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by bqt＠softjar.se

About four months since I last announced anything. There have been various development since, and I figured I should encourage people who are using BQTCP/IP for RSX to upgrade to the latest release. A short list of changes: TCP: . Small bugfixes in various states. . Bugfix in window handling. TCP reception could occasionally accept data outside of window. . Added ability to dynamically change transmit and receive buffer size. . Bugfix. SYN packets could result in lost pool if sockets were closed with outstanding SYN packets queued. . Bugfix. If pool is full, system could crash on incoming connections. FTP: . Added SUMMARY, PROMPT, MGET and MPUT commands. . Improved filename parsing and handling for mapping between local and remote filenames. . Bugfix. FTP would abort if a long file transfer took place, since the command channel had a timeout. . Much improved progress line for file transfers, including ETA and delta between updates. FTPD: . Bugfix. If a file transfer was followed by an immediate close of the connection, the file could be left in a locked state. . Expanded time stamp information in directory listings to include seconds. TELNET: . Bugfix in telnet options processing. TELNETD: . Bugfix in telnet options processing. IFCONFIG: . Added commands for setting default and maximum allowed tcp transmit and receive buffer sizes. RMD: . Added information on task page about UDP connections. TRACERT: . Added /NUMERIC switch As usual, the distribution is available from: ftp://mim.update.uu.se/bqtcp.dsk ftp://mim.update.uu.se/bqtcp.tap ftp://ftp.update.uu.se/pub/pdp11/rsx/tcpip/tcpip.dsk The documentation is also available through ftp on Mim, or also at http://mim.update.uu.se/tcpipdoc I believe the state of the code is now good enough that I expect there will be fewer updates to the basic networking drivers in the future. I plan to find some new protocols to work on next, and also improve some of the current clients and servers as the need arises. (On a different note, Madame.Update.UU.SE is now a CNAME for Mim.Update.UU.SE, making the naming of the machine consistent between DECnet and TCP/IP, in case someone wonders why the name have changed...) Johnny

10 years, 3 months

Generating new Hobbyist licenses

by system＠TMESIS.COM

"John H. Reinhardt" <johnhreinhardt at yahoo.com> writes: >On 10/15/2015 1:48 PM, Ian McLaughlin wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I=E2=80=99m introducing someone new to the hobby - he=E2=80=99s just ac= >quired a VAXstation 4000 VLC and will soon be needing a hobbyist license = >to get going. It=E2=80=99s looking like the hobbyist program keeps moving= > around - I=E2=80=99ve found what appears to be the current HP page for i= >t, but they seem to be restricting licenses to only 3 recognized chapters= > - Connect/Encompass, Internet Netherlands, and Interex.ch <http://intere= >x.ch>. I=E2=80=99m either unable to understand the language, or the chap= >ter wants real money for membership. Does anyone know how to get a membe= >rship number that HP will accept that is free? >> >> Alternatively, without asking for anyone to break the law, I recall som= >eone here has a method of generating a full set of keys (I have PAKGEN bu= >t it would take me quite a while to generate all of them). If someone cou= >ld point me in the right direction off-list, I=E2=80=99d appreciate it! >> >> Ian >> > >Create an account on Eisner and it will generate a member number. Check S= >teve Hoffman's site for details <http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/1416> > >Alternativly, ssh to eisner.decus.org. log in with the username REGISTRA= >TION and create an account. Then type HOBBYIST at the DCL prompt and it = >will give you the info to get your license. List DECUSERVE as the partici= >pating chapter. > >John H. Reinhardt http://plato.ccsscorp.com/hobbyist_registration.php -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.

10 years, 3 months

Generating new Hobbyist licenses

by ian＠platinum.net

Hello all, I?m introducing someone new to the hobby - he?s just acquired a VAXstation 4000 VLC and will soon be needing a hobbyist license to get going. It?s looking like the hobbyist program keeps moving around - I?ve found what appears to be the current HP page for it, but they seem to be restricting licenses to only 3 recognized chapters - Connect/Encompass, Internet Netherlands, and Interex.ch <http://interex.ch/>. I?m either unable to understand the language, or the chapter wants real money for membership. Does anyone know how to get a membership number that HP will accept that is free? Alternatively, without asking for anyone to break the law, I recall someone here has a method of generating a full set of keys (I have PAKGEN but it would take me quite a while to generate all of them). If someone could point me in the right direction off-list, I?d appreciate it! Ian

