NS-DDN@DDN3.ARPA.UUCP (03/30/87)
But, Hank, that is already provided for in the FTP specs. The PASS command is not a required command (for that matter, neither is USER). The possibilities are: USER, Reply 2xx USER, Reply 331, PASS, Reply 2xx USER, Reply 332, ACNT, Reply 2xx USER, Reply 331, PASS, Reply 332, ACNT, Reply 2xx If you want to use SPOOL for a USER name which requires no password, but does need a user id via the ACNT command, then that "user" (service, really) can simply DISK DUMP the resultant file into the target virtual machine's reader queue. If a USER name convention is used throughout the net, it will greatly simplify the "interactive" script to permit brainless automatons to manage the process. Dave Craig Network Solutions, Inc.