[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/14/2021 5:05 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <shq9sa$djn$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=
> <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
>> On 9/14/2021 9:38 AM, David Jones wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 8:53:40 AM UTC-4, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>>> No, a web *browser* on VMS would do nothing positive for VMS.
>>>> It is simply neither asked for or needed.
>>>> Browsers are run on desktop environments.
>>>
>>> A GUI browser isn't necessary, but a current curl using up-to-date TLS and root
>>> certificate list is pretty useful for download scripts.
>>
>> Direct download from the internet to VMS may not be wise or common.
> 
> Probably much less of a worry than direct download to Windows.

No.

Risk wise Windows may be more targeted but it should also be more
uptodate patch wise.

The big difference is the impact. The Windows desktop PC should not
be critical for the business and there should be firewalls
behind it and systems that are critiocal for the business. The VMS
system most likely ruins something critical for the business.

Arne