HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jal@mdavcr.mda.ca (John Lloyd)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: TSV05 tapes and TSZ0x tapes not worth it
Keywords: tape
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:39:49 GMT
Distribution: comp.os.vms
Organization: MacDonald Dettwiler, 13800 Commerce Parkway, Richmond, BC, Canada  V6V 2J3

The TSV05 is an oem version of a Cipher streamer, and dates back about
ohhh maybe eight years.  Clearly they're still working out the bugs.  I
seem to recall a TSZ05 or '07 here a couple months back which was a scsi
version of the same drive.  Same bugs.

Tape load problems, tape rewind problems, severe heat problem (cooks
tape if left in overnight), incompatible with vms vx.x, etc etc.  Even
if you use high-quality tape like Memorex Quantum (not Digital) you will
have read problems.  The TSZ won't boot standalone backup so you still
need a CD-ROM or TK or other bootable load media.  

Send it back.  Buy a Fujitsu 2444 streamer with real tape tensioning
arms and straight-line tape path.  They're also chea--errrr, I mean,
inexpensive.

John

(Usual disclaimers apply.  No i/we don't sell Fujitsi.)
From: tillman@swdev.si.com ("Brian Tillman, Smiths Industries, VAX Support, x8425")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: RE: TP_SERVER
Date: 5 Oct 92 16:55:54 GMT
Organization: The Internet

TP_SERVER is DEC's transation processing monitor.  It's used for manythings, but 
most notably for VAX Rdb/VMS.  If you intend to run Rdb V4.1, it is required to 
run.

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 Brian Tillman               | Internet: tillman@swdev.si.com
 Smiths Industries, Inc.     |           tillman_brian@si.com
 4141 Eastern Ave., MS129    | Hey, I said this stuff myself.
 Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8727 | My company has no part in it.
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From: meyer@IFN.ING.TU-BS.DE (Eckart Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: KHOROS with VMS/Motif anyone?
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:04:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: ifn.009614FA.1E327080.8919
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


	KHOROS needs X11R4. Now that DECwindows/Motif offers X11R4, did
	anyone port it to VMS? The docs says, KHOROS is very UNIX dependant.
	Why? Which parts are not portable? Maybe VMS/POSIX does the job?

	If anyone ever considered doing the port, please tell me or tell me
	why it can't be done.

	Thank you.

	-- Eckart

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From: austin@cs.widener.edu (Jeff Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: DCL says 1 = 0 (puzzle)
Date: 3 Oct 1992 22:16:48 -0400
Organization: Widener University CS Department, Chester PA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: shirley.cs.widener.edu

In article <9210030644.AA02790@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> moeller@gwdgv1.dnet.gwdg.de ("GWDGV1::MOELLER") writes:
>--- file XX.COM ---
>$ ???			[mystery line here]
>$ show symbol 1
>-------------------
>
>$ @XX.COM
>  1 = 0   Hex = 00000000  Octal = 00000000000
>
>:-)
>
>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.
>

	The mystery-line should read:

		$ 'F$CSID(1)

	That'll generate a symbol called "1" that equals zero.  Good puzzle,
	got any more?
				Jeff

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From: SNYDER@d0sb10.fnal.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Why is demand-zero compression for shareable images unsupported?
Date: 01 Oct 92 08:36:00 GMT
Organization: SUNY Stony Brook High Energy Physics
NNTP-Posting-Host: d0sb10.fnal.gov

Hi -

I've discovered that the VMS linker (at least in versions 5.4 and 5.5)
will not perform demand-zero compression when building a shareable image
unless you use the undocumented link option `unsupported=1'.

Perusing the linker source, I found comments dating from '84 stating
that dzero compression for shareable images was disabled due to an
image activator bug.

Now, you'd think that eight years would be plenty of time to fix
such a problem.  However, dzero compression for shareable images
remains `unsupported.'  I also skimmed through the change logs in the
image activator sources, and could find no mention of a bug being
fixed which sounded like this.

The funny thing is, the `unsupported' link option actually seems to work -
I've turned it on, and have been using images built with it with no problems.

So, what I'd be interested in knowing is:

  - What exactly was the imgact bug which caused this whole mess?

  - Has it been fixed?
    If so, why is this feature still disabled?
    If not, what nasty things will happen to me if I persist
    in trying to use it?


Thanks,
scott snyder
snyder@d0sb10.fnal.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: jfc@athena.mit.edu (John F Carr)
Subject: Re: Postscript viewing on VXT2000 terminal
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:17:25 GMT


The X server on the VXT 2000 does not support the postscript extension.
There is no hardware fix for this.  I don't know if DEC has announced any
plans for postscript support on the VXT 2000; try asking a DEC salesman.

