DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
User's Guide

Contents (summary)

• Chapter 1 Getting Started
• Chapter 2 Accessing User Information Using the Finger Utility
• Chapter 3 Working with Files Using File Transfer (FTP)
• Chapter 4 Using Remote (R) Commands
• Chapter 5 Establishing Network Terminal Sessions Using TELNET/TN3270
• Chapter 6 Sending and Receiving E-Mail Using SMTP
• Chapter 7 Printing Files Using LPR/LPD
• Appendix A Finger Error and Status Messages
• Appendix B FTP Error and Status Messages
• Appendix C Remote (R) Command Error and Status Messages
• Appendix D TELNET/TN3270 Error and Status Messages
• Index
• Figures
• Tables

Contents

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  Chapter 1 Getting Started
  • 1.1 Which Service Do You Use?
    • 1.1.1 Services for Working with Files
    • 1.1.2 Services for Remote Logins
    • 1.1.3 Services for Issuing Commands at a Remote Host
  • 1.2 Client and Server Software
  • 1.3 User Commands
  • 1.4 Command Syntax
  • 1.5 Online Help

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  Chapter 2 Accessing User Information Using the Finger Utility
  • 2.1 Typing Finger Commands
    • 2.1.1 Quotation Marks
    • 2.1.2 Wildcards
    • 2.1.3 Qualifiers
  • 2.2 Obtaining Online Help
  • 2.3 Displaying Information about Users
    • 2.3.1 Displaying Information About All Users
    • 2.3.2 Displaying Detailed Information About Specific Users
    • 2.3.3 Displaying Information about Users on Your Cluster
  • 2.4 Forwarding Information from Host to Host
  • 2.5 Making Your Information Available to Other Users
  • 2.6 Command Description
  • Command 1 FINGER

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  Chapter 3 Working with Files Using File Transfer (FTP)
  • 3.1 Typing FTP Commands
    • 3.1.1 DCL and UNIX Command Formats
    • 3.1.2 Quotation Marks
    • 3.1.3 Wildcards
    • 3.1.4 Qualifiers
  • 3.2 Obtaining Online Help
  • 3.3 Customizing FTP Command Processing
  • 3.4 Starting FTP Sessions
    • 3.4.1 Making a Remote Connection
    • 3.4.2 Anonymous User Access (Anonymous FTP)
  • 3.5 Exiting FTP
  • 3.6 Command Procedures
    • 3.6.1 Task Command Files
    • 3.6.2 Initialization Command File
  • 3.7 Displaying and Changing the Default Directory
  • 3.8 Creating and Deleting Directories
  • 3.9 Viewing Directories on the Remote Host
  • 3.10 Renaming and Deleting Files
  • 3.11 Appending Files
  • 3.12 Viewing the Contents of a File
  • 3.13 Copying Files
    • 3.13.1 Using the GET Command to Copy Remote Files to the Local Host
    • 3.13.2 Using the PUT Command to Copy Local Files to the Remote Host
    • 3.13.3 How FTP Copies Files
    • 3.13.4 Store Unique
    • 3.13.5 Transfers Between OpenVMS Hosts: VMS Plus Mode
    • 3.13.6 Preserving OpenVMS File Attributes
    • 3.13.7 Transfer Mode
    • 3.13.8 File Structure
  • 3.14 Using FTP with DECnet
  • 3.15 Printing
    • 3.15.1 Print Form
    • 3.15.2 Examples Using FTP to Print
  • 3.16 Suspending FTP to Return to the Local DCL Prompt
  • 3.17 Command Descriptions
  • Command 2 APPEND
  • Command 3 CONNECT
  • Command 4 CREATE/DIRECTORY
  • Command 5 DELETE
  • Command 6 DIRECTORY
  • Command 7 DISCONNECT
  • Command 8 ENABLE (DISABLE) LOG
  • Command 9 ENABLE (DISABLE) PARSE
  • Command 10 ENABLE (DISABLE) PORT_COMMAND
  • Command 11 ENABLE (DISABLE) REPLY
  • Command 12 ENABLE (DISABLE) TRANSFER_VERIFICATION
  • Command 13 ENABLE (DISABLE) VMS_PLUS
  • Command 14 EXIT
  • Command 15 FTP
  • Command 16 GET
  • Command 17 HELP
  • Command 18 LOGIN
  • Command 19 PUT
  • Command 20 QUOTE
  • Command 21 RENAME
  • Command 22 SET DEFAULT
  • Command 23 SET ERROR_LEVEL
  • Command 24 SET TYPE
  • Command 25 SHOW DEFAULT
  • Command 26 SHOW STATUS
  • Command 27 SPAWN
  • Command 28 VIEW

