[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Hobbyist Program Announced.

[Scott Dorsey]

=?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>On 6/17/2019 3:45 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>> In article <dgu9KbGYso+f at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
>> koehler at eisner.nospam.decuserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
>>> In article <qe8bh9$qss$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)) writes:
>>>> Just to play with it?  Within a cluster, one doesn't really need it, and
>>>> how many hobbyists have more than one cluster with a DECnet-capable
>>>> connection between them?
>>>
>>>     You ever try to "set host" in anLAVC without DECnet, LAT, or IP?
>> 
>> No, but LAT is completely sufficient for this.
>
>I don't think LAT is any better than DECnet security wise.

No, but it's sure easier to route and doesn't require changing your MAC
address on the fly, so many of the issues with DECnet do go away.
--scott
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