OpenVMS software repositories?
Bill Gunshannon
bill.gunshannon at hotmail.com
Thu Feb 8 11:06:50 CST 2018
On 02/08/2018 11:02 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
> On 2/8/2018 9:56 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
>> On 2/8/2018 9:39 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Feb 8, 2018, at 5:28 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
>>>> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 02/07/2018 10:30 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>>>>> On Feb 7, 2018, at 7:22 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk
>>>>>> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 02/07/2018 06:35 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>>>>>> What sites still exist that have VMS software? I know the about
>>>>>>> the OpenVMS Freeware CD’s from HP VMS Engineering.
>>>>>> I'd suggest that you redirect your question to the comp.os.vms
>>>>>> newsgroup. I frequently see discussions there about software
>>>>>> archives. In fact, you can probably search an archive of the
>>>>>> group and find some answers to your question.
>>>>> I need to see about getting back on comp.os.vms, I’ve not been
>>>>> active there in a decade.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't worry, it hasn't changed a bit. :-)
>>>>
>>>> bill
>>>
>>> I’m sure. I just need to figure out how to get access, preferably
>>> with ’tin'. One of the reasons I dropped off was time, another was
>>> my ISP dropping USENET access.
>>>
>>> Zane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You might try <http://www.eternal-september.org> . I don't know if
>> tin will work, but it's recommended by Hoff and others. It's free and
>> reasonably frustration free. They have had a couple server hiccups
>> in the last year though. I use it via Thunderbird on my Mac without
>> too much trouble.
>>
>
> Apparently tin will work. It's listed under their "FAQ" section as
> possibly needing a special tweak.
>
> tin
> add the following line to the .newsauth file in your home directory
> (or create the file, if it doesn't exist) and make sure the file is
> only readable and writable for your user (chmod .newsauth 600):
>
> news.eternal-september.org password username
>
> and start tin with the -A option
>
>
>
I recommended new.individual.net. It isn't free, but 10 Euros a year
isn't really a concern. (I spend more than that a month on beer!)
Service has always been great. Been with them since the days when
it was U Berlin.
bill
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