hlh@raybed2.UUCP (HOWARD HANTMAN) (03/27/86)
Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site raybed2.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site vaxine.UUCP Path: raybed2!linus!decvax!wanginst!vaxine!wmp From: wmp@vaxine.UUCP (Wayne Power) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Unix <-> VMS uucp Message-ID: <42@vaxine.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 19:29:30 EST Article-I.D.: vaxine.42 Posted: Wed Mar 12 19:29:30 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 03:38:21 EST Organization: Automatix, Inc., Billerica, MA Lines: 13 I need to transfer files between our Unix system and a customer's VMS system. We have to transfer object files as well as text files. Hence, we need a uucp compatible transfer package and uu{en,de}code for the VMS machine. I'm sure somebody out there has done this. I'd prefer not to reinvent the flat tire. Please respond by e-mail. Thanks in advance. --wmp Wayne Power Automatix Inc. Billerica, MA vaxine!wmp
hlh@raybed2.UUCP (HOWARD HANTMAN) (03/27/86)
While I know of no "uucp" for VMS systems, we have also encountered the problem of Unix to VMS file transfer. Our solution was to use the public-domain program "kermit". Versions exist for both VMS and Unix systems, and handling of object files is implemented (at least in the latest release). As a public-domain system you can get a copy from anyone currently in possesion of it, or from the Authors (Columbia University) for the price of the tapes to put it on. In its distributed state it requires manual selection of communication lines, etc. rather than the automated process used by uucp. If this is a problem, a good hacker can modify it to queue requests, retry transmission over preset lines, and log into and out of the remote system by itself just like uucp. This is, in fact, the way we are running it here. Howard Hantman System Software Engineer Raytheon MSD, Bedford uucp: ...linus!raybed2!hlh