[HECnet] Announcing TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS

[Mark Matlock]

Johnny,
   Thanks again for another great release for TCP/IP for RSX-11M+. I’ve been checking and updating my RSX systems with the incremental
releases which I have batch files to FTP down the new tape. Reboot without TCP/IP, BRU the new files off the tape, run the IPGEN and start up the updated TCP/IP. It all takes about 10 minutes on the 11/83s.

   One minor documentation request I have is the HOST2I & IP2HOS routines in the README.DOC for the example file [IPF77]TEST2.FTN  I’m
Trying to extend that example to print on port 9100 of a HP laser with more control than the PCL batch printer with its odd use of forms to send escape sequences. While playing with the examples and TC port in general I ran across the port 17 cookie generator. Since I have a cookie 
program running it worked perfectly and I found that PIP works well to fetch virtual cookies:

PIP TI:=TC:”192.168.0.31”;17
or
PIP TI:=TC:”Frodo”;17

It also took addresses that the DNS server translated (not just the LB:[1,2]HOSTS.TXT ones), so it was interesting to see that MIM has some cookies I’ve not heard of before, particularly Murphy’s Laws on “Love”. He had some great laboratory observations, but his observations on interpersonal relationships really struck my funny bone.

  Again, thanks for all the hard work. We do appreciate it!

Best Regards,
Mark Matlock


> On Jan 9, 2018, at 6:30 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
> 
> Time for a new release announcement of TCP/IP for RSX-11M-PLUS.
> 
> As a final word about this release. As always things progress with time, but I think it's safe to say by now that BQTCP is now a very stable TCP/IP with almost all features one can expect. There might always be some more work on the lower level protocols, but at this point, expect that most work and updates will be more and more on various daemons and clients.
> If there is anything in particular anyone is looking for, let me know.
> 
> 	Johnny
> 
> -- 
> Johnny Billquist                  || "I'm on a bus
>                                  ||  on a psychedelic trip
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