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From: vax_toledo@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: HELP!!! PICKING OUT A NEW LASER
Date: 31 Jul 92 10:22:25 EST
Reply-To: pettrey@ohio.gov
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

Help!

I need to purchase a new laser printer, and the boss wants a vendor he
has heard of (i.e., IBM, HP, DEC).  We have been using Talaris printers with
Postscript across a serial port; we're talking dog-slow. :-(  Not that they
are bad printers, but they are six years old, and are just tired.

I need:

	postscript
	software-switchable emulation modes
	at least two trays
	envelope feeder
	ethernet connection
	fairly bulletproof (I want to get out of the printer nursing biz)
	lots of zip
	it HAS to work with Pathworks for VMS, DOS, and Mac

Does anyone out there have a NEW printer that fits the bill?  I'm looking at HP
laserjet IIIsi, DEClaser 3250, and Lexmark 4029-30.  I'd appreciate ANY
feedback, advice, opinions, sympathy, sanity checks, etc.

Rob Pettrey
telephone	(419)244-3900 x 107
internet	pettrey@ohio.gov

"If it ain't broke...just wait a while."
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: veitch@vxcrna.cern.ch (Liz Veitch)
Subject: MMS and MAKEFILES
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 09:11:00 GMT


Can anyone tell me if there is a way of either interpreting UNIX
Makefiles under VMS or a utility to convert them into .COM or .MMS 
files?

Thanks,
Liz
From: dfilip@colornet.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Can someone explain basic DSSI config?
Keywords: DSSI 
Date: 22 Jul 92 02:30:50 GMT
Distribution: world

Steve Thompson writes :
>In article <91@colornet.UUCP>, dfilip@colornet.UUCP writes:
>>[concerning DSSI drives]
>>One annoying 'feature', however, is that the controller comes programmed with
>>an apparently 'random' name (like K56HJA), which has two implications : one
>>is that referencing the drives becomes cumbersome (i.e., K56HJA$DIA0:), and
>>second, if the controller is ever replaced, the name will change (and you
>>will need to make appropriate changes to your disk mount procedures).
>>
>>For these reasons, I strongly recommend that you use allocation class, so
>>you can use something like $1$DIA0: instead.
>
>But it only takes 10 seconds to change the node name to whatever you like.

True, however in the same 10 seconds you could set the allocation class. Guess
it is just a matter of preference ... however, I wonder if it makes a
difference when MSCP serving disks ? I seem to remember that in CI clusters,
a VAX could only MSCP serve HSC disks from an HSC which was in the same
allocation class as the VAX. Wonder if this is necessary for DSSI devices ?
Not sure, since although we have MSCP-served disks, it has always been with an
allocation class set. Don't believe the original poster mentioned this (think
it was a stand-alone VAX 6000), but curious if anyone knows ...

Regards,

Dave.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
Subject: Re: How do you set pre-expired passwords with $SETUAI
Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:47:14 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.182543.28188@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, coar@Nephi.Enet.DEC.Com (Rodent of Unusual Size) writes:
>
>In article <110510@muvms3.bitnet>, boag@muvms3.bitnet (Bob Boag) writes...
>>It could be that I just missed it somewhere in the manuals, but I can't seem to 
>>find any way to mark a password as pre-expired when using the $SETUAI system
>>service.
>> 
>>Does anyone know how to do this with VMS V5.4?
>
>    Simply put, a pre-expired password is one whose binary representation has
>    all bits set.  So you can do this by giving UAI$_PWD a quadword with both
>    longwords containing -1.

This doesn't sound right.  How can it tell whether or not you supply the
correct password when you log in?  Perhaps you meant to refer to the PWDCHANGE
field, which isn't accessible via $SETUAI?
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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: lin@proton.llumc.edu (P. James Lin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Need FAQ
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:49:12 GMT
Organization: LLUMC Radiation Research Lab


Hi,

Would someone mail FAQ to me if it exists. Thanks.

James
From: plain@ACAD.FANDM.EDU (Jack Plain)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Printing ASCII Text Two Up on a HP IIIsi
Date: 31 Jul 92 19:36:17 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Would anyone have or know where I can obtain code to print ASCII text, two
up on a HP IIIsi? Thanks
 ________________
 |         ---  |                          <><
 |------- |   | |                       Jack Plain
 |------- |   | |              Networks and Systems Manager
 |       o ---  |             Franklin and Marshall College
 |              |               Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
 |              |                    Plain@fandm.edu
 |              |                   Plain@fandm.bitnet
/                \                      717-291-4005
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From: dongray@cdclu1.genrad.com (Derek Dongray)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: List of Commands in a Set
Date: 21 Jul 92 10:53:09 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

>        I just ran into this problem.  What I would like to do is somehow create
> a set of commands, then use that set to compare with which command the user
> types in.  Some commands are AN(make announcement), CH(change channel), CL(clear
> the screen), etc.  One way I could do this is use a CASE statement, but I would
> have to check the first letter of the commands, then the second.  In effect, I
> would have to do an IF-THEN-ELSE inside a CASE or a CASE inside a CASE.  That
> can get horrid!  Therefore, I would like to use a SET of commands.
[...]
> (-----------------------------------------------------------------------------)
> ( Name:  Steven C. King                Bitnet Address:  STUKING@EKU.BITNET    )
> ( Address:  1813 Shady Lane Apt. 1     Internet Address:  <unavailable>       )
> ( City:  Louisville  State:  KY        A.k.a.:  Cujo, Ryu                     )
> ( Zip Code:  40205                     Last words:  7 days, 7 ways.  Too much.)
> (-----------------------------------------------------------------------------)

I thought about using READV(string,var), which works as long as you establish a
condition handler. It then occured to me that a simpler technique is to use
the INDEX builtin.

    { string3 and input_string both arrays of char. assume any cleaup already
      done, i.e. ignore leading spaces, conv to upper case, etc. }
    string3[1] := input_string[1];
    string3[2] := input_string[2];
    string3[3] := ' ';
    cmd := INDEX('AN CH CL EX ',string3); { returns 1,4,7,... or 0 ir bad}

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Name : Derek Dongray, Systems Manager, GenRad Ltd.
Phone : 061 486 1511 ext 166
PSS : 234261600119::Dongray                 UKnet : Derek.Dongray@GenRad.co.uk
InterNet : Dongray@cdclu1.GenRad.com        CompuServe : 70374,2745
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From: gleeve@galaxy.dnet
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: vms mem mgt
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:47:04 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

In the coding of AnalytiCalc I also had to deal with a large but
ordinarily sparse structure. I arranged all accesses to the structure
to be done via calls to a couple routines (a put and a get), then
could modify the routines to access a more limited amount of space
sensibly using files, hash tables, trees, or what have you. If the
person who has to handle his quarter-gig of space can arrange it,
that's a good approach, and it does not need to mess with allocating
lots of tiny parts of process address space.
   It seems conceivable to me that one could insert an exception handler
to catch access violations, then have a routine trap these exceptions
and access a more reasonable structure as I did (and everyone who writes
a spreadsheet does, almost). Just lie to the caller about the address of
the structure so ALL the accesses he tries will trap. Even the overhead
of a condition handler is probably less than that of all the $cretva
calls, and the structure, more sensible.
Glenn
Everhart@Raxco.com
From: 01jlwile@bsu-ucs.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Shar for VMS?
Date: 27 Jul 92 19:43:45 GMT

Will someone tell me how to get shar for VMS?  


ERIC
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,vmsnet.sources.d
From: plauterbach@cortex.prospect.com (Peter C. Lauterbach)
Subject: porting xnetdb to VMS problems.
Organization: Cortex Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 23:28:08 GMT
X-Posted-From: cortex.prospect.com
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

Greeting,

	Has anyone build xnetdb under VMS ?  The problem ( as we all know ) is
that there are a few things missing like include files for some of the platform
specific stuff ( like <sys/*.h> )  Usually, to port a small program, you would
just go in and hack out what you don't need.

	Since xnetdb is quite a large package, this does not seem to be the way
to go.  Is there a package, or set of *.h files that would make this easier to
port to VMS ?  We are also using UCX for VMS ( sigh. ) so, I'm also stuck with
a slightly less than optimal networking package.

	Any pointers would be welcome, but please, no *nix vs. VMS wars !

