[Info-vax] BACKUP to nfs-share, some files are modified

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

wolfgangburgerunread at gmail.com skrev den 2015-01-29 17:13:
> Hello,
>
> I´m in the process of copying some files off a VMS-cluster. The cluster
> will be shut down permanently and I would like to keep some of the
> files.

Are you keeping the files for expected use on some future
OpenVMS system? Or for saving in general? What type of
files is it?


> I have limited knowledge of VMS so I have to work with what is
> already installed.

Which is? Do you have a ZIP installed?

>
> It seems like the most viable way is to mount an nfs-share under VMS,
> and copy the files and directory structures with the integrated
> BACKUP-command.
>

If you have TCPIP running you can just as well pack up your
files localy an FTP them someware.

> I´ve noticed, that some of the files got changed (corrupted) in the
> process...
>
> ...I don't see this effect when I copy by ftp (in image-mode) or
> "copy"-command.
>

So use FTP then!
What is the "copy" command?

Regards,
Jan-Erik.