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

[Chris]

On 11/18/16 22:58, Supratim Sanyal wrote:

>> ! 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
>

Sounds a bit obfustication to me, when all that should be needed
is a simple manually editable text file. Why make it more complicated
than it needs to be ?...

Chris