From: MERC::"uunet!a1.decus.org!NIELAND" 28-JUL-1992 17:30:53.37 To: Anthony L Abbattista <ABBATTISTA@decus.org>, Paula Albrecht <ALBRECHT@decus.org>, ALLEBRANDI@INLAND.COM, Rosemary B Allen <ALLENR@decus.org>, Stephen J Allen <ALLENS@decus.org>, BRETON@decus.org, J1C6844@ZEUS.TAMU.EDU, Richard DeJordy <DEJORDY@decus.org>, DEUFEL@decus.org, DRAKE@UTHSCSA.EDU, EVERHART, FALVELLA@decus.org, Marilyn Fedele <FEDELE@decus.org>, _GOLDSMITH@decus.org, JEH@CMKRNL.COM, HANSHER@decus.org, HITTNER@decus.org, "Jeffrey S. Jalbert" <JALBERT_J@decus.org>, Michael C CC: "Susan M. Abercrombie (AberZ)" <ABERCROMBIE@decus.org>, FEB@TNTECH.BITNET, CANNON@decus.org, EVERHART, Tom Gaudette <GAUDETTE@decus.org>, Michael Hanus <HANUS@decus.org>, Robert Hassinger <HASSINGER@decus.org>, "Bart Z. Lederman" <LEDERMAN@decus.org>, CLOWENSTEIN@UCSD.EDU, MEADOWSJ@ATC.BOEING.COM, NIELAND@decus.org, Bruce Prendergast <PRENDERGAST@decus.org>, Marilyn Rosenberg <ROSENBERG@decus.org>, "Anthony E. Scandora, Jr." <SCANDORA@decus.org>, David Schmidt <SCHMIDT@decus.org>, Ja Subj: Spring 92 SIG Tape The VMS Systems SIG and the Languages and Tools SIG of the DECUS U.S. Chapter have released the Spring 1992 Symposium Collection Tapes. Attached is the Abstract for this tape. The first copies of the tapes have been sent to the DECUS Library and to the top of the TapeCopy (LUG) Tree for distribution. Copies are also being sent to the normal Non-U.S. Chapter sites. Shortly, the tape should be available to you through your normal channel. The VMS Systems SIG and the L&T SIG would like to thank all the submittors for this tape. These collections would not be possible if we did not get the submissions. This tape was put together from submissions at the Spring 1992 DECUS Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, by Glenn C. Everhart VAX SIG librarian 215 358 5875 Everhart@Raxco.com and Ted Nieland L&T SIG Librarian 513 476 4639 (work) 513 426 3235 (home) Nieland@Ted.HCST.com with the able assistance of various volunteers. Al Zirkle, Dave Schmidt, Marilyn Fedele, and Tony Scandora deserve mention for this tape. Spring 1992 VMS/L&T Sig Tape Abstracts The L&T and VMS Systems SIGs are again producing a combined collection for Spring 1992 to reduce duplication between the two. The collection has been split, rather arbitrarily, into an L&T part and a VMS part for purposes of packaging it for the DECUS Library. The NLC / Tree distribution is combined but the collection is too large for a single TK50 and thus is split across two DECUS Library part numbers. Please be aware that you only have the complete collection for Spring 1992 by obtaining both parts. Some of the material is compressed due to volume of submissions. Please read file Compressions.Txt in the index directory for information on decompressing the files. The parts are packaged as VAX 92A and L&T 92A with the [92AVAXLT...] tree on both parts and the [DECUSLIB...] tree on the VAX92A tape (due to sizes). INDEX Directory ([92AVAXLT]) ----- --------- ---------- Indices and descriptions of what is on the tapes. [.tools] subdirectory contains tools needed to decompress or unpack some packed items. DECUS LIBRARY CATALOG ONLINE ([DECUSLIB]) ----- ------- ------- ------ ---------- Current machine readable catalog of DECUS library contents as straight text. The BROWSER fulltext retrieval tool is included. Also the DECUS Catalog Information System tool is included. [VAX92A...] Tree ----------- ---- [.4GL_SIG] RALLY select_queue - select print queue for RALLY printing. [.AKE] ANU News 6.1 alpha4 release (complete usenet NEWS for VMS). BOSS - multisession terminal monitor, V4.3a. DVIPS - Converts TeX output to Postscript. GNUC - Gnu C++ for VMS and LIBG++ for VMS, from version 2.2 of Gnu C. LDB - Long Distance Backgammon. UMORIA is the Moria game, built for VMS. (many other Gnu files from Earle Ake were moved to the [.gnusoftware] tree.) [.ALLEBRANDI] Programs to set or clear traceback or debug for images linked withour or with those attributes. [.ALPHABITS] Some public information released by DEC about the new Alpha machine. [.ARNOLD] BITNET postmaster's guide [.BOSS] BOSS multisession monitor, latest version. Allows control of several sessions from one terminal, logging, record/playback