[HECnet] Multinet Mail

[Johnny Billquist]

Well, my point was just that ethernet is a better local networking than 
point-to-point multinet links. But of course multinet links also works.

And I remember wrong. All the multinet stuff for RSX is under [IPNET]

   Johnny

On 2019-06-06 21:26, Kurt Hamm wrote:
> I am looking in IP and there isn't anything for MNC.
> 
> In terms of topology, I currently have two 3900s, Larry and Moe.  Larry 
> is configured for the connection to HECNet.  Moe is configured (decnet 
> over IP) to connect to Larry.  This seems to work with both servers 
> being able to set host and see files on HECNet.
> 
> My idea was that I could have the PDP-11 (Frodo) point to Larry as well 
> via DECNet over IP.
> 
> Is this what you are describing?
> 
> Kurt
> 
> 
> 
> Directory DU0:[IP]
> 6-JUN-2019 15:09
> 
> NTPDATE.TSK;210     63.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> NTPDATRES.TSK;210   42.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> MAILD.TSK;123       237.    C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> PCL.TSK;210         63.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> PCLRES.TSK;213      33.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> IFDRV.TSK;213       7.      C  13-JAN-2019 14:47
> IPDRV.TSK;213       14.     C  13-JAN-2019 14:47
> UDDRV.TSK;213       16.     C  13-JAN-2019 14:48
> TCDRV.TSK;213       35.     C  13-JAN-2019 14:48
> IFCONFIG.TSK;424    37.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> NETSTAT.TSK;424     23.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> PING.TSK;424        64.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> TRACERT.TSK;424     16.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> ETHACP.TSK;424      25.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> RESACP.TSK;424      24.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> RMD.TSK;400         217.    C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> DHCP.TSK;409        67.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> DHCPRES.TSK;409     45.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> RWHOD.TSK;396       15.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> TFTPD.TSK;396       64.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> INETD.TSK;409       12.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> SPOOF.TSK;409       12.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> WWW.TSK;409         117.    C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> WWWRES.TSK;409      94.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> IRCBOT.TSK;409      66.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> FTPD.TSK;409        62.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> TELNETD.TSK;408     26.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> TELNET.TSK;408      41.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> TFTP.TSK;394        106.    C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> IRC.TSK;408         72.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> IRCRES.TSK;395      46.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> FTP.TSK;409         67.     C  11-JAN-2019 03:13
> TELCOM.TSK;402      3.      C  13-JAN-2019 14:48
> 
> Total of 1831./1831. blocks in 33. files
> 
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 3:17 PM Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se 
> <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>> wrote:
> 
>     If you have my TCP/IP installed, and you have generated DECnet with the
>     Multinet lines, then things should be pretty easy. MNC might not be
>     installed, but MNC.TSK should be in [IP], so just install it then.
> 
>     However, do you really have all your DECnet machines on separate
>     ethernets? Otherwise I would really recommend that you have DECnet on
>     your local ethernet, and just have one machine which is the router to
>     the outside from the ethernet segment. Individual point-to-point links
>     will not be as efficient as the ethernet.
> 
>         Johnny
> 
>     On 2019-06-06 21:09, Kurt Hamm wrote:
>      > New issue.  I am working to setup my (Oscar) PiDP-11 on HECNet
>      > (Decnet).  The docs say that I need to run MNC to setup the links
>     for
>      > DECNet, but I can't find that application anywhere.  I am
>     assuming that,
>      > for the PiDP-11, NETGEN  and IPNET have been completed.  I just
>     need to
>      > configure my circuits and make sure the PiDP-11 has the correct
>     area.node.
>      >
>      > RSX-11M+ newbie, so sorry if I am missing something basic.
>      >
>      > Kurt
>      >
>      > On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:53 PM Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se
>     <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>
>      > <mailto:bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     On 2019-06-06 15:04, Kurt Hamm wrote:
>      >      > I wasn't sure where to post this question, so I thought I
>     would
>      >     start here.
>      >      >
>      >      > I have two simh vax3900 machines.  Larry and Moe.  Larry
>     is the
>      >     HECNet
>      >      > router for Moe.
>      >      >
>      >      > When I send email from Larry (via SMTP), the _return _email
>      >     address is
>      >      > correct (SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM>
>      >     <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM>>
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM>
>      >     <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at LARRY.MYDOMAIN.COM>>>.
>      >      >
>      >      > When I send email from Moe (to
>     LARRY::SMTP%"user at domain.com <mailto:user at domain.com>
>      >     <mailto:user at domain.com <mailto:user at domain.com>>
>      >      > <mailto:user at domain.com <mailto:user at domain.com>
>     <mailto:user at domain.com <mailto:user at domain.com>>>"), the return
>      >     email address is:
>      >      > SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM>
>      >     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM>>
>      >     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM>
>      >     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM
>     <mailto:SYSTEM at SCSSYSTEMID.MYDOMAIN.COM>>>.
>      >      >
>      >      > Why is Moe using the SCSSYSTEMID instead of the system name?
>      >      >
>      >      > *I am missing something.*
>      >
>      >     I'm not sure how you should do a setup of mail relaying in VMS.
>      >
>      >     However, you can always send from Moe to MIM::user at domain.com
>     <mailto:MIM%3A%3Auser at domain.com>
>      >     <mailto:MIM%3A%3Auser at domain.com
>     <mailto:MIM%253A%253Auser at domain.com>>. Those
>      >     mails should then get correct addresses.
>      >
>      >         Johnny
>      >
>      >     --
>      >     Johnny Billquist                  || "I'm on a bus
>      >                                         ||  on a psychedelic trip
>      >     email: bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>
>     <mailto:bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>>             ||
>      >     Reading murder books
>      >     pdp is alive!                     ||  tryin' to stay hip" -
>     B. Idol
>      >
> 
>     -- 
>     Johnny Billquist                  || "I'm on a bus
>                                         ||  on a psychedelic trip
>     email: bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at softjar.se>             || 
>     Reading murder books
>     pdp is alive!                     ||  tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol
> 

-- 
Johnny Billquist                  || "I'm on a bus
                                   ||  on a psychedelic trip
email: bqt at softjar.se             ||  Reading murder books
pdp is alive!                     ||  tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol