string passed as an argument
 to a FORTRAN subroutine:
>        SUBROUTINE AXLATE(TEKST)
>        ....
>        CHARACTER TEKST*(*)
)

Once you declare an argument to a FORTRAN subroutine as CHARACTER,
the compiler will generate code to make a *copy* of the original
string descriptor and not permit you access to the original argument.

Workaround: declare the argument as INTEGER array - you still can use
LIB$ANALYZE_SDESC in order to get at the contents of the string. E.g.

        SUBROUTINE AXLATE(TEKST)
        ....
==>     INTEGER TEKST(2)
        INTEGER STATUS
        ....
==>     STATUS=LIB$SFREE1_DD(TEKST)
        IF (.NOT.STATUS) CALL LIB$SIGNAL(%VAL(STATUS))

Wolfgang J. Moeller, GWDG, D-3400 Goettingen, F.R.Germany | Disclaimer ...
PSI%(0262)45050352008::MOELLER      Phone: +49 551 201516 | No claim intended!
Internet: moeller@gwdgv1.dnet.gwdg.de   | This space intentionally left blank.
From: DEREK@U.WASHINGTON.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: problem with vms PHONE utility?READ/NEW
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:49:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Sterling G. Bjorndahl, (bjorndahl@Augustana.AB.CA or bjorndahl@camrose.uucp)
writes about a problem with PHONE and says:

>Thanks to all who responded to my query about PHONE.  Unfortunately, none
>of the suggestions helped.  It is installed with the privs it is supposed
>to have, the tty's all have system access protection.  We're running VMS
>5.4-2 on a MicroVax II. ...

You could be a "victim" of someone's practical joke.  I would check a few
things.

	1. That the image SYS$SYSTEM:PHONE.EXE is the "correct" version.
	   (This may require you to check the link dates, etc., against
	   your distribution media.)

	2. Check that your PHONE command is invoking the PHONE image.

	3. You said that PHONE is INSTALLed with the proper privileges,
	   but you should check to see if it RUNS with those privileges.
	   To do this, you will need a short program which will call the
	   $GETJPI system service, and retrieve the privilege masks.
	   (AUTHPRIV, PROCPRIV, IMAGPRIV, and CURPRIV).  See if these
	   make sense.  AUTHPRIV is from the UAF.  PROCPRIV is what
	   the user has "at the DCL level".  IMAGPRIV is what the image
	   is INSTALLed with.  CURPRIV is often an .OR. of PROCPRIV
	   and IMAGPRIV.  (Some images will turn off and on certain
	   bits.)

	4. If IMAGPRIV is all clear (no bits set), then I suggest that
	   either
	   a) You are running the wrong image  (check JPI$_IMAGNAM) (sp?)
	   b) You are running the correct image, but via the "wrong"
	      file name.  (KNOWN images are known by a specific file
	      specification.)

	5. If these all check out, send me E-MAIL, and I will have you
	   check one other item, which I don't care to reveal publicly.

-Derek S. Haining
 University Computing Services
 University of Washington
 Seattle, Washington  98195 
 (206) 543-5579

 DEREK@MAX.BITNET
 DEREK@MAX.U.WASHINGTON.EDU
From: gordon@edwin.enet.dec.com (InfoServer Software Engineering)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Accessing Infoserver through DECnet/Tcpip routers
Date: 8 Oct 92 14:34:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: e2big.1992Oct8.143401.6078
Reply-To: gordon@edwin.enet.dec.com (InfoServer Software Engineering)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, InfoServer Engineering


In article <1992Oct6.134554.609@vms.huji.ac.il>, yehavi@vms.huji.ac.il writes:
>
>   We are going to enter soon the CSLG program of DEC. In order to distribute
>the software and reading the on-line documnetation DEC suggests their
>Infoserver. As far as I know the infoserver uses some low-level protocols
>to access its disk (LAST?). Our university is divided into a few campuses
>which are connected with routers that pass only DECnet and TcpIp. Any idea
>how to access the Inforserver in this case from remote nodes? Will it support
>DECnet access?
>                                                    Thanks, __Yehavi:

	The InfoServer use LASTport/Disk and LASTport/Tape over LASTport only.
LASTport is a local area protocol and is not routable.  We have discussed
implementing one or more wide area protocols, but there are currently no
resources allocated to such a project.