of input, flexible control of output, supports FTdriver or PY/TWdriver, low overhead. [.BULLETIN] Latest BULLETIN, a many-to-many messaging system and USEnet newsreader that works like VAX Mail. [.BZL] RDB to RTF (RTF = Rich Text Format, read by many PC and Mac word processors) convert. TRIM - process files in various ways incl. stripping some chars from start of line, replace strings in each line, add prefix/suffix to lines, add line at start of each file, strip whitespace, strip nonprinting chars. [.CALLBACK] System permitting the VAX to call you back on call-in, useful for security and billing purposes. [.CRONFEDITCOO] COOKIE - small fortune cookie program. CRON - execute jobs at set times, controlled by data file. FXEDIT - callable F$EDIT routine. [.DIALER] Schedule calls to a remote modem (or pager) [.DX] Fullscreen directory maintenance utility; multiwindow. [.EDX] EDT style editor for TPU with many extensions and built in spelling checker and dictionary. [.FAIRBAIRNS] Addendum to Vassar spell checker; works inside EVE or independently. [.FINGER] Current FINGER distribution for those who aren't up to date; reports users, activities, mail read over DECnet, some TCP/IP and JNET nets and aids looking up usernames. Highly secure. [.FLOWERS] CSWING, directory and file management (full screen) utility, many fixes. DISK - reports free disk space. DISK-WATCHER - monitors free disk space. MAIL_EDIT - quote, spell check, and add signature to outgoing mail. MENU - DCL menu system V2.3. FALL_BACK and SPRING_FORWARD - "kinder, gentler" time change for daylight saving time. MOST - file fullscreen lister with fixes and additions. [.GCE92A] New version of AnalyRIM (combined spreadsheet and relational database manager) adding "infinite dimensions" (per design published 1987!). CAP - Columbia Appletalk server for unix. Also SED, TQE, and CDROM readers. Network - submitted items from all over. These include numerous mesasages with DECwindows hints, DX directory manager, FDdriver updates for remote disks, cryptodisks, memory disks, etc., information on what intercepting VMS I/O flow at various points can be used for, MWAIT analyzer, VMS Share file packager for mailing, CMU domainserver, security product reviews, CDROM reader for ISO or High Sierra CDs, and much more. [.GOATLEY] Supervisor Series 5.2 (monitor or control other terminals or log terminal output). BAT - easy batch sessions. CVTLIS - convert .LIS files on listings CD back to .MAR or .B32. DCLKEYS - define DCL keys from a program. DCL recall patch for 62 cmds. Gnu FGREP for VMS. FLIST - fullscreen directory/file manager. GETCMD - display anyone's DCL recall buffer. Gnu Grep for VMS. Watch JNET links. Renumber Macro labels. Program to replace LOGIN.COM. Notice manager. Cardfiler display on VT terminals. Gnu SED 1.8 for VMS. Process name set for any process. Display contents of .STB files. APRT - change page protection. CLRREF - clear refs to device (frees device for reuse w/o reboot). LASER symbiont. for postscript printers. MWAIT analyzer. Process-permanent hotkeys. Set privs for any process. UUencode/decode. TQE dumper. UNMACRO interactive disassembler. [.HAINING] Account maintenance and creation/deletion system. Also remote print/plot for VMS and Unix. [.JBAKER] TERMINALS - generate terminal statistics. VERSION - show software versions for layered products, VMS. USERCOUNT - looks for other interactive processes. [.LEVINE] Menu driven mail profile editor and menu driven mail user interface. [.LOCK] Terminal lock using vms password. [.LOMASKY] Replacement program to do what LOGIN.COM does, but much faster. PIGGY - find who's hogging the disk space, quickly. More flexible SYSUAF reports, very tailorable. Reports sysuaf or rightslist. Also can copy passwords from node to node. [.LPD_FOR_UCX] Implementation of LPD for UCX so Unix systems can use printers on VMS machines. [.MCMAHON] DECwindows brain surgery & how to do it documents. [.MEADOWS] CD - program to play audio CDs on CDROM readers with SCSI controllers. [.MOST] Textfile viewer in the tradition of MORE and LESS. Allows moving back & forth etc., less danger of accidental overwrite than an editor & less overhead. [.MUNIC_S92] Contributions from DECUS Munich and the European VMS