UREP
Pao-Po Hou
hou at gondor.cs.psu.edu
Sat May 14 07:07:05 AEST 1988
The following comes from help file in our cms systems:
UREP - UNIX/RSCS Networking
At the Pennsylvania State University, a system is being developed under UNIX to
emulate the functions of IBM's Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem (RSCS)
network. RSCS provides networking between IBM VM/370 systems as well as with
non-VM systems to permit remote job entry, transfer of files and messages
between users, and the remote execution of CP (Control Program) type commands.
The PSU package permits a UNIX user to submit jobs for remote batch execution,
transmit files both from and to remote sites, process mail, and execute
commands on remote systems with results returned to the user's terminal. The
system provides such features as monitoring and control of the actions remote
sites take and automatic re-routing of both files and messages.
Under the PSU system, a UNIX installation is considered a peer host to the RSCS
network, not simply a workstation. Compatibility with the remainder of the
network is retained while providing an environment nearly identical to the non-
networked UNIX environment. For example, to carry on an interactive
conversation with a VM user, a UNIX user would use a modified version of the
'write' program. Remote host and remote user names are specified at command
execution. The remainder of the terminal session appears identical to a non-
networked communication session.
UREP 3.0, now under development, is designed to support the NJI protocol
driver, IBM's NETDATA (DMSDDL) file format, and a variety of hardware lines,
including the DEC DMF-32 and DUP-11, UDP/IP over Ethernet, and RS-232 or
similar asynchronous lines. Also planned is a link that will utilize DECNET
under Ultrix.
Contact:
UREP
Department of Computer Science
333 Whitmore Lab
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-9505
or
David Eckhardt
DAE at PSUVAX1.BITNET
DAE at PSUVAX1.UUCP
DAE at PENN-STATE.CSNET
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