					Regards,
					Peter

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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: mgrthh@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Subject: Re: Am I in SYLOGIN?
Reply-To: mgrthh@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:54:49 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.113259.1@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu>, ccdk001@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu writes:
>[...]
>I have an installed privileged application that I want executed during the
>login process, but I don't want users to be able to execute it directly.
>It does "things" based on an assumed state of that process/environment at
>that time particular time.  Allowing users to change their environment
>(logical names, devices, etc.) and then rerunning this image could be
>a problem in some instances.
>[...]
>++ Dave

   I'm thinking that a fairly simply solution would be to do the following:

        1. Create an identifier (like SYLOGIN_DONE), NOT dynamic.
        2. Set the protection W:E and the ACE
             (IDENT=SYLOGIN_DONE, ACCESS=NONE)
           on the image.
        3. Inside the image, (requires CMKRNL, but it's a safe system service)
           issue the $GRANTID system service to grant the identifier to the
           process.  The image would have to be installed, of course, but
           that's fairly simple.

   There may be an easier solution that I'm missing, but this should work.

                                                        - Tom
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VMS Manager                             mgrthh@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu
Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech,
Terre Haute, IN
From: na@abb-sc.abb-sc.com (Aru Arunasalam)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: VMS Runoff to  WordPerfect conversion
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:11:33 GMT
Organization: ABB Systems Control Company, Inc.


Does anyone know of a tool for converting VMS Runoff files to 
WordPerfect?

Thanks. 

Aru 
na@abb-sc.com

		     
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
Subject: Re: Multiple save-sets on a tape
Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 08:28:10 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.114130.1@vcp1.vcp.monash.edu.au>, pb@vcp1.vcp.monash.edu.au (Peter Bury) writes:
>In article <1992JUL20.175952.03@pegasus.ch>, imkesun@pegasus.ch (Ralph Kloess) writes:
>In msg <Bqo4q4.Hy6@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, MULLEN@scorpion.ag.uiuc.edu (Evil Twin) writes:
>> 
>> Hi there;
>> 
>> I want to put multiple backup save-sets on a single 8mm Exabyte tape.  I've
>> tried a couple of methods that flew like the proverbial lead balloon -
>
>
>Replies so far to this topic have shown how to put multiple save-sets onto 
>8mm tapes, but all have assumed that the write operations have occurred 
>without dismounting the tape. When running an archive operation, one wants 
>to be able to append to a tape. This is possible by using backup/lis to get 
>to the end of the tape, but be warned that an error condition is reported 
>if no savesets exist. ie:

Nonsense.  The technique I suggest allows you to append to the tape.  You
simply have to use BACKUP/NOREWIND/IGNORE=LABEL.  This causes BACKUP to skip to
the logical end of tape before writing.  Some 8mm tapes and SCSI controllers
have a problem under VMS v5.4-2 where BACKUP won't initialize the tape
properly, so what I do is to explicitly initialize the tape the first time I
use it, and use BACKUP/NOREWIND for ALL BACKUP operations.  So instead of the
BACKUP/LIST you recommend, save yourself some time (and, if you're doing this
in batch mode, some disk space) and simply use BACKUP/NOREWIND.
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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: coleve@cc.uvcc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Last page of *.txt
Date: 27 Jul 92 22:08:10 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley Community College

In article <1992Jul27.172029.5183@nijmeg.ingr.com>, rusterj@nijmeg.ingr.com (John Rusterholz) writes:
> 
> 	On several occasions I need to print out the last page of a 
> 	very large report. To date I use the EDT+ editor to move to
> 	the last page (pf1+4) and select the lines I want to a temporary 
> 	file. Then the file is submitted to the printer queue.
> 	
There is a DECUS-type tail utility which has an optional output file.
The author was D. Shepherd of Atari Games.  I got it from a neighboring
college and don't know where they got it.  The C source says is is released
to the public domain.  This is TAIL.C v 2.0.  I will place it in anonymous
FTP on cc.uvcc.edu if anyone wants it from here. Copy the entire [.tail]
subdirectory.

For non-unix users (like me), the "TAIL" command is use to print-out/extract
the last "n" lines of a file.  This one even works on .log files which are
still open by the batch!
-- 
-- Vern Cole -- Systems Manager -- Utah Valley Community College --
From: DION@OJC.Colorado.EDU ("Computer Center Ext. 6839")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Dialin command for INMAC 4.8 modem???
Date: 30 Jul 92 22:06:59 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Can someone tell me what the dial command is for a CLEAR SIGNAL INMAC 4.8
MODEM???  I have tried to call the technical assistance hotline.  We received 
this modem as a "free-bee" and seems that the company no longer exits.  Would
appreciate any input or suggestions.  Also I cannot get the keyboard to echo
anything I type.  The booklet that came with the modem doesn't really say if it
should or not.  Thanks!!!

