[Info-vax] Slow FTP transfer Linux -> VMS

[Michael D. Ober]

> Ahh - finally someone who responds with the same BS as when a Windows user
> posted similar FTP problems recently.  FTP to one VMS box was slow but to 
> another VMS box it was fast.  The response then was don't use Windows - 
> use any other OS.  This sounds like there is a misconfiguration on the 
> slow VMS box.
>
> Mike Ober.
>

Let me clarify my position - most of us who have VMS have to make it work 
with other OSs - Windows, Linux, MacOS-X, Unix, etc.  When this integration 
fails, we don't expect someone to tell us that we shouldn't use the OS we're 
using.  Many times we don't have that option.  If Digital had been able to 
market themselves and their OSs we might all have a technically superior OS 
on the desktop and across the internet.  As it is, we don't.  Even if HP 
gets serious and brings VMS up to current standards for interoperability and 
sells enough to entice ISVs to write new applications and port existing 
applications to VMS, VMS must still interoperate with other OSs.

Don't tell those of use who must work with multiple OSs not to use other 
OSs.

Mike.