[HECnet] DECnet compatibility update

[Paul_Koning at Dell.com]

On Oct 31, 2012, at 12:38 PM, <gerry77 at mail.com>
wrote:

On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:12:05 +0000 (WET), you wrote:

VAX/VMS V5.5-2 does not have the /APPLICATION qualifier to SET HOST so
outgoing RTERM connections are not possible from it.

I'd like to add my two cents. :)

| Password:
|                 Welcome to VAX/VMS version V4.7 on node FLORRY
|         Last interactive login on Sunday, 28-OCT-2012 13:56
|         Last non-interactive login on Sunday,   8-JAN-2012 09:19
| $ set host rsts
| %REM-I-REMOTE, connection established to remote node RSTS::
| RSTS V10.1-L 31-Oct-12 05:05 PM
| User:

I think that VAX/VMS V4.7 does first try with CTERM and then, upon receiving
no answer (i.e. receiving a disconnect with a "unrecognized object" reason),
it falls back to RTERM. Actually there is a noticeable delay while it does try
both protocols. 

That sounds familiar. 

It shouldn't be a big delay: connecting to a non-existent object generates an explicit reject that comes back right away.   There isn't any timeout involved, or "no answer".

	paul