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  Chapter 4 Using Remote (R) Commands
  • 4.1 Providing Account and Password Information
    • 4.1.1 Quotation Marks
    • 4.1.2 Examples
  • 4.2 Specifying Qualifiers
  • 4.3 Obtaining Online Help
  • 4.4 Copying Files with RCP
    • 4.4.1 Example RCP Commands
  • 4.5 Starting a Remote Login Session with RLOGIN
    • 4.5.1 Logging Out
    • 4.5.2 Example RLOGIN Sessions
  • 4.6 Issuing a Remote Command with RSH
    • 4.6.1 Quotation Marks in Commands
    • 4.6.2 Interrupting a Command's Execution
    • 4.6.3 Example RSH Commands
  • 4.7 Issuing a Remote Command with a Password (REXEC Feature)
    • 4.7.1 Example REXEC Use
  • 4.8 Command Descriptions
  • Command 29 RCP
  • Command 30 REXEC
  • Command 31 RLOGIN
  • Command 32 RSH

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  Chapter 5 Establishing Network Terminal Sessions Using TELNET/TN3270
  • 5.1 Typing TELNET/TN3270 Commands
    • 5.1.1 DCL and UNIX Command Formats
    • 5.1.2 Quotation Marks
  • 5.2 Obtaining Online Help
  • 5.3 Starting TELNET and TN3270
  • 5.4 Exiting TELNET and TN3270
  • 5.5 Keeping a Log of Your TELNET/TN3270 Session
  • 5.6 Command Procedures
    • 5.6.1 Starting TELNET/TN3270
    • 5.6.2 Initialization Command Files
  • 5.7 Toggling Between the Remote Host and Local TELNET/TN3270
  • 5.8 Suspending TELNET to Return to the Local DCL Prompt
  • 5.9 Multiple Sessions
    • 5.9.1 Toggling Between Open Sessions
    • 5.9.2 Displaying Session Information
  • 5.10 Customizing TELNET/TN3270 Transmissions, Control Characters, and Displays
  • 5.11 Sending Commands to the Connected Remote Host
  • 5.12 IBM 3270 Model Terminal Emulation (TN3270)
    • 5.12.1 Supported IBM Terminal Models
    • 5.12.2 Setting Up Your PC or Terminal for IBM 3270 Terminal Emulation
      • 5.12.2.1 VT200-Series Terminal Setup
      • 5.12.2.2 VT100-Series Terminal Setup
    • 5.12.3 Starting and Exiting from TN3270
    • 5.12.4 Getting Status
    • 5.12.5 Clearing Error Messages
    • 5.12.6 Recording Sessions
    • 5.12.7 Online Help
    • 5.12.8 If the Keyboard Locks
    • 5.12.9 Keyboard Functions
      • 5.12.9.1 Associated Documentation
    • 5.12.10 Redefining Your Keyboard
      • 5.12.10.1 Functions You Can Redefine
      • 5.12.10.2 Keys You Can Define
      • 5.12.10.3 Keys You Cannot Define
      • 5.12.10.4 Redefining Keys
      • 5.12.10.5 Creating a Key Definition File
      • 5.12.10.6 Interactive Definitions: DEF KEY Function
    • 5.12.11 TN3270 Problem Solving
    • 5.12.12 Debugging Application Programs Using the IBM 3270 Model Terminal Emulator
      • 5.12.12.1 Entering and Exiting Visible Attribute Mode
      • 5.12.12.2 Visible Attribute Mode Displays
  • 5.13 Command Descriptions
  • Command 33 CONNECT
  • Command 34 CREATE_SESSION
  • Command 35 DELETE_SESSION
  • Command 36 DISCONNECT
  • Command 37 ENABLE (DISABLE) AUTOFLUSH
  • Command 38 ENABLE (DISABLE) AUTOSYNCH
  • Command 39 ENABLE (DISABLE) BINARY
  • Command 40 ENABLE (DISABLE) CRLF
  • Command 41 ENABLE (DISABLE) CRMOD
  • Command 42 ENABLE (DISABLE) DEBUG
  • Command 43 ENABLE (DISABLE) LOCAL_CHARS
  • Command 44 ENABLE (DISABLE) OPTIONS_VIEW
  • Command 45 EXIT
  • Command 46 HELP
  • Command 47 RESUME
  • Command 48 SEND AO
  • Command 49 SEND AYT
  • Command 50 SEND BRK
  • Command 51 SEND EC
  • Command 52 SEND EL
  • Command 53 SEND GA
  • Command 54 SEND IP
  • Command 55 SEND NOP
  • Command 56 SEND SYNCH
  • Command 57 SET ECHO
  • Command 58 SET ERASE
  • Command 59 SET ESCAPE
  • Command 60 SET FLUSHOUTPUT
  • Command 61 SET INTERRUPT
  • Command 62 SET KILL
  • Command 63 SET MODE
  • Command 64 SET QUIT
  • Command 65 SET TERMINAL
  • Command 66 SHOW PARAMETERS
  • Command 67 SHOW SESSION
  • Command 68 SHOW STATUS
  • Command 69 SPAWN
  • Command 70 TELNET
  • Command 71 TN3270

