dbd%vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU%KL.SRI.COM%lbl%sfsu1.hepnet@LBL.GOV (05/28/88)
Received: from KL.SRI.COM by LBL.Gov with INTERNET ; Fri, 27 May 88 03:24:10 PDT Received: from vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU by KL.SRI.COM with TCP; Wed 25 May 88 13:20:02-PDT Received: by vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU (5.51/) id AA00320; Wed, 25 May 88 14:38:34 EDT Date: Wed, 25 May 1988 14:38:31 EDT Sender: Daniel B Dobkin <dbd@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU> From: Daniel B Dobkin <dbd@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU> To: info-vax@kl.sri.com, tcp-ip@sri-nic.arpa Subject: VMS <--> IBM connection Message-Id: <CMM.0.86.580588711.dbd@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU> Here's another of those frequently asked questions; trouble is, the information changes almost as frequently.... We are a large VAX/VMS shop looking for a way to communicate with our IBM mainframes (MVS). We've looked quite seriously at the FLEXlink product; what I need now is to hear from ANYONE with experience with this product -- anything at all, from war stories to "couldn't live without it" and whatever's in between. (For those who don't know, FLEXlink software provides file transfer, terminal emulation, and task-to-task capabilites through special hardware that sits between a VAX and an IBM system.) I'd also like to hear from anyone who's used (or is familiar with) ACC's TCP/IP package for MVS. Are there advantages/disadvantages to using TCP v. FLEXlink? (Yes, some are obvious.) Please reply directly to me -- I'll be glad to summarize whatever I get back. thanks, \dbd Irving Trust Co. dbd@gba.nyu.edu (212) 815 3712