[Info-vax] VMS to VMS data copy options/performance when losing a DECnet link

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-04-08, Rich Jordan <jordan at ccs4vms.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you all for responses.  I'm not excited about the thought of installing Phase V mainly because it has been 25+ years since I even looked at it.  I can see if it is an option.  At least that I can test here at our office.
>

Two potential problems with that:

1) They may not like the idea of you running an older less secure
protocol over what is really just a TCP/IP tunnel.

2) Does DECnet Phase V itself offer any form of encryption ?
If not, they may not like the idea of unencrypted traffic running
on their network.

> Losing current DECnet transit is not negotiable apparently; we lost that argument but that choice is with the customer and their network vendor/support; we and the VMS boxes are a side issue that just needs to deal with the change.
>

If they are reducing the number of protocols running on their network
for security reasons, and especially getting rid of the older less
secure ones for that same reason, that's a very reasonable thing for
them to decide to do.

Simon.

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