--
    John Carr (jfc@athena.mit.edu)
From: smd@fct.unl.pt (Sergio Marco Duarte)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: help !!!!!   UCX, *URGENT* help need.
Date: 5 Oct 92 17:05:11 GMT
Organization: Universidade Nova de Lisboa -- Lisbon, Portugal



Hi,

I have a few problems with my ULTRIX / VAX/VMS connection, and I need
them sorted out as soon as possible. To make thing worse my knowledge
of VMS systems is virtually zilch so I need your help badly.

I noticed the problem when I tried to run a C program
that uses TCP/IP sockets between VMS and Ultrix.  

I know the code is ok because it once ran just fine. Now it fails with
the following error message:
 gethostname() failed
 non-translatable vms error code: 0x1BC, 
 vms message:
 %system-f-nolognam, no logical name match

This all started when we had to move everything( system, accounts,...)
from one vax to another (different kind of models actually).

One of the things I found strange was that when I tried to run UCX$CONFIG.
It would give me this puzzling warning:


         WARNING - no Ethernet device on system AR
                                                ^(host name)

I know the interfaces are there because when
I type "ucx show interface", it works: lo0 and se0 are there.

The result of UCX$CONFIG not detecting any interfaces is that 
the produced UCX$INET_SET_INTERFACES.COM file doesn't have any
ucx commands to set up those interfaces. 

In order to get ucx running I had to set them up myself.

After that, I managed to get telnet and ftp running, 
but something must still be missing: 
if something as simple as a gethostname() fails ...

 

It's about all, if you have any pointer PLEASE let me know.
Many thanks in advance.


- Sergio Duarte

 smd@fct.unl.pt

  FCT/UNL
  Lisbon, Portugal,  EC.

 



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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: collier@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Dick Collier)
Subject: Re: Looking for VT Terminal Emulation Software
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:54:12 GMT

From article <1992Sep28.111235.17@dallas.sil.org>, by mcdonald@dallas.sil.org:
> In article <1992Sep25.195449.19303@CERIS.Purdue.EDU>, collier@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Dick Collier) writes regarding need for VT3xx terminal
 emulator:
>> Me too!  Please summarize responses for the net (or if noone else
>> cares, e-mail a copy of the responses you get to me).
>> 
> What's wrong with SETHOST that comes with pathworks?  It provides VT320
> emulation and keyboard re-mapping facilities - a pretty good deal.

My particular need is for VT3xx emulation with support for VT340
block mode for local editing.  I say VT3xx emulation because my
application requires only text, not graphics or other advanced
features of the VT320 or VT340.
********************************************************
Dick Collier, Director
Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems
Purdue University


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Center for Environmental & Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS)
From: BRAND_T%AMGATE@MUVAXA.RFERL.ORG
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Help with VMS MAIL
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:52:19 GMT
Organization: The Internet

From: BrandT
Date: Mon, Oct 5, 1992 4:48 PM
Subject: RE: Help with VMS MAIL
To: admina::in%"solomon@pa881a.inland.com"; InfoVax

From: rde!gator!inland!pa621a.inland.com!solomon@uunet.uu.net (Paul J. Solomon)
Subject: Help with VMS MAIL
To: info-vax@kl.sri.com
Message-id: <1992Oct2.160158.1@pa621a.inland.com>
Organization: Inland Steel Company, East Chicago, IN
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

Is there any way to consolidate all my MAIL*.MAI files into one
MAIL.MAI file.  The COMPRESS command within VMS MAIL seems to only
work on one file at a time.  Any help would be appreciated.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Paul,

    all those files that look like :
MAIL$00EAA5C300050096.MAI;1         98/99       3-SEP-1992 08:23:51.08
MAIL$00F28D8E00050096.MAI;1        128/129      3-SEP-1992 09:20:26.50
MAIL$012EB8AB00050096.MAI;1          8/9        3-SEP-1992 16:31:08.57

are NOT mail.MAI files.... they are one actual mail message which was longer 
than the max record length of the mail.mai file.

In other words... Mail tries to stores mal messages in the file MAIL.MAI. It 
stores each message as ONE record in this file.  The Mail.mai file has a 
  "Record format:      Variable length, maximum 2048 bytes"
so any message with more than 2048 bytes (minus some for overhead) is stored 
as an "external" mail message with a filename similar to above.  This filenames 
incorporates the date/time to ensure it is not duplicated.  Then, in the 
MAIL.MAI file, the record contains a pointer to the external file.

You can of course create multiple xxxxx.MAI files by filing/moving messages 
(see the  MAIL> HELP MOVE.  example
MAIL> MOVE bobs_mail People
would create a folder [BOBS_MAIL] in a file called [PEOPLE.MAI].  This file 
could then be COMPRESSED.

There is no way (that I know) to compress multiple file.MAI files.

