Johnny,
Thanks again for another great release for TCP/IP for RSX-11M+. I?ve been checking and
updating my RSX systems with the incremental
releases which I have batch files to FTP down the new tape. Reboot without TCP/IP, BRU the
new files off the tape, run the IPGEN and start up the updated TCP/IP. It all takes about
10 minutes on the 11/83s.
One minor documentation request I have is the HOST2I & IP2HOS routines in the
README.DOC for the example file [IPF77]TEST2.FTN I?m
Trying to extend that example to print on port 9100 of a HP laser with more control than
the PCL batch printer with its odd use of forms to send escape sequences. While playing
with the examples and TC port in general I ran across the port 17 cookie generator. Since
I have a cookie
program running it worked perfectly and I found that PIP works well to fetch virtual
cookies:
PIP TI:=TC:?192.168.0.31?;17
or
PIP TI:=TC:?Frodo?;17
It also took addresses that the DNS server translated (not just the LB:[1,2]HOSTS.TXT
ones), so it was interesting to see that MIM has some cookies I?ve not heard of before,
particularly Murphy?s Laws on ?Love?. He had some great laboratory observations, but his
observations on interpersonal relationships really struck my funny bone.
Again, thanks for all the hard work. We do appreciate it!
Best Regards,
Mark Matlock
On Jan 9, 2018, at 6:30 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt
at softjar.se> wrote:
Time for a new release announcement of TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS.
As a final word about this release. As always things progress with time, but I think
it's safe to say by now that BQTCP is now a very stable TCP/IP with almost all
features one can expect. There might always be some more work on the lower level
protocols, but at this point, expect that most work and updates will be more and more on
various daemons and clients.
If there is anything in particular anyone is looking for, let me know.
Johnny
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