[Info-vax] RMS internals?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <howard-8CDD6A.10111210082009 at news.newsguy.com>, Howard S Shubs <howard at shubs.net> writes:
> In article <sNgXXOeOf4sD at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
>  koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote:
> 
>>    Sounds like it simply should have been transfered as a text file.
>>    Are you trying to compensate for all the mistakes the user could
>>    make?  It isn't really an RMS function to fix those, you're kind of
>>    rolling on your own.
>> 
>>    Of course, the quick fix in this case is "set file/attributes", or
>>    maybe just changing the realvent FAB or RAB fields after doing an
>>    $OPEN.  But then you have to know what was done wrong by the user.
>> 
>>    In general, how are you going to determine what mistake the user
>>    made?
> 
> You're working on an incorrect assumption.  I suggest you read the 
> thread.

   OK, caught up on the rest of the thread (out of order).  Doesn't
   sound like an RMS internals issue unless soeone is planning to change
   RMS to handle longer records.  More like a "this is what the other
   system can send me" issue.