Thomas R. Brand           Internet: BrandT@rferl.org
Supr. Tech Support        X400    : C=US/AD=MCI/PR=RFERL/G=Brand/S=Thomas 
RFE/RL Inc.               Phone # : +49-89-2102-3723  
67 Oettingenstr           FAX     : +49-89-2102-3752
8 Munich 22, Germany      Note    : Opinions herein are, of course, my own.
From: ARNE@ko.hhs.dk (Arne Vajhxj)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Gawk:  Like Ghostscript?
Date: 6 Oct 92 09:26:35 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

> Is GAWK (GNU AWK) similar to GHOSTSCRIPT?  A description I saw for it was
> "text processing language".

AWK is a text processing language (or an batch editor language whatever you
want to call it). It is use to manipulate text files with.

GHOSTSCRIPT is a postscript interpreter. Postscript is a page description
language used for output files, which will be printed on a postscript
printer or read by some software which understands postscript.

The similarity is approximatetly zero.

                                                          Arne

Arne Vajhxj                             local DECNET:  KO::ARNE
Computer Department                     PSI:           PSI%23831001304030::ARNE
Business School of Southern Denmark     Internet:      ARNE@KO.HHS.DK


Xref: sparky comp.os.vms:15732 comp.sys.dec:5248
From: jmeinke@dcs.simpact.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: VMS free() broken -- the saga continues
Date: 28 Sep 92 09:06:37 PDT
Organization: Simpact Associates, San Diego CA

In article <hansg.717412853@risken>, hansg@risken.vd.volvo.se 
(Hans Granqvist) writes:
> Has anyone encountered this problem?
> A malloc() succeeding another malloc() returns a pointer to an area
> OVERLAYING the previous, and no free() has been made between them, i.e.,

I don't have the latest version of VAX C, but it used to be
that lib$get_vm and lib$free_vm were incompatible with malloc
and free.  If you are using either of those library functions
in some other part of your application, perhaps by linking
with a library that uses them, that may be your problem.
-- 
Jim Meinke, Simpact Associates        619-565-1865
9210 Sky Park Court                   jmeinke@dcs.simpact.com 
San Diego, CA  92123  

 "I really didn't say everything I said." -- Yogi Berra
From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Info-VAX gateway bug? (was: re: where is Nick de Smith)
Date: 4 Oct 92 20:38:22 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <9210041500.AA04402@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, KEVIN@NCDLAB.ULCC.AC.UK ("Kevin Ashley, ULCC Systems group") writes:
> Recently, someone whom the news/infovax gateway identified as :
>  att!news.cs.indiana.edu!arizona.edu!misvax.mis.arizona.edu!kaplan@EDU.Berkeley.ucbvax (RayK)
> asked:

[deleted]

  Hmmm. Looks like some Info-VAX gateway is having fun with headers again.
Here is the way it showed up here, in news (relevant parts only):

> Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
> Subject: Where is Nick de Smith?
> Message-ID: <30SEP199209333049@misvax.mis.arizona.edu>
> From: kaplan@misvax.mis.arizona.edu (RayK)
> Date: 30 Sep 92 16:33:00 GMT

  The gateway shouldn't be using the path info when there's a domain-style
from field.

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	+1 201 915 9381
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: crobw@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: DECW$CD_PLAYER hogs CPU and IO when idle
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 07:03:37 GMT

While tuning a new VAXstation 4000-60, I discovered that the DECW$CD_PLAYER
(look in DECW$EXAMPLES for it) hogs CPU and I/O even when the CD is NOT
SPINNING!!

Does anyone know how to fix it?
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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: ritley@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
Subject: SEEKING USEFUL EDIT/TPU PROCEDURES
Reply-To: ritley@uiucmrl.bitnet ()
Organization: Materials Research Lab
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:30:20 GMT


Many people have recommended that I learn EDIT/TPU, rather than
continue using EDT --- many thanks to all who responded to my
recent question regarding these editors.

I have recently begun learning EDIT/TPU ("EVE"), and it would be nice
to obtain some useful procedures written to customoize this editor,
in order to see what can be done with this editor, and also
to serve as examples in learning TPU.

Might anyone know of any procedures which are 
available in the public domiain, or might anyone be willing to share
useful procedures they have writeten?

