[Info-vax] OpenVMS TCPIP equivalent of hosts.deny?

[Supratim Sanyal]

In article <f0a9abb3-0851-4b3c-ad2e-3526f34f6ff5 at googlegroups.com>, 
sms.antinode at gmail.com says...
> 
> > [...]  There is a discussion so limits of being 32 but not
> > sure if that is per command or total for each of
> > host/network.  [...]
> 
>    For any service, you get a maximum of 16 networks and 32
> hosts.  The number of names/addresses per command matters not
> at all.
> 
>       tcpip help set service /reject
> 
> > I would probably keep a backup of what I had set [...]
> 
>    Around here, I use DCL scripts to do the work.  For
> example (TELNET_REJECT.COM):
> 
> $!
> $! Set Telnet rejected networks.
> $!
> $ tcpip
> !
> ! Define the rejection message.
> !
> set service Telnet /reject = message = -
>  "Telnet IP address rejected"
> [...]
> !
> ! Clear the host reject list.
> !
> set service Telnet /reject = nohost = *
> !
> ! Clear the network reject list.
> !
> set service Telnet /reject = nonetworks = *
> !
> ! Rejected hosts:
> !
> ! hosted-by.i3d.net 2014-01-10
> set service Telnet /reject = host = (31.204.155.73)
> [...]
> !
> ! Rejected networks:
> !
> ! ttnet.net.tr (KEEP.)
> ! 78.0.0.0 - 79.x.x.x
> ! 80.0.0.0 - 95.x.x.x
> set service Telnet /reject = networks = (78.0.0.0:254.0.0.0)
> set service Telnet /reject = networks = (80.0.0.0:240.0.0.0)
> [...]
> !

Many thanks, this is a great pointer. This, along with the TCPIP SET 
ROUTE, seem to be the best options.

Sorry, my bad, should have included this:

$ tcpip show ver

  Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX Version V5.1
  on a VAXserver 3900 Series running OpenVMS V7.3