10 years, 3 months

Announcement

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Some of you are aware that I've been pursuing a long-term project of constructing a museum in the Pittsburgh area. I am proud to announce that we have hit a major milestone: We have set a date for the first public opening. The Large Scale Systems Museum will open its doors to the public on Saturday, October 17th, just under one month from now. This is to be a one-day provisional opening coinciding with an event here in town. We may decide to open the museum regularly on a sparse schedule afterward, or it may wait awhile, depending on how things go on the 17th. The renovation work is ongoing, so it won't be perfect, but we think it'll be good. A great deal of progress has been made here in the past several months. Many of the Really Big Computers here will be running and demonstrated on a rotation throughout the day. The event in town is a large "block party" of sorts that will encompass much of the downtown area. A few highlights: - A fancy department store that was located on this block decades ago will re-open in their old store location to show off vintage wedding gowns, and some people who purchased their gowns there in the past will bring them back to show them off. - A local winery will set up a wine tasting. - A soldering workshop. - A makerspace pop-up. - A beer garden! - The standard fare of food vendors, live bands, etc. There are two other "Big Deal" tie-ins that I'd like to announce: Big Deal #1: Many of you will remember my fiancee Autumn, who sold handmade vintage-computer-themed soaps at the most recent VCF-East. Her company, Apothecary Soap Company, will be opening its first store, here in town around the corner from our main building. Big Deal #2: While the details aren't yet finalized, C/PMuseum in downtown Pittsburgh, curated by Corey Little and Chris Little, will be relocating many of its exhibits, including some vintage game consoles, to a temporary exhibit space just a few buildings down from mine. Since C/PMuseum's primary focus is on microcomputers and the Large Scale Systems Museum's primary focus is on minicomputers and mainframes, so together we'll have great coverage of a range of genres. My building is at 924 4th Avenue, New Kensington, PA 15068, right in the middle of the block party area. New Kensington is about ten minutes' drive from the Allegheny Valley exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Exit 48. It's a very easy area to reach, and there are a number of decent hotels nearby. I wish to extend an invitation to all of you to attend this event. It's on Saturday, October 17th, from noon to 8PM. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone whom you think might be interested. Thanks, -Dave - -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJWAh6LAAoJEE5tL7J4kgzEHokH/Aw9W87czdQsNXjoRcCIU3+h nTr4yDw0/V47L5+MoyWetX7lipGdTR/+bYoKh8uYEDc6v3ne1dEDukM+BYJ+s4V8 7I9odtMn4sLTse6eOpX8NtfaZpSFgwGB1aGuWJ5owAjzZ9BzFYUCNrKCRXnFVPCB WrJ21458U9mc6ZDsPfAftSd0U8HvS+VFcstqePQcDXdqDKfXoY0q5c9Xke2z0FTs SvNyE0WuXy+KQlYfMNUn+Gm5ZOYZ8CWjvHKpyA5nOVglwn8H+4WnBuC7HGlZJN0M qxOKdwq4/1MN1myeMuD236DoTrzF+dp/B6bQue1WtEyBXJ3y1N5t/sxUZNPFIfU= =Ap5f -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

10 years, 3 months

New mail route rneded

by sampsa＠mac.com

As LEGATO is being decommision. does anyone have a replacement mail gateway that runs in the forum i.e. SAMPSA at CHIMPy.DECNET.ORG..

10 years, 4 months

New IP for LEGATO

by bob＠jfcl.com

For those with Multinet links to LEGATO, it now has a new IP - 75.54.216.98. However as always you don't need to remember the IP; you can just do an nslookup on decnet.jfcl.com and that'll be the right answer. Please update the link on your end. It looks like the link to FRUGAL is already up - I'm not sure how Fred managed that trick, but good for him! Bob

10 years, 4 months

Possible consulting gig for a old UNIX hacker...

by clemc＠ccc.com

Sorry to spam everyone but this is an opportunity somebody here might want. I got a call this AM from a vendor that I have purchased used equipment from in the past (he's local to me in Maynard MA). He remembered that I'm a UNIX guy and called me. He has a client in Attleboro MA (who also has a site somewhere in Mexico I believe) that has some instance of a Vax system running some flavor of UNIX (from the description I think its Ultrix). DECNet is supposed to be involved too some how. The Vax is having some disk issues (he thinks is a data overflow - too full disk) and he needs a SW guy to tell him what's going on. Frankly, I've got too much on my plate at the moment. He asked me if I knew anyone that could help him and I said -- well I'm a mailing list of old systems hackers, one of them might be interested. To be honest, I don't expect there is a lot of money in this job, but somebody here might find it a way to make a few $s or maybe a deal for some used gear. I do not know anything more, such as if you can do this remotely or you need to go to Attleboro. So, if anyone is interested, please send me a note off-list and I'll pass on the contact info. Clem

10 years, 4 months

Compiling BASIC and FORTRAN 77 on RSX-11M Plus 4.6

by md.benson＠gmail.com

Hi, I'm guessing I need compiler packages/installers/things for BASIC and FORTRAN on RSX? Anyone have access to any suitable ones or can advise which to use? Thanks, -- Mark @ DECtec.info twitter.com/DECtecInfo

10 years, 4 months

LD images

by system＠TMESIS.COM

Hans Vlems <hvlems at zonnet.nl> writes: >You may want to zip "-V" the LD-image For that matter, he should ZIP "-V" the backup saveset. Also, $ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTE= can be your friend when you need to setup fix up the saveset's record format, record length and carriage control attributes. For many years, I've received system dumps and backup savesets that customers have munged by FTPing them and or by forwarding them via WEENDOZE. By using $ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTE= on the file(s), I was able to make most of them useful; save for those really munged by ftp ASCII mode. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.

10 years, 4 months

LD images

by system＠TMESIS.COM

Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> writes: >Guys, > >Can I FTP an LD image from one system to another without the usual = >problems of transferring BCK images? > >The file is more or less just a stream of bytes, correct? > >sampsa Be sure to set mode to image or binary first. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.

10 years, 4 months

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