SIG. Includes BREAK terminal locker, CHARGE - modify account string, mount any cluster disk, VMS CRON time based scheduling, EDX - edit a remote (ftp) UNIX file from VMS, fix_queue - repair job controller file, get volume label clusterwide, C indenter, Infoserver monitor, transparent use of a remote compiler, load VT200 keys, convert logfiles, Postscript symbiont for AppleLaserWriter, RDB based PAK mgr., mail distributor, mail profile manager, move DECWindows login box, analyze MWAITed processes, put field from ISAM file into DCL symbol, postscript plot library, print file on remote node queue, postscript draw package, X.25 file transfer, allow use of any Postscript file for DECW login, get time in processor modes since last boot, REMINDER notebook, show info about RMS indexed file, job scheduler, modem/c-kermit utilities, util to move holidays to Secondary Days in UAF, smarter SET TERM/INQ, dynamic quota management, DECW system perf. info, VMSTELL: vms <-> MSDOS communication, remote satellite shutdown, FREEMEM trim working set, UNREAD - show who doesn't read his mail, USER_SHUTDOWN - user driven workstation shutdown. VTEDIT - multiwindow EDIT based on TPU/LSE. [.NSWC] Checkmail - see if someone read mail you sent them. VLOG - view end of log files while the job is still running. SD - set/show default, MANY options. LET - shorthand define. MODIFY - string replacement in text, many MANY options. REFORMAT - reformat text files, lots of options. USERS - continuously updating users display. VGRAPH - viewgraph generator for Postscript printers. ZMENU - DCL menu display system. [.PASSPOL] VMS password policy module, lets you check for weak passwords automatically as they are entered. [.PAVLIN] New version of Ethermon, which works onVMS 5.4-3 and later. More commands, more displays, many programs to analyze traces, and still a VERY complete ethernet online monitor. [.PERL] VMS port of PERL 3.0-18, a useful scripting and text language. [.RCS] Update of the VMS port of RCS (Revision Control System) though still an RCS 4.3 port. [.RICKSYS] TPUPlus superset of TPU editor. [.RPI] MDMLIB - utilities. MX - electronic mail router between UUCP, TCP/IP, DECnet, and BITnet. Supports mailing lists and file distribution over email. NETLIB - routines to access TCP/IP services in a version independent way for several vendors. NEWSRDR - NNTP client news reader. NSQUERY - asks Internet name servers about a name. UCX_Finger - Simple finger utility for vms/ultrix connection. WATCHER - very general idle terminal monitor. [.STOCKLEY] BRUREAD - BRU tape reader for VMS (no vax/rsx needed). BRULIST - list directory of BRU tapes from RSX systems. [.SYSSUPPORT] Command files for supporting a large VAXcluster. [.TERMLOCK] Terminal lock program update. [.UUCP] Release 2.0 of VMS UUCP, a package permitting full participation in VMSnet/USEnet mail and news in VMS. [.VAXPRO] Items from VAX Professional magazine. Become another user; deinstalling page file; how to use SDA; automatic determining machine type; show who is mapped to global sections. [.VMSTPC] VMSTPC - tape ->disk -> tape copier, superfast. [.WYANT] RSX Indirect documentation. [LT92A...] Tree ---------- ---- [.ANTIVIRUS] Antivirals for PC, Mac, and Amiga from internet antiviral archives. [.CKERMIT] Most recent (beta but usable) C-Kermit for a variety of platforms (plus VMS executables). [.GCE92A] COPS security package, V1.4, for Unix. CAP (Columbia Appletalk Package), Appletalk server for Unix. LQtext fulltext retrieval package, for Unix systems. TARsplit package to split Tar files on VMS into smaller pieces. [.GNUSOFTWARE] Gnu items updated since the Fall 1991 tapes. Includes BC, new CVS (Concurrent Versioning system), EPOCH, Gnu Emacs 18.58, new fileutils, ElVIs (Vi clone for emacs), Gnu C/C++ (all in one) V2.2, GHOSTScript Postscript interpreter & viewer, Gnu C lib, computer jargon file, new textutils, mawk, metamail, time daemon, VMS termcap patches, and some more. [.NCSA] NCSA Telnet (Telnet and FTP for PC and Mac) [.PC-SIG] Disks distributed by DECUS PC Sig at the Atlanta symposium. Both MSDOS and Mac items are here. [.VMSBACKUP] Another VMS Backup tape reader for unix machines. [.X11R4] X11R4 clients and demos, ported to VMS (/motif). Updated since Fall 1991.