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From: swatt@ittvax.UUCP (Alan S. Watt)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: UNIX <--> VMS link software wanted
Message-ID: <756@ittvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-May-83 11:16:50 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 27 11:16:50 1983
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Well, we have UNIX-VMS mail transfer going, but you might not like
how we did it:

  1)	Get the DEC 3270 Protocol Emulator package for VMS.
	This makes VMS look like a 3270 RJE workstation to
	IBM/VM, using a DUP-11 synchronous interface.

  2)	Get "UREP" from Penn State U.  This makes UNIX look
	like an RSCS peer node to IBM/VM, using a DUP-11
	synchronous interface.

  3)	Connect UNIX to VMS by splicing an IBM/VM system in
	the middle.  (You can't connect them directly because
	the 3270 PE ONLY emulates an RJE protocol [RSCS NPT
	line driver], and UREP ONLY emulates a peer-node
	protocol [RSCS VMB line driver]).
	
  4)	Write lots of shell and DCL scripts to convert mail
	formats.

We don't have file transfer, but most simple text sources can simply
be embedded in mail.

Isn't networking great?  [ -:) ]

	- Alan S. (it was almost perverted enough to be fun) Watt