[Info-vax] RMS internals?

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Malcolm Dunnett wrote:
> Howard S Shubs wrote:
>> Anyone know where I can get documentation on this?  I've tried HP, and 
>> they've not gotten back to me.
>>
> 
> Somewhere around here I have a document which describes the RMS formats. 
> It predates the indexed file compression stuff but other than that it's 
> still relevant.
> 
> It wasn't a published book, it was something that had been printed off
> on a line-printer and photocopied (I got it from a local DEC software
> guy decades ago).
> 
> If there are specific questions you have I could try to find it (maybe I 
> could fax or snail mail you a section of it).
> 
> You might be better off asking in comp.os.vms (while RMS was also 
> offered on other DEC OSes it was most significant on VMS) [I'm 
> cross-posting my reply there]

Try "VMS File System Internals" by Kirby McCoy, Digital Press 1990.
It's probably a rare book but with time, effort, and money you should be
able to find a copy!