roes@phcoms.seri.philips.nl (Aloys Roes) (02/12/91)
A few weeks a go I posted a request for an update for various versions
of TCP/IP. I got several replies for the CMU TCP/IP problem but none for
the LAN-service. Either noone is running that software or people are too
embarrassed to admit that they do. Anyway, we are facing the problem that
since VMS 5.3 the rsh is no longer working (crashes the system).
Now that we want to upgrade to VMS 5.4 we will run into the problem with
the new password hashing algorithm that DEC introduced.
We have been in touch with Novell who have taken over the Excelan
(LAN-service) hardware and software but they can only inform us that the
software will be in the public domain 'real soon now'. But there are some
legal problems to be solved first they claim.
They suggest that a transition to Multinet is a preferred solution but
since we are phasing out our VMS systems we don't want to do any new
investments in VMS software. And since we have a service contract we feel
we have the right to request an updated version.
We would like to know if others are or have been in this situation as well.
If you have a solution or a good suggestion please contact us,
Thanks,
Aloys Roes, Philips Components, Building BC-136, | Tel. : + 31 40 72 30 62
P.O.Box 218, 5600 MD Eindhoven, The Netherlands | Email: roes@seri.philips.nl
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regards,
Aloys Roes, Philips Components, Building BC-136, | Tel. : + 31 40 72 30 62
P.O.Box 218, 5600 MD Eindhoven, The Netherlands | Email: roes@seri.philips.nl