jeff@VAXA.ISI.EDU (Jeffery A. Cavallaro) (08/13/86)
Hello, everyone,
I need to take a survey of VMS Internet software. To date, the only product
I am remotely familiar with is Dave Kashtan's, OOPS! I mean Wollongong's
TCP/IP product, and the various Internet utilities built (ported?) on top
of it. I have also heard rumblings about Pheonix and Tektronics.
For all those familiar with this stuff, I need to answer the following specific
questions for each nominated package:
1. Are they TRUELY native mode development packages, or are the JAUP
(Just another UNIX port) ?
2. Do they provide good, complete callable interfaces? (Some examples
would be nice here)
3. Do they work within the VMS networking scheme, or do they run in parallel
(conflict?) ? For example, the psuedo-device bit.
4. What is the general software architecture of the package? (Sort of an
extension of (3)).
5. Is the product commercial, or public domain? If commercial, what is the
cost for licensing and/or (forced?) maintenance?
6. What have been people's experiences with both the reliability of the
product and the company/institution issuing (supporting?) the product?
(Some examples would be nice here too.) Please include the number of
times it has taken the company to get things right (!?).
7. What are the names of some contacts for these packages. Please send these
to me privately. I will contact the people and ask permission to broadcast
their names.
A lot to ask, I know, and it has probably been asked before. But, I would
like to see a comparison of all the known products. If interest dictates,
I would be glad to summarize and post results.
Thanx to all in advance,
Jeff