[Info-vax] Need to set up a special purpose account

[Tom Adams]

On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 3:14:32 PM UTC-4, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2016-10-07 18:07:50 +0000, Tom Adams said:
> 
> > On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 12:33:20 PM UTC-4, Steven Schweda wrote:
> >> 
> >>> I am using VMS  7.3-2.
> >> 
> >> That says little about which IP software you're using.
> > 
> > I am using whatever is on VMS 7.3-2.
> 
> There can be a variety of different IP bits on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2.
> 
> Here is how to check the version, if you are running TCP/IP Services, 
> as it appears here:
> 
> $ TCPIP
> TCPIP>  SHOW VERSION
> 
> OpenVMS does not integrate the IP stack, and does not integrate patches 
> or other such in version details, which means that the version and 
> patches and the rest can vary.
> 
> Though not in this case, there can also be a third-party IP stack installed.
> 
> Some of the versions and patches have errors, some involve FTP.
> 
> Running fossil software versions can be a problem, too.   At least 
> newer versions and newer patches usually have newer bugs.
> 
> 
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$ tcpip show version

  HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.4 - ECO 7
  on a AlphaServer DS10 617 MHz running OpenVMS V7.3-2