Many thanks!
From: gezelter@rlgsc.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Phone control
Date: 4 Oct 92 17:12:27 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: Robert Gezelter Software Consultant, Flushing, NY

In article <3OCT199208351259@misvax.mis.arizona.edu>, kaplan@misvax.mis.arizona.edu (RayK) writes:
> A friend asks:
> 
> Is there something like DECalert's ability to control the phone available
> for VMS?  Such code would allow a program (DCl or otherwise) to dial a
> number and then issue whatever what is attached to the number requires
> (i.e.: might be a pager number that needs a phone number sent over to it or
> some device that actually controls something that would need some exchange
> of authentication).  Easy to write, certainly, but not trivial.  I recall
> something called VMSnet that had such code in it from the DECUS tapes a
> while back, but I can't find it.
> 
> RayK 8)
> Ray Kaplan
> internet: kaplan@mis.arizona.edu
> BITNET: KAPLAN@ARIZMIS 
-- 
Ray,
 
VMSnet is now known as DECUS UUCP. I believe that the 2.0 release 
is available from a variety of sites on the net, but I don't 
happen to have the list handy at the moment.
 
If you can't locate it, let me know. I have to get around to 
downloading another copy from the net for a colleague myself, so 
I will have to dig out the name of the site soon (but not too 
soon, my three week old son is making me keep sort of long hours 
these last three weeks!)
 
- Bob
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From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Help with VMS MAIL
Date: 3 Oct 1992 19:46:01 GMT
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu

In article <1992Oct2.160158.1@pa621a.inland.com>, solomon@pa621a.inland.com (Paul J. Solomon) writes:
>Is there any way to consolidate all my MAIL*.MAI files into one
>MAIL.MAI file.

You can
	MAIL> EXTRACT/ALL/MAIL file_name
This will place all the messages in one file.  However, it will no longer be an
indexed file, will no longer have folders, and will limit the functionality of
MAIL in other ways.

>The COMPRESS command within VMS MAIL seems to only
>work on one file at a time.  Any help would be appreciated.

The COMPRESS command works only on the indexed file.  The
MAIL$xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.MAI; files are not affected by the compress command.
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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.
From: williamsca@hiramb.bitnet (Curtis Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: DCL modem autodial routine
Date: 30 Sep 92 13:21:56 GMT
Organization: Hiram College
Nntp-Posting-User: williamsca

I have a need to allow modem access to a particular group of users; however, we
want to limit them to only dialing 1-800 numbers.  The computer center does not
(at this time) want to get into keeping track and then charging long distance
calls made on its modems.

My goal was to write a DCL procedure that would ask for the number, verify that
it was an 800 number and then dial the Hayes modem connected to a LAT port for
the user.  SET HOST/DTE has been unreliable from one modem to the other and is
unsupported by Digital.

Does anyone have such a program or know where I can get one?  Does DECUS have
anything like this?

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From: agnew@gems.vcu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Need Decus disk compressor
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:21:59 -0400
Organization: Medical College of Virginia

Dear Netpeople,
  I need the DECUS disk compressor program.  I think it's name is juicer.
The disk in question will be backed up, beforehand, so I'm not too worried
about that as it's my own vaxstation, but would like any feedback people
have had on this.  Thanks!!!!

Jim

-- 
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        /      >  ||   Neurosurgery,     AGNEW@VCUVAX        (Bitnet)
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From: tillman@swdev.si.com ("Brian Tillman, Smiths Industries, VAX Support, x8425")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: RE: VAX bookreader files to ASCII files.
Date: 1 Oct 92 13:37:22 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

DEC will soon have a character cell version of bookreader available.  It's in 
field-test now.

However, DEC does plan to *sell* it as an extra-cost option to bookreader.

Also, on a recent submission to the DECUS library was a program called VTBOOK.  
It is also a character cell bookreader program, but reports from some DECUS 
members state that it won't compile without some work.  It could, however, give 
someone the information necessary to devise a working version.  When I get my 
copy, I'm sure going to try.

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 Brian Tillman               | Internet: tillman@swdev.si.com
 Smiths Industries, Inc.     |           tillman_brian@si.com
 4141 Eastern Ave., MS129    | Hey, I said this stuff myself.
 Grand Rapids, MI 49518-8727 | My company has no part in it.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: beutel@chdasic.sps.mot.com (Jim Beutel)
Subject: Re: Multinet printing capabilities
Reply-To: beutel@chdasic.sps.mot.com
Organization: Motorola SPS ASIC, Chandler, AZ
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:45:08 GMT

Hello Bob,

I would strongly suggest you use TGV Multinet. We are running both at 
present. Will be replacing Wollongong SOON. TGV will cut there purchase 
price in half if you show them your Wollongong proof of purchase. We are
also running NFS server. This is a great feature where as we can serve
out 150gb of disk on the cluster to our network connected workstations.

Dont by the Datability servers. Go with Xyplex. Will handle both LAT and 
TCP and supports hot swap cards.

Good Luck.
Jim

---
Jim Beutel	
Motorola SPS ASIC            beutel@chdasic.sps.mot.com
1300 N. Alma School Rd       Operations Manager
M/S CH290  AZ50              office:  (602) 821-4967
Chandler, Arizona 85224	     telefax: (602) 821-4963