						--Doug


--
Doug Gordon                             gordon@edwin.enet.dec.com
InfoServer Software Engineering         Anything resembling an opinion
Digital Equipment Corporation              is mine and not DECs.
From: munroe@dmc.com (Dick Munroe)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: uucp / mail & news reader for VMS?
Date: 8 Oct 92 08:56:23 EDT
Organization: Doyle, Munroe Consultants, Inc., Hudson, MA

In article <0101001C.fgr813@twisty.eslvcr.wimsey.bc.ca>, andyb@twisty.eslvcr.wimsey.bc.ca (Andy Babinszki) writes:
> Is there a pcakage for VMS allowing a machine to participate as a
> dial-up uucp node?
> 
> Also is there a mail and news reader for same? ( Hopefully these are
> available via ftp! )
> 
> Andy.
> 
> ---
> Andy Babinszki          andyb@twisty.eslvcr.wimsey.bc.ca
>                         "Hello?  Hello?"  (604) 664.4545

Andy,

DECUS UUCP is what you want.  Check the InfoVAX: How to find software ... FAQ
for the pointers.  If you don't have a copy handy, send a message containing:

SEND INFO-VAX

to fileserv@dmc.com for the latest published copy.

It's [relatively] easy to install, performs well, and has decent documentation.
-- 
Dick Munroe				Internet: munroe@dmc.com
Doyle Munroe Consultants, Inc.		UUCP: ...uunet!thehulk!munroe
267 Cox St.				Office: (508) 568-1618
Hudson, Ma.				FAX: (508) 562-1133

GET CONNECTED!!! Send mail to info@dmc.com to find out about DMConnection.
From: rbp@netcom.com (Bob Pasker)
Subject: Re: RAM Disk for VMS?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 22:29:04 GMT

egger@ubevx1.unibe.ch (Martin Egger) writes:

>In article <3843@eastman.UUCP>, hdmiller@kodak.com writes:

>>Good morning!  We have an pair of applications running here in our group that
>>communicate with each other via a file on disk.  Up until now, the processes
>>have been CPU bound, but with faster and faster machines the processes are now
>>disk bound.  The question is: is software available (either through
>>configuration in VMS or an add-on product) that allows configuration of a
>>section of memory as a RAM disk?  This disk space does not need to be large 
>>(1-2 megabyte OK).  RAM is available on the machine without swapping.  We have
>>20 VAXstations in this situation, so a hardware solution is probably not
>>feasible (we would rewrite the code first).  Thanks in advance for any clue you
>>might provide!
>>

>We use the DEC product which is called 'DECram'. There is at least one PD
>product available (I think via DECUS or via ANONYMOUS FTP from
>VESTA.SUNQUEST.COM).

i first wrote a ram disk driver for VMS in 1982 and iteventually ran
under 5.0. i think it might have made its way, along with the
supervisor series, into the public domain. hunter goatley?



-- 
--- bob pasker
---- rbp@netcom.com
From: system@NIUHEP.PHYS.NIU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Summary:where can I get FONTMAP for ghostscript?
Date: 15 Oct 92 14:01:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: niuhep.009621F0.ED0083E0.1081
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

My thanks to "GAZELLE%FROBES51.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU" and 
Brian Tillman "tillman@swdev.si.com" for sending me copies of FONTMAP
I am sending this out as quickly as possible so  I also want to thank the
others who may send me a copy.
Robert Morphis
system%niu.hepnet@lbl          BITNET
system@niuhep.phys.niu.edu     INTERNET
NIU::SYSTEM                    HEPNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.solaris
From: billg@bony1.bony.com (Bill Gripp)
Subject: DECnet for SUN: Info Needed
Organization: LA&W RR
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 17:05:54 GMT


We are interested in getting our VAXes to talk to some Sun workstations.
Although we have TGV's MultiNet for TCP/IP on the VAX side, we'd like to
evaluate DECnet, LAT, etc on the Sun side as well.

