Archive-Date: XXX, 6 Sep 1994 14:44:40 -0400 From: volz@process.com (Bernie Volz) Subject: Process Software and Digital Sign Joint TCP/IP Technology Agreement Message-ID: <1994Sep6.144440.592@process.com> Date: 6 Sep 94 14:44:40 -0400 Process Software and Digital Sign Joint TCP/IP Technology Agreement Companies to work together on TCP/IP networking for OpenVMS platforms FRAMINGHAM, Mass., September 6, 1994 -- Process Software Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Mass., today announced the signing of a long-term joint technology agreement designed to deliver powerful TCP/IP solutions to the OpenVMS community. The partnership underscores both companies' ongoing commitment to offering best-in-class TCP/IP products for OpenVMS customers. Customers will see the first results of this partnership this Fall with the release of the next version of Digital's TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS product. Under the agreement, Process Software will license elements of its flagship product, TCPware, to Digital. TCPware is a complete TCP/IP networking solution for Digital OpenVMS VAX and Alpha AXP systems that seamlessly integrates these systems into heterogeneous networks. Digital will integrate these new features into its TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS product to offer customers an even richer TCP/IP environment. Digital is a leading TCP/IP vendor, with revenues of over $40 million from TCP/IP products on the OpenVMS platform alone. The long-term goal of the agreement is the development of a single unified product that offers the best TCP/IP solution on OpenVMS platforms. Upgrading to the unified product will be simple and transparent. In the interim, both companies will continue to enhance their individual offerings. This partnership further solidifies Process Software's commitment to provide leading-edge solutions to the OpenVMS community. Process Software will continue to offer additional TCPware value-added products and services to provide users with the functionality they require. "When a prominent TCP/IP vendor partners with a leading worldwide supplier of networked computer systems, the TCP/IP networking end-user community can anticipate world-class results," said Philip Denzer, president, Process Software Corporation. "Process Software is very excited to be aligned with such a renowned leader as Digital. Furthermore, our customers can feel confident they made the right choice in selecting a technologically strong TCP/IP networking company, one that has been asked to be Digital's OpenVMS TCP/IP Technology Partner.” "This agreement demonstrates Digital's intent to partner with leading vendors to offer customers the best solutions to their business problems," said William R. Demmer, vice president of the Software Business Group at Digital. "Digital values the TCP/IP software expertise that Process Software brings to the market. We look forward to working with Process Software to offer OpenVMS customers an enriched TCP/IP environment."” Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha AXP platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Established in 1984, Process Software Corporation designs, develops, and markets TCP/IP-based, interoperable networking software solutions worldwide, and backs all of them with one of the most comprehensive service and support programs in the industry. Process Software's complete line of TCP/IP product and service offerings include solutions for the OpenVMS, Windows NT, and Windows platforms. ### Note to Editors: Digital, the Digital logo, Alpha AXP, AXP, OpenVMS, and VAX are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. TCPware is a registered trademark and the Process Software name and logo are trademarks of Process Software Corporation. Windows is a trademark and Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 02:38:54 GMT Subject: Seeking opinions, pros, cons, etc. Message-ID: From: dwh@oscar.zis.ziff.com (Denis Haskin) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 02:38:54 GMT Reply-To: dwh@oscar.zis.ziff.com Sender: news@zcias2.ziff.com (USENET News System) I am researching an article on the various tcp/ip packages for VMS (Multinet, Process, Wollongong, UCX) and am seeking input from users of them. If you feel like jotting off a quick email message, I'm interested in: - which package do you use? - why did your organization select it? - what are some of its exceptional features? - what are some of the problems or limitations with it, or things that you don't like? - any other comments. Please respond by e-mail, and I would be happy to summarize back to the group if there is interest. Thanks, Denis Haskin ================================================================================ Archive-Date: XXX, 15 Sep 1994 10:18:18 CDT Subject: MadGoat FTP V2.1 is now available Message-ID: <1994Sep15.101818.11429@netnews.wku.edu> From: goathunter@alpha.wku.edu (Hunter Goatley) Date: 15 Sep 94 10:18:18 CDT Reply-To: goathunter@alpha.wku.edu (Hunter Goatley) MadGoat FTP V2.1 has been released. The changes are included below (taken from the release notes). One highlight is support for FTP ALIASes, so you can define short names, with login info, for