[Info-vax] Unexpected DECnet Phase IV functionality with possible captive account implications

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2021-05-12 kl. 14:17, skrev Simon Clubley:
> On 2021-05-11, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> And in more general terms, I am un-fond of exposing the database
>> structures remotely whether by classic FAL and RMS or file share or
>> otherwise, as that makes modifications more difficult.
> 
> Agreed. It would have been nicer if RMS indexed files were treated
> as a series of structured fields instead of as an indexed version
> of a punched card.
> 
> That would also need some kind of optional record tag at RMS level
> however to identify the record layout in case someone tried to store
> records with different internal layouts into the same RMS indexed file.
> 
> Simon.
> 

Well, to be fair, RMS indexed files are no different then any other
implementation of "ISAM" files at the time. And on VMS, if you want
something more structured, you would use Rdb.