Could those of you running DECnet on Sun post or email comments on the 
product you are currently using?  Ease of use, configuration,
reliability, bugs, etc.  Whatever you think we should know.
If there are sufficient responces and interest, I will summarize.

Thank you.

Bill
From: hasan%avax.dnet@UNIVAX.FHDA.EDU (HASAN%AVAX.DNET@UNIVAX.FHDA.EDU)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Setting Symbols Via C Program
Date: 13 Oct 92 21:08:47 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


	Hello All,

	In an attempt to make our logins a little faster, I am thinking
	of defining the symbols thru a C program.

	For example, most of our accounts, in their login.com, envoke
	the following procedure:    @PROLOG.COM

	PROLOG.COM envokes four other procedures from inside it, and all
	these procedures are defining different symbols.

	This procedure of setting the symbols slows down the login
	considerably.

	So, I was thinking of having a C program define all the symbols
	instead of envoking @PROLOG.COM in the Login.com's.

	Is this a good idea?  Has anyone of you written such a C program?

	Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

                                                		Thanks.
		 //================================\\
		||        Syed Mahmood Hasan       ||
                ||                                 ||
                ||        Systems Programmer       ||
                ||                                 ||
                || hasan%avax.dnet@univax.fhda.edu ||
                ||                                 ||
		||    Foothill-De Anza Community   ||
		||         College District        ||
      		||      Los Altos,  California     ||
                ||                                 ||
		||         (408) 864-8242          ||
		 \\================================//
From: manas@naxos.unice.fr (Richard MANAS)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: GNUPLOT
Keywords: GNUPLOT XWINDOWS
Date: 7 Oct 92 16:16:29 GMT
Reply-To: manas@naxos.unice.fr
Organization: Centre de Ressources Informatiques - U.N.S.A.
NNTP-Posting-Host: naxos.unice.fr

--Hello,
 
Sometimes, I use  GNUPLOT for VMS version 3.0 on a Vaxstation 4000VLC
I have no problem with REGIS format, but I can not use it with Xwindows

Does anyone know if there is a recently version of GNUPLOT for VMS ?

Thank a lot


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From: anos@elmrd6.ineab.ikea.se
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Shareable image max count
Date: 7 Oct 92 12:16:26 GMT
Organization: IKEA Northern Europe AB


Hello world !

We are currently trying to find out if there are any practical limit on
the number of sharables than an executable may consist of. Are there anybody
else out there that have tried this before, please let us know on your
findings. I am thinking of system and process parameters and quotas, image
activation and fault performance and so on.

Your (non-shareable) humble servant

Anders Ostling

Mail to   : anos@elmrd6.ineab.ikea.se
Flames to : field@elmrd6.ineab.ikea.se
From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Capturing data from rs232 port ?
Date: 12 Oct 1992 21:50:35 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <1992Oct12.182509.29947@ncsu.edu>, storrs@eos.ncsu.edu (JERRY STORRS) writes:
>
>I have interest in this question as well.  With two (major) differences.
>A lab conntected to my VAXserver has a piece of equipment (microscope) that
>collects data and sends it to a serial printer port.  The data comes from the
>port and offers a carriage return, but no line-feed.  Is there a method 
>(preferably in DCL) to capture the data and to insert a line-feed so as to 
>create a new record in an opened file?  The first difference is that I'm 
>working with a microscope not a modem.  The second difference is that I am 
>working through a LAT.  (Oh NO!! Not a LAT!!)  Thanks for the reponse in 
>advance.         JLS

$	OPEN/READ INPUT_FILE port_name:
$	COPY NL: file_name
$	OPEN/APPEND OUTPUT_FILE file_name
$	ON CONTROL_Y THEN GOTO DONE
$ LOOP:	READ/END=DONE INPUT_FILE RECORD
$	WRITE/RECORD OUTPUT_FILE RECORD
$	GOTO LOOP
$ DONE:	CLOSE INPUT_FILE
$	CLOSE OUTPUT_FILE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL

Disclaimer:  Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS.  That's what I get paid for.  My
understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below).  So
unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
organization responsible for it.  If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.solaris
From: medin@dscs.arc.nasa.gov (Milo S. Medin)
Subject: Re: DECnet for SUN: Info Needed
Organization: NASA Science Internet Office
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 06:35:04 GMT

In article <1992Oct11.133653.7614@fallst> tkevans@fallst (Tim Evans) writes:

.
.
.
>Unless you have a very large number of DECnet hosts in your network.
>Sunlink DNI seems to have a hard-coded maximum of around 7,000
>hosts which can be added to the DNI "volatile database."

