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From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Fri Nov 17 15:34:24 2000

> > Using VMS you'd have mail and DEC Notes at least. Plus it's possible to
> > setup dialup access. The question is, how secure is DECnet over IP? Can
> > you send it via an encrypted link? I've not read up on it yet.
>
> Zane, I'd be up to reanimating my torn apart uVAX II for this. I think it
> would be a blast. I can drop it on the 'net fairly easily. I still have
> one of those huge H???? vampire tap ethernet trancievers that I modified
> for 10Base2 that I can hook up to the DEQNA.
> g.

Well... I've got a VAXstation 4000-60 or DEC 3000/300LX that I've been
thinking about dedicating to something like this (having it sit outside my
cluster of course). If anyone is interested I'd say the DECnet Phase V
manuals would be the place to start looking as I think Phase V is needed
for DECnet over IP.

I don't believe the Hobbyist CD doesn't included DEC Notes, but that's not
a problem as I've got a copy.

I think I'll have to start investigating what it takes to get DECnet running
over an IP link. Hopefully having to go through a firewall doing NAT isn't
a problem since I can direct specific ports to a specific host.

                        Zane
Received on Fri Nov 17 2000 - 15:34:24 GMT