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  Chapter 6 Sending and Receiving E-Mail Using SMTP
  • 6.1 Obtaining Online Help
  • 6.2 Sending Mail
  • 6.3 Sending Mail to Multiple Users
    • 6.3.1 Typing a List of Names
    • 6.3.2 Distribution Lists
  • 6.4 Receiving Mail
  • 6.5 OpenVMS Mail Personal Name String
  • 6.6 Carbon-Copying Messages
  • 6.7 Forwarding Messages
  • 6.8 Using Mail from Your PC
  • 6.9 Using the UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
    • 6.9.1 Dialup Connections
  • 6.10 UCX Management Commands for Mail
    • 6.10.1 Displaying SMTP Mail Status Information
    • 6.10.2 Deleting Holding State Mail Messages from SMTP Queues
    • 6.10.3 Releasing Holding State SMTP Mail Messages for Delivery

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  Chapter 7 Printing Files Using LPR/LPD
  • 7.1 Printing at Remote Print Queues
    • 7.1.1 PRINT Command: /FORM Qualifier
    • 7.1.2 PRINT Command: /PARAMETERS Qualifier
      • 7.1.2.1 /PARAMETERS Qualifier: Host and Printer Options
      • 7.1.2.2 /PARAMETERS Qualifier: MAIL Option
      • 7.1.2.3 /PARAMETERS Qualifier: NOFLAG Option
    • 7.1.3 Remote Queue Printing Examples
  • 7.2 Displaying the Status of Jobs in a Remote Print Queue
  • 7.3 Removing Jobs from the Print Queue
  • 7.4 Printing Remote UNIX Files on Local Queues
  • 7.5 Obtaining Online Help
  • 7.6 Command Descriptions
  • Command 72 LPQ
  • Command 73 LPRM
  • Command 74 PRINT

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  Appendix A Finger Error and Status Messages

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  Appendix B FTP Error and Status Messages
  • B.1 Server Error Messages
  • B.2 Client Error Messages

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  Appendix C Remote (R) Command Error and Status Messages
  • C.1 RSH and RLOGIN Error Messages
  • C.2 RCP Error Messages
  • C.3 Status Return Codes

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  Appendix D TELNET/TN3270 Error and Status Messages
  • D.1 TELNET Error Messages
  • D.2 TN3270 Messages
  • D.3 TN3270 Status Line Messages

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  Index

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  Figures
  • 1-1 FTP Client and Server Software Interacting
  • 3-1 The GET Command
  • 3-2 The PUT Command

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  Tables
  • 1-1 Facilities to Use for Specific Needs
  • 2-1 Ways of Displaying Information
  • 3-1 FTP Commands: Summary
  • 4-1 Remote (R) Commands: Summary
  • 4-2 RCP Command: Specifying the Source File
  • 5-1 TELNET/TN3270 Commands: Summary
  • 5-2 TELNET SHOW STATUS Display: Terminology
  • 5-3 TELNET Transmission Modes
  • 5-4 Sending Commands to the Remote Host
  • 5-5 TELNET --- Supported IBM 3270 Model Terminals
  • 5-6 TN3270: Definable Keys
  • 5-7 Visible Attribute Mode: Displays
  • 6-1 UCX Commands for Using SMTP
  • 7-1 Network Printing Commands: Summary
  • D-1 TN3270 Status Line Messages and Meanings