Actually, this limit can be patched fairly easily.  Sun has been pretty
good about this in the past.  The problem is that the more nodes in the
node database, the more mbufs are tied up, and past a certain point,
things get unstable...  But I already described that problem before.

					Thanks,
					   Milo


PS Usual disclaimers apply of course.
From: to5232@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Capturing data from rs232 port ?
Date: 10 Oct 92 18:34:49 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Does anyone know of a way of capturing a data stream to a file from a rs232
port on a MicroVAX.  I am trying to get a modem to dial another modem and
collect a data stream from the remote modem.  I can not seem to figure out a
way to collect the data coming into the port.  I know I can do this by way of
SET HOST /DTE but I am trying to write a command procedure that executes in
batch mode and SET HOST /DTE will not work.  Any suggestions is much
appreciated.
From: KENNEDY@EISNER.DECUS.ORG (Terry Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: SPC nodes unavailable (affects ftp.spc.edy FTP site and mail server)
Date: 7 Oct 92 06:22:42 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Computer Users Society

[Sorry to bother you all. However, as ftp.spc.edu gets a sizable amount of
ftp requests from comp.os.vms readers I figured I'd better post this here]

  At about 23:37 EDT on Tuesday, 6-Oct-92, one of the power supplies in the
HSC50 storage controller which serves the entire SPC computer room caught on
fire. While the fire has been extinguished and fortunately there was no
damage to other equipment in the computer room, the HSC is rather unusable
at this time.

  We have reconfigured a single disk to handle route-through BITNET traffic
and to receive files for the SPC* nodes. However, for all other purposes
(such as the VMSSERV@SPCVXA.BITNET mail server and the FTP.SPC.EDU archive
site), SPC is unavailable.

  DEC has been notified and I am awaiting an ETA for a repair person. The
need to locate a replacement HSC will likely prolong the outage, though.

  Affected nodes:

  SPCVXA, SPCVXB, SPCVXD, SPCVXX, SPCVXZ - [VAXcluster] - Unavailable except
for route-through BITNET traffic and storage of terminating traffic.

  SPC11B, SPC11C, SPC11D, SPC11X, SPC11Y, SPC11Z, SPCSWA, SPCPCA-SPCPCH,
SPCPCZ, SPCVXC, SPCVXX, ST-CANARD, NOBODY - [Other SPC nodes] - Unreachable
for mail. Some may be reachable at times, depending on individual system
configurations.

  JCSVAX1, JCSVAX2, JCSVAX3 - [Downstream BITNET sites] - should be reachable
although there may be sporadic outages as the HSC50 is tested and brought back
on line.

  Affected services:

  VMSSERV@SPCVXA mail server
  FTP.SPC.EDU archive site
  INFO-BBOARD, INFO-FINGER, and BOC-L mailing lists
  Probably a zillion other things I've forgotten

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	St. Peter's College - Jersey City NJ USA
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	(201) 915-9381
From: MOOREMJ@UV6.EGLIN.AF.MIL ("MARTIN J MOORE")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Decimal prefixes
Date: 9 Oct 92 21:02:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

> From: blkcat!Uucp@uunet.uu.net  (Paul Robinson)

> A user on the Fidonet VAX echo asked what the next series
> after "tera" was, i.e. 1024 units is a kilo, 1024 kilo is a 
> mega, 1024 mega is a giga, 1024 giga is a tera, but
> what is 1024 tera?  And maybe if you know that, you can
> tell what is 1024 of that.
 
To be strictly accurate, 1024 foos is 1.024 (not 1) kilofoo.  The actual
multiplier is 1000 (or another power of ten in some cases).  We sloppy 
computer types have fuzzed it a bit to call 1024 "1K" because 1024, being
an exact power of two, is a very useful number.

