dlsc1032@dlscg1.UUCP (Alan Beal) (03/18/88)
Recently, someone posted a question on whether a VAX running VMS could
participate on USENET and/or receive NEWS. I would also like to know if this
is possible.
Thanks.
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UUCP: {uunet!gould,cbosgd!osu-cis}!dsacg1!dlscg2!abealdavidli@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Dave Meile) (03/19/88)
In article <360@dlscg1.UUCP> dlsc1032@dlscg1.UUCP (Alan Beal) writes: >Recently, someone posted a question on whether a VAX running VMS could >participate on USENET and/or receive NEWS. I would also like to know if this >is possible. Yes, a version of NEWS running in Native VMS mode does exist. It was written by Geoff Huston of the Australian National University. It is written in VAX C. Availability -- I have heard it is on the Fall '87 DECS VAX SIG tapes, and may be available via FTP from somewhere. IF you need a copy of it, and have no other way of getting it, I will be willing to mail you a copy providing you (a) send a mag tape/TK50 cartridge; (b) include a mailing label and (c) provide enough postage for the return trip. 1600 bpi VMS BACKUP format... PLEASE check around your neighborhood (including electronic neighborhood ...) FIRST. I believe (since I haven't run the darn thing) VMS NEWS provides for nntp-like abilities via DECnet. However, I am very anxious to obtain a version of nntp -- at least as far as CMU-TEK TCP/IP is concerned. If you have an nntp 'server' (only purpose would be to 'get' News files via network), please let me know. Getting News files to your computer is not within the scope of VMS NEWS. Perhaps Kermit or MMDF<-->PMDF transfer would work nicely. (hmm...with PMDF's 'DELIVER' utility...) ByTheWay - USENET is a generic conglomerate of sites in the network, not a protocol (info provided for non-UNIX, non-USENET sites...) -- Dave Meile Address: David Meile Health Computer Sciences Box 511 UMHC, 420 Delaware St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan) (03/22/88)
In article <360@dlscg1.UUCP> dlsc1032@dlscg1.UUCP (Alan Beal) writes: >Recently, someone posted a question on whether a VAX running VMS could >participate on USENET and/or receive NEWS. I would also like to know if this >is possible. I second this. A friend and former co-worker is at a site without net access currently, and will soon be bringing up a VMS machine. I would like to give him a feed, but I know *nothing* about VMS w/r/t UUCP/News, etc.. -- William Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!sigma!bill
shan@mcf.UUCP (Sharan Kalwani) (03/24/88)
In article <4376@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> davidli@umn-cs.UUCP (Dave Meile) writes: > >ByTheWay - USENET is a generic conglomerate of sites in the network, not ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >a protocol (info provided for non-UNIX, non-USENET sites...) > I think the correct term is meta-network. -- sharan "alf" kalwani internet: shan%mcf.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu usenet: ...!{ihnp4!mibte, uunet!umix, pur-ee!iuvax, ucbvax!mtxinu}!mcf!shan dec's enet:decwrl::"umix.cc.umich.edu!mcf!shan" bitnet: mcf!shan@psuvax1.psu.edu % setenv DISCLAIMER "`cat /your/favorite/disclaimer.h`"