[Info-vax] HGFTP is now available for X86_64 (and VAX, Alpha, and I64)

[Hunter Goatley]

I have released HGFTP V3.3-1 that will run on X86_64, in addition to 
VAX, Alpha, and I64.

HGFTP is an FTP client and server that runs with any TCP/IP stack and 
has full anonymous FTP support. A lot of what it offers is available now 
in other clients and servers, but when it was introduced in the early 
'90s, it provided STRU O VMS support and a lot of other features that 
UCX, in particular, didn't have.

If you're not already running HGFTP, I'm not sure there's a compelling 
case for deploying it these days, since FTP is largely falling out of 
favor (and since HGFTP does not (yet?) support FTP over TLS). But there 
were lots of sites depending on those features, so I assume I'm not the 
only one interested in having it on X86_64.

The X86_64 version was compiled using the BLISS cross-compiler. I 
actually ran into a problem with some built-in functions, but I finally 
wrote some code to replace those.

You can download HGFTP V3.3-1 from the Process Software freeware archive:

https://vms.process.com/scripts/fileserv/fileserv_search.exe?package=hgftp

I supply VMSINSTAL kits. The current sources are included in the .F 
saveset, but the installation procedure asks if you want to install the 
sources, too.

These kits will install and run on VAX V5.5-2 or higher, Alpha V6.2 or 
higher, I64 V8.2 or higher, and X86_64 V9.2-1.

I've also released a few more freeware packages for X86_64, including 
FREE and HGLOGIN. I hope to add more in the coming months. You can 
search for all of the X86_64 packages here:

https://www.process.com/resources/openvms/

There are currently 23 packages that now run on X86_64, including a CVS 
client, HGSD, FLIST, VERB, and more.

-- 
Hunter
------
Hunter Goatley, Process Software, http://www.process.com/
goathunter at goatley.com   http://hunter.goatley.com/