SCHMIDT@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA (Christopher Schmidt) (11/11/86)
The TCP/IP package for Interlisp-D works for the most part, but usually requires a bit of fiddling to make work with any particular partner. Telnet generally works quite well with almost any host. I've used it to talk to unix 4.2, 4.3, System V, TOPS-20, and LispM telnet servers. FTP is a bit tricker and I usually have to run with the FTPDEBUG window on to figure out what to do. Logical pathname transformations are sometimes non-obvious and not all servers support the same set of commands. Since you ask about System V, I'll note that I've tested FTP against our Silicon Graphics Iris (System V, Excellan ethernet board) and found it to work OK. I don't use any TCPFTP server regularly, so I'm not the ideal reviewer. For nitty-gritty workstation questions, I recommend querying one of the workstation mailing lists rather than AIList. Eg. Bug-1100@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.edu for Xerox d-machines (of which I am the moderator) SLUG@R20.UTexas.edu for Symbolics machines, or WorkS@Rutgers for workstations without their own mailing lists. --Christopher -------