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      Software       Product      Description  E      ________________________________________________________________   E      PRODUCT NAME:  VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3 SPD 
      28.51.03         DESCRIPTION  D      VAX Public Access Communications (VAXPAC) is a software productD      that provides the MicroVAX user with a mechanism for connectingC      the VMS Operating System to a remote system using asynchronous C      lines. A remote system may be any system that accepts and dis- C      plays data using an asynchronous interface compatible with RS- E      232C, RS-422, or RS-423. The description that follows applies to D      MicroVAX II, MicroVAX 2000, and VAXstation 2000 systems runningC      either the full MicroVMS Operating System or the VMS Operating       System only.   D      All the features of VAX Public Access Communications are avail-B      able using menus and forms. There is extensive online help to9      assist the user of VAX Public Access Communications.   A      VAX Public Access Communications has the following features:         Establishing a Connection  A      o  Connect using phone lines or direct connections to remote @         systems (for example, connections to public data sources>         such as CompuServe[R], NewsNet[R], The SOURCE[R], Dow-@         Jones News/Retrieval Service[R], WESTLAW[R], and Digital1         Village[R], and to private data sources).   B      o  Supports autodial, dial from keyboard or dial from handset         for suitable modems.    E                                   DIGITAL                  March 1991   E                                                           AE-JT81D-TK          E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03       C      o  Allows two levels of predefined connections - standard con- A         nections (those available to all users of the system) and >         personal connections (allow individual users to define?         connections only that individual can use). Each connec- A         tion defines the phone number, the terminal port, and the ?         characteristics for the line once a connection has been          established.  E      o  As well as using predefined connections, a user can choose to D         make a manual connection. In this case, the user defines theD         connection immediately prior to establishing the connection.D         The user has the option of saving the connection in the list9         of predefined connections once satisfied with it.         During the Connection        o  Terminal pass thru mode   @         Allows the user to operate as if the user's terminal was?         directly connected to the remote system. While the user ?         is operating in terminal pass thru mode, all characters B         displayed by the remote system are displayed on the user'sE         terminal and all characters sent from the terminal are passed ?         directly to the remote system apart from the designated D         LOCAL key. The LOCAL key is a user-defined key that switches<         context between pass thru mode and the local system.        o  Session logging   A         Allows the user to selectively record all characters dis- @         played by the remote system. The user can enable/disable@         logging during a session, file the session logging data,C         print it on the system printer, or discard it. This feature C         can be used to capture a file from a remote system that has '         the facility to display a file.         &                                      2         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03             o  Send a text file  C         Allows the user to upload a text file to a remote system as A         if it was keyed in from the user's keyboard. This feature ?         can be used to transfer a file from the local system to A         any remote system that allows the creation of a file from C         keyboard input. It can also be used to upload a sequence of A         commands to the remote system, for example a simple login          sequence.         o  File transfer   C         Allows files to be transferred with the remote system using C         error checking. File transfer requires cooperating software ?         to be installed on both the local system and the remote B         system. The software on the local system is referred to asC         the file transfer method. The software on the remote system D         is referred to as the file transfer server. Essentially, theB         file transfer server is passive, reacting to file transferE         commands from the file transfer method operating on the local          system.   A         VAX Public Access Communications has built-in support for           KERMIT[R] file transfer.  C         Note: A version of KERMIT is contained in this product. Al- B         though KERMIT is free and available to anyone who requestsB         it from Columbia University, Columbia does not warrant, inD         any way, the KERMIT software nor the accuracy of any relatedA         documentation; neither the authors of any KERMIT programs C         or documentation nor Columbia University nor any other con- B         tributing institutions acknowledge any liability resulting-         from program or documentation errors.   D         In order to use KERMIT file transfer, the remote system mustE         have a version of KERMIT installed that supports server mode.       &                                      3         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03       @         Because of limitations in KERMIT, there are restrictionsA         on the types of files that can be transferred. Text files B         can usually be expected to transfer successfully. There isA         also provision for transferring VMS executable images and A         sequential files with variable length records. Currently, ?         there is no provision for transferring indexed files or          relative files.   C         VAX Public Access Communications provides an interface that D         allows other file transfer software to be invoked instead ofE         KERMIT. This is explained in the Maintenance Features section 3         of this Software Product Description (SPD).   #      o  Change setup for connection   C         Allows the user to change the characteristics for a connec-          tion during a session.        o  Send Break  @         Allows a break signal to be passed to the remote system.        Maintenance Features   C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility C         to define the terminal ports that may be used and the char- D         acteristics for the communication line required to establishD         a connection. Terminal ports may be placed in groups so that@         the software will automatically try a second port if the         first one is in use.  C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility @         to define the characteristics of the modems that will be@         attached. When VAX Public Access Communications is first?         installed, the definitions will exist for DEC DF03, DEC C         DF112, DEC DF224 (Scholar), DEC DFA01, and modems using the          Hayes[R] command set.     &                                      4         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03       C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility C         to define additional file transfer methods. When VAX Public A         Access Communications is first installed, support will be )         defined for KERMIT file transfer.   C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility A         to define additional file transfer servers. File transfer A         servers allow systems dialing into a host system with VAX D         Public Access Communications installed to transfer files be-E         tween the host system and a local system that has cooperating D         software. When VAX Public Access Communications is first in-A         stalled, support will be defined for KERMIT file transfer A         server in 3 modes. These are for ASCII text files, binary E         files suitable for sequential files with a record length less D         than 1024 bytes, and fixed files suitable for files with 512:         byte fixed-length records such as VMS task images.  C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility B         to define additional interrupt procedures. When VAX PublicA         Access Communications is first installed, support will be E         defined for both interrupt to DCL and interrupt to the A-to-Z          Interrupt Menu.   C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility D         to define system defaults. System defaults are used to spec-D         ify the default line characteristics for connections as wellA         as defaults for the interrupt procedure and file transfer          method.   C      o  Provides users who have system privileges with the facility B         to restrict the use of certain connection features and the!         use of the interrupt key.         Additional Features        o  File Transfer   E         VAX Public Access Communications allows text (ASCII) files to D         be sent and received between the computer system on which it  &                                      5         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03       D         is installed and any remote ASCII database that permits such         file transfers.   D         Guidelines for transferring remote public database files areD         contained as part of the terms and conditions of subscribingD         to such public databases. Technical guidance for file trans-E         fer, including protocol(s) supported, are typically contained 9         in documentation for using such public databases.   C         For file transfer with error-correction, both participating C         computer systems must have VAX Public Access Communications C         software or another KERMIT server installed. KERMIT is pro- A         vided as a part of VAX Public Access Communications, with A         the permission of Columbia University, and such inclusion D         is within the guidelines provided by Columbia University for9         incorporation of KERMIT into commercial products.   D      Note: ANY SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE KERMIT CODE AND/ORE      MODIFICATION OF THE KERMIT CODE PROVIDED AS PART OF THIS PRODUCT 4      INVALIDATES ALL WARRANTIES MADE ON THE PRODUCT.  @      This product is not intended for export except to countries/      where PTT certification has been obtained.         HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS  D      VAX, MicroVAX, VAXstation, or VAXserver configuration as speci-:      fied in the System Support Addendum (SSA 28.51.03-x).        SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS        VMS Operating System   E      Refer to the System Support Addendum (SSA 28.51.03-x) for avail- E      ability and required versions of prerequisite/optional software.         &                                      6         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03             ORDERING INFORMATION   #      Software Licenses: QL-VFHA*-**        Software Media: QA-VFHA*-**(      Software Documentation: QA-VFHAA-GZ+      Software Product Services: QT-VFHA*-**   D      *  Denotes variant fields. For additional information on avail-D         able licenses, services, and media, refer to the appropriate         price book.         SOFTWARE LICENSING   A      This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of C      Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. C      For more information about Digital's licensing terms and poli- -      cies, contact your local Digital office.   (      LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT  D      This layered product supports the VMS License Management Facil-	      ity.   C      License units for this product are allocated on a CPU-capacity       basis.   C      For more information on the License Management Facility, refer B      to the VMS Operating System Software Product Description (SPDC      25.01.xx) or the License Management Facility manual of the VMS (      Operating System documentation set.  C      For more information about Digital's licensing terms and poli- -      cies, contact your local Digital office.             &                                      7         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03             SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES  A      A variety of service options are available from Digital. For 9      more information, contact your local Digital office.         SOFTWARE WARRANTY  C      Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital with ?      the purchase of license for this product as defined in the ,      Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD.  E      KERMIT is a communication protocol, free and available to anyone ?      who requests it from Columbia University. KERMIT Copyright C      1985, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. C      Permission is granted to any individual or institution to use, C      copy, or re-distribute this software so long as it is not sold <      for profit, provided this copyright notice is retained.  B      [R]  CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc.  <      [R]  NewsNet is a registered trademark of NewsNet, Inc.  D      [R]  The SOURCE is a registered trademark of Source Telecomput-=           ing Corporation, Assn. of The Reader's Digest, Inc.   C      [R]  WESTLAW is a registered trademark of West Publishing Com-            pany.   D      [R]  Dow Jones News/Retrieval Service is a registered trademark&           of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.  E      [R]  KERMIT is a registered trademark of Henson Associates, Inc.   B      [R]  Digital Village is a registered trademark of Global Vil-           lages, Inc.         &                                      8         E      VAX Public Access Communications, Version 1.3       SPD 28.51.03         @      [R]  Hayes is a registered trademark of Hayes Microcomputer           Products, Inc.  D      [TM] SmartModem is a trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products,           Inc.  ?      [TM] The DIGITAL Logo, BI, CI, DEC, MicroVAX, MicroVMS, Q- B           bus, Scholar, VAX, VAXcluster, VAXft, VAXPAC, VAXserver,A           VAXstation, and VMS are trademarks of Digital Equipment            Corporation.                                                        &                                      9