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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 23:26

    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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1129.1Some ideasIOSG::TALLETTArranging bits for a living...Tue Jul 28 1992 10:2824
    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