info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (11/21/84)
From: Richard Garland <OC.GARLAND%CU20B@COLUMBIA.ARPA> To all BITnet people on VAXes: Call for a BOF at the Anaheim DECUS. I will be going to Anaheim to the Fall '84 DECUS symposium and I would like to organize a BOF (Birds Of a Feather session) there for VAXes on BITnet. For those who don't know, a BOF is sort of like a town meeting or a brain storming session where everyone can give ideas. We could discuss problems, features, etc. I can present information on public domain software which is particularly integrated to VAXes and BITnet. 2 packages are FINGER (which I wrote and which works outgoing and incomming over BITnet) and some Remote Host Software (Originally written by Craig Watkins and hacked up by me). Other issues might be A real mailer? A file server (a'la BITSERV) Sending VAX non-text files (yes you can) How about your ideas? See you in Anaheim: watch for announcements of the meeting when you get there. We will try to get the VAX and NETWORK groups to help drum up interest. I will also try to get Craig Watkins (author of jnet), Richard Raffenetti (from Argonne - NJE software), and Steve Arnold (Joiner Associates) to attend if they are around. For your information, Steve Arnold will be giving a formal presentation on connecting VAXes to RSCS networks at 6:30 PM Monday at the Symposium. I will attempt to schedule the BOF later in the week and hope to get some additional publicity from his talk (are you out there Steve?). Please relay this message to anyone you may know on or off net that may be interested. Rg (Richard Garland) -------