				-Dion

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Dion Medina     |  Student VAX/VMS Systems Operator  |  I spilled spot remover
P.O. Box 546    |    *** Otero Junior College ***    |  on my dog & now he's
Swink, CO 81077 |    DECnet:  OJC::DION              |  gone.         
(719) 384-5724  |  Internet:  dion@ojc.colorado.edu  |       --Steven Wright
===============================================================================
From: vax_toledo@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: SEEKING USED TK50 TAPES
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:26:06 GMT
Reply-To: pettrey@ohio.gov
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

I am in need of used TK50 tapes.  If anyone has any laying around, please call
me, and we can arrange to have them shipped COD to the following address:

Rob Pettrey
331 14th Street
Toledo, OH  43624

telephone:	(419)244-3900 x 107
Internet:	pettrey@ohio.gov
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
From: bastard@hell
Subject: Re: QUESTION FOR DIGITAL ON OPEN SYSTEMS
Reply-To: bastard@hell
Organization: Bastard Operator From Hell
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 02:22:01 GMT

In article <01GMLMVOCT1EFD4OLH@KVI.nl>, F.Zwarts@KVI.NL ("Fred Zwarts,
KVI, Groningen, NL.") writes:

|>> Also, to be more accurate, the analogy should read:
|>> "If I'm a guest in your house and then I find a door unlocked
|>> and go inside the room just to take a look around..."
|>>
|>> They were already invited guests to the system.  They did not
|>> 'break-in'.  They were just rather rude in sticking their
|>> noise where it shouldn't have been.
|>
|>You forget that they not only looked around, but they also created new
|>privileged accounts and they installed software, the purpose of which was not
|>mentioned.
|>
|>Therefore, I think the analogy goes further. The guest not only goes inside
|>other rooms, he also creates new doors and places objects of unknown
|>nature in
|>those rooms.

Apart from the nifty utilities (which the sysop would be a fool to use,
beware greeks etc), creating one account with all privs might be quite
consistent with seeing just how wide open the system was. Then mail
everyone on the machine with a thoughtful and tastefull note on system
security from it...

Same sort of menality as seeing somebody who left their terminal logged
on and mailing a request to the sysop to reduce their disk quota since
they don't need it any more...


Bastard Operator From Hell
From: LABELLES@ZENO.MSCD.EDU (Stephen LaBelle - MSCD)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: RE: TCP/IP Terminal Servers
Date: 23 Jul 92 14:58:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9207231539.AA23506
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

> L.H.J.Bronckers@IC.HRO.NL writes:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> We are looking for a TCP/IP terminal(printer) server.
> We use local vaxes (some have ucx and some cmutek software).
> The terminals will be couppeld via the server (connected to a remote
> ethernet) and a couple of CISCO routers. (preferable configured for TCP/IP
> only). We called around here but didn't get a sollution, so PLEASE HELP.
 
Leon,

There several terminal servers on the market that support TCP/IP. Many of
these same companies make models that are specifically print servers as
they have parallel interfaces. Do not know if you need parallel or serial
interfaces for your printers, or even how many you have.

I did a recent study of terminal servers and most on the market support
both TCP/IP and LAT. For local VAXes I would not rule out the use of LAT,
you would need bridging software on your CISCO's as LAT is not a routable
protocol. You do not appear to want to deal with that on the CISCO, you know
your requirements.

You might take a look at:

	DECserver 300 - only DECserver that supports TCP/IP, unless something's
	                changed since last year.

	Xyplex

	Xylogics

	Cisco

	Lantronics

	Databilty

			and so on....... 

The above are in NO WAY recommendations or ratings, just a list of some 
possibilities. Your message leaves out many specifics needed to narrow
things down.

						Steve

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From: shah@fnsony.fnal.gov (Hemant Shah)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: VAM/VMS mail file format
Keywords: mail ascii
Date: 21 Jul 92 20:41:56 GMT
Reply-To: shah@fnalb.fnal.gov
Followup-To: comp.os.vms
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL

In article <1992Jul20.104525.10364@avalon.nwc.navy.mil>, dejesus@archimedes.nwc.navy.mil (Francisco X DeJesus) writes:
|> I need to know if there is a way, on a Unix machine, to read/convert a
|> mail.mai file which was ftp'd from a VAX machine.
|> 

If you get any response please post it or e=mail it to me. I am also
interested in it.

Thanx :-)

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 Voice : (708) 840-8071	               | I haven't lost my mind
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