[Info-vax] FTP/SSL from OpenVMS (client) to Unix Filezilla (server) failure

[Dirk Munk]

Steerpike wrote:
> Ana/rms reveals no errors in the fragment of binary file created and, yes, the file is fixed 512.
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> Given the choice of how to get from A to B probably no one would start from here (including using OpenVMS or HP) however neither SFTP nor secure HTTP are options for the current project.
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> FTP/SSL is new with 5.7 and so perhaps problems are not entirely unexpected these days.
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> Perhaps extending a very widely implemented standard (FTP) however creaky to add security (FTPS (FTP/SSL)) may be seen by many folk as preferable to introducing a whole new standard (SFTP).
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It would be my guess that VMS is asking for the next 512 byte and is 
offered 511 or 513 byte. But why? Perhaps the record seperator <lf> is 
not counted correctly?