frequently-used ftp sites. MadGoat FTP V2.1 is an FTP client and server for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS AXP. MadGoat FTP works with MadGoat's NETLIB TCP/IP library, which means that it works with virtually every implementation of TCP/IP for VMS. It offers a full DCL-style interface, STRU VMS for UCX sites, and full anonymous ftp support. You can get MadGoat FTP via: Anonymous FTP ftp.wku.edu [.MADGOAT]MGFTP.ZIP WWW http://www.wku.edu/www/madgoat/madgoat.html ftp://ftp.wku.edu/madgoat/mgftp.zip E-mail FILESERV@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU SEND MGFTP It's also on ftp.spc.edu in [.MACRO32.SAVESETS] and ftp.vms.stacken.kth.se in [.WKU.MADGOAT]. This release was made possible thanks to the work of Darrell Burkhead. Hunter ------ Hunter Goatley, VMS Systems Programmer, Western Kentucky University goathunter@ALPHA.WKU.EDU (or goathunter@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following new features and bug fixes appear in MadGoat FTP V2.1. o The FTP client now allows the user to define aliases for remote hosts. In addition to the host name, an alias entry may include remote login information. o Wildcarded directory names are now supported for the MADGOAT_FTP_DIRS and MADGOAT_FTP_user_DIRS logical names. For example, the following are now acceptable directory values: DISK:[*...], DISK:[DIR*.SUB%], and DISK:[DIR.SUB*...]. o The MADGOAT_FTP_QUOTE_PATHNAME logical was added to control whether the pathname is quoted in 257 replies. 257 replies are sent for the PWD and MKD server commands. For example: >PWD <257 "SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSHLP]" is current directory. The quotes in the reply are not recognized by some FTP clients. They can be disabled, on a per-user basis, by defining MADGOAT_FTP_QUOTE_PATHNAME as "F" or "N". o A bug that caused the FTP server to sometimes disconnect during LIST and NLST commands has been corrected. o The FTP server's installed privileges were remaining enabled if they were authorized for the user. Installed privileged are now disabled if they were not enabled at login time. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 00:55:12 GMT Subject: ANNOUNCE: SOCKETSHR V0.9A - a TCP/IP product independent socket library Message-ID: <35vis8$28f@ra.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> From: meyer@ifn.ing.tu-bs.de Date: Sat, 24 Sep 94 00:55:12 GMT ANNOUNCEMENT: SOCKETSHR V0.9A 23-Sep-1994 This is to announce the first beta release of SOCKETSHR, a TCP/IP product independent socket library (shared image) based on Matt Madison's NETLIB. It is available for OpenVMS VAX and AXP. It has been created to make distribution of binaries easier, since only one executable has to be built. This executable runs on all TCP/IP products without relinking. Note that NETLIB V1.7 or higher is required for UDP applications to work. V1.7 implements asynchroneous UDP transfer which is necessary to implement select() (Many thanks to Matt Madison for his cooperation). SOCKETSHR may be obtained via anonymous ftp from: ftp.ifn.ing.tu-bs.de in directory [.VMS.SOCKETSHR] SOCKETSHR_BIN_09A.ZIP VAX and AXP shared images SOCKETSHR_SRC_09A.ZIP sources NETLIB017.ZIP Matt Madison's NETLIB (UNZIP.EXE can be found in [.VMS]) Feel free to test it and report bugs. --Eckart ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eckart Meyer Address: Schleinitzstr. 23 Institute for Telecommunication 38092 Braunschweig Technical University of Braunschweig Germany Phone: +49 531 391 2454 E-Mail: meyer@ifn.ing.tu-bs.de FAX: +49 531 391 5192 VMSmail: PSI%26245050551130::MEYER (DATEX-P) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ Archive-Date: XXX, 27 Sep 1994 09:29:40 GMT Subject: addresses on TCPWare from ALL-IN-1 Message-ID: <368om4$6ql@atlas.bgers.co.uk> From: alder@bgers.co.uk (Ian Alder) Date: 27 Sep 1994 09:29:40 GMT Reply-To: alder@bgers.co.uk My version of tcpware generates an SMTP sender address of the form:- "user%.allin1"@domain....... (Including the quotes). I want to force the address to be simply user@domain.... ( without quotes, % , and allin1). Is this possible within tcpware? If not, what is available to do this? ( sendmail on a vax????) --- Ian Alder, British Gas ERS, Killingworth, Newcastle, UK. Tel +44 (0)91-216-0202 ext 2722. Fax +44 (0)91-268-3045. email: alder@bgers.co.uk ================================================================================ Archive-Date: XXX, 28 Sep 1994 09:26:50 -0400 From: shibuya@process.com (Hiroto Shibuya) Subject: Re: addresses on TCPWare from ALL-IN-1 Message-ID: <1994Sep28.092650.640@process.com> Date: 28 Sep 94 09:26:50 -0400 References: <368om4$6ql@atlas.bgers.co.uk> > > I want to force the address to be simply > user@domain.... ( without quotes, % , and allin1). > > Is this possible within tcpware? To do this, SMTP transport must support address aliasing, or address rewriting, neither of them currently supported by TCPware SMTP. > If not, what is available to do this? ( sendmail on a vax????) > If you want to do it today, you might want to consider PMDF mailer from Innosoft. (iii@innosoft.com, +1-818-919-3600) Also public domain MX mailer may support this functionality too. -- Hiroto Shibuya Process Software Corporation