DECUS VAX Systems SIG Tapecopy Submissions
                        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
                                  Spring, 1992


                                 submitted by:


                                Matthew Madison
                         Engineering Computing Services
                        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
                         Troy, New York 12180-3590 USA
                                +1 518 276 2606

                       madison@vms.ecs.rpi.edu (Internet)
                           MADISON@RPIECSVX (BITNET)



     This submission contains seven subdirectories with items  of  possible
     interest to VMS system managers and users.  All entries include source
     code,  object  code,  executables,  and  documentation.   Updates   to
     previously submitted entries are noted.

     All entries,  unless  otherwise  noted,  are  written  BLISS-32.   All
     entries include the BLISS source code contained in a compressed BACKUP
     save set to save space.  Use the LZDCMP program to decompress the save
     sets  and  BACKUP  to  unload  them.  Some of the entries also contain
     MACRO source code as generated by the BLISS compiler.

     All entries include an AAAREADME.DOC file; most also  include  further
     documentation.

     All entries require VMS V5.0 or later.

     1.  [.MDMLIB]

         MDMLIB is a set of utility routines called by some of the programs
         in  this  submission,  and  is required if rebuilding the programs
         from sources.  [update of Fall 1991 submission]

     2.  [.MX]

         Mesage  Exchange  (MX)  is  an   electronic   mail   routing   and
         distribution  facility,  supporting  local  delivery via VMS MAIL,
         SMTP  over  TCP/IP  (CMU-Tek,  TGV  MultiNet,  or  DEC  VMS/ULTRIX
         Connection),  SMTP  over  DECnet,  BITNET mail over Jnet, and UUCP
         mail via DECUS UUCP.  It also  supports  mailing  lists  and  file
         distribution  over  E-mail.   [V3.1B;  update  of  the  Fall  1991
         submission]
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     3.  [.NETLIB]

         NETLIB is a library of routines  that  provide  access  to  TCP/IP
         services  in  a  transport-independent  fashion.  Supports CMU-Tek
         TCP/IP, TGV  MultiNet,  DEC  VMS/ULTRIX  Connection,  and  Process
         Software's TCPware.  [V1.5; update of Fall 1991 submission]

     4.  [.NEWSRDR]

         NEWSRDR is an NNTP client program for reading  Usenet  news.   Can
         use  NETLIB  (above)  or  any TCP/IP package supporting a Berkeley
         socket interface as NNTP transport.  [V3.0; update of Spring  1991
         submission]

     5.  [.NSQUERY]

         NSQUERY is  a  utility  that  interrogates  Internet  domain  name
         servers.   Requires  the  NETLIB  library,  also  provided in this
         submission.  [V2.7; update of Fall 1991 submission]

     6.  [.UCX_FINGER]

         A simple FINGER utility and server for DEC VMS/ULTRIX  Connection.
         Nothing   fancy,  but  it  works.   [V1.2;  update  of  Fall  1991
         submission]

     7.  [.WATCHER]

         Idle terminal monitor -- disconnects or logs out interactive users
         who have been idle for a certain period of time.  Very flexible in
         configuration.  [V2.7; update of Spring 1991 submission]