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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

1129.0. "ALL-IN-1 CLIENT/SERVER... VAX-to-VAX?" by GLDOA::WHELAN (Greetings Programs...) Mon Jul 27 1992 22:26

    I have a potential ALL-IN-1 customer with many small systems that 
    users attach to for running local app's.  They want to have an 
    "ALL-IN-1 server" VAX, with the following 3 requirements:
    
    - Available from VT's logged into the small systems
    - Not having to enter username/password to log in to the server system
    - Being able to get notification of new mail (instantly is preferable)
    
    Is there an elegant way to create such a server configuration when the 
    client is another VAX? 
    
    
    Has anyone ever tried this?
    
    
    We're currently looking for a way to get a proxied (no username/pwd)
    login, but this does not address the mail notification issue.
    
    Any ideas?

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1129.1 Some ideas IOSG::TALLETT Arranging bits for a living... Tue Jul 28 1992 09:28 24

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1129.1	Some ideas	IOSG::TALLETT	Arranging bits for a living...	`Tue Jul 28 1992 09:28`	24
	Hi there! It seems to me that you would have to create a terminal session using something like SET HOST and stuff down the username and password. I'm sure this request has been around for a few years so I would try MEIS::HACKERS and see if anyone has written any code to do this. I know hacks are not for customers, but hopefully the solution will not be too difficult and not really a hack. Passing the password without storing it on the local VAX sounds a bit tough. For the newmail notification, presumably you want the notification even if they are not logged into the server VAX. If you made them a LAVC cluster then the broadcasts would come through automatically. (This might help with the password stuff too, but I can't just think how). If you don't want to do that, you could use a special mail destination and write some code that you call to do the broadcast. I have been looking at this approach for PC newmail notification. Let me know if you want the gory details. Regards, Paul

    Hi there!
    
    	It seems to me that you would have to create a terminal session
    	using something like SET HOST and stuff down the username and
    	password. I'm sure this request has been around for a few years
    	so I would try MEIS::HACKERS and see if anyone has written any
    	code to do this. I know hacks are not for customers, but hopefully
    	the solution will not be too difficult and not really a hack.
    	Passing the password without storing it on the local VAX sounds
    	a bit tough.
    
    	For the newmail notification, presumably you want the notification
    	even if they are not logged into the server VAX. If you made them
    	a LAVC cluster then the broadcasts would come through
    	automatically. (This might help with the password stuff too, but I
    	can't just think how).
    
    	If you don't want to do that, you could use a special mail
    	destination and write some code that you call to do the broadcast.
    	I have been looking at this approach for PC newmail notification.
    	Let me know if you want the gory details.
    
    Regards,
    Paul