Having said that, the decimal prefixes I know of are:

E	exa	10^18	(Hence the name Exabyte -- a bit of hyperbole)
P	peta	10^15	
T	tera	10^12
G	giga	10^9
M	mega	10^6
	myria	10^4	(obscure, and possibly not "official")
K	kilo	10^3	(2000 mockingbirds = 2 kilomockingbird...?)
H	hecto	10^2
D	deca	10^1	(also spelled deka)
d	deci	10^-1
c	centi	10^-2
m	milli	10^-3
(mu)	micro	10^-6	(microwaves = poor surfing conditions...?)
n	nano	10^-9
p	pico	10^-12
f	femto	10^-15
a	atto	10^-18

					Cheers,
					Marty Moore
					mooremj@uv6.eglin.af.mil
From: louis@BARRA.COM (Louis Dunne)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: UCX V2.0 rsh problem
Date: 13 Oct 92 23:58:36 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: BARRA Inc., Berkeley, California.

On Oct 13,  7:36pm, Bill Thomason wrote:
> Subject: UCX V2.0 rsh problem
>I'm having trouble running the rsh from ucx version 2.0.  When I issue and
>rsh from the VMS system to a Unix system, I get the following message:
>
>UCX RSH is being reported an error:Login incorrect.
>
>If I try the other direction (unix to vms), my command line is returned to
>me almost immediately.
>
>Nothing is registerred in the ucx$rshd_startup.log file.
>
>The rsh service is enabled.
>
>Could any point to possible problems?
>
>many thanks,
>-bill
>-- 
>Bill Thomason                           Email: wbt@cs.tulane.edu
>Dept. of Computer Science                      thomason@cs.tulane.edu
>Tulane University                              rex!wbt
>New Orleans, LA 70118
>

	One possible problem might be the lack of /etc/hosts.equiv or
	.rhosts files.

	The /etc/hosts.equiv file (on the UNIX machine) is a list of
	trusted hosts. For each remote machine in the file, remote
	logins are allowed (without a password) for users with the
	same username on both the remote and the UNIX machines. 

	The .rhosts file is a per-user file that should be placed in
	your login directory. This file allows each user to provide a
	list of trusted hosts (and users). It follows the format:

	rhost-host	login-name
	(any whitespace is usually allowed between the two).

	So, if you have different usernames on the VMS and UNIX
	machines, then create a .rhosts file in your login directory,
	e.g.

	vax-hostname	vax-username

	You may want to have a .rhosts file on the VMS end also (Multinet
	uses one, but I don't know about UCX - I don't have it).

	BTW, you should use the official host names (fully qualified) in both
	files.

Louis
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From: TKENNETT@BENTLEY.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Is this really true?  Let's get INFO-VAX involved in petitioning
 DECUS board members to quit being fat porkbellies...
Date: 15 Oct 92 21:58:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: BENTLEY.01GPZIYMAX5S000IMN
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Well, for the rest of us in NET-LAND that do not know what actually
happened, would anyone care to fill in???? I see flames from all
corners of the world and have NOT seen what the individual has actaualy
done... (no doubt he/she is getting feeds from somewhere?)

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* Systems Manager                                                          *
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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: waider@glas.rtsg.mot.com (Ronan Waide)
Subject: Q: How to read MAIL.MAI or where's the FAQ?
Keywords: MAIL.MAI mailfile
Organization: Motorola Ireland Ltd., Cork, Ireland.
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 09:58:00 GMT

Hi all,

a friend of mine back in college is playing around with VMS MAIL at the mo.
What he's trying to find out is how to read info from the file. Not having
TFM so he can R it, he asked me to post to the net and find out. Now I know
just a little myself about it:

        . It's an indexed file
        . Some stuff is stored in it as (length of data)(data)
        . There are (somewhere) some MAIL$... functions(?) to read it

Given that I don't know this guy's level of experience or language of choice,
could anyone describe to me the format of the file and how to read it in a
`reinvent the wheel` fashion. And the right way to read it as well.....

Thanks in advance.

Ronan Waide
-- 
Ronan Waide, Motorola Ireland                        waider@glas.rtsg.mot.com

"You watch a talk show recently?  They're doing one next month on a normal,
happy heterosexual couple, assuming they can find one." - Prof R. Noble @ RPI