On 1999-08-05 14:02:58 -0400, Rich Lafferty wrote:
> Quoting Martin Schröder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) from Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 04:51:28PM
>+0200:
> > Hi,
> > INSTALL doesn't mention OpenVMS as supported platform. Since OpenVMS is
>technically
> > an Unix, it should work, shouldn't it?
>
> Uh, that's news to me.
>
> If you buy the POSIX option, then OpenVMS will act vaguely like a
> POSIX-compliant operating system.
You don't have to buy it, you get it for free. :-)
--------- http://www.openvms.digital.com/wizard/openvms_faq.html -------
VMS2.
What is the difference between VMS and OpenVMS?
VMS and OpenVMS are two names for the same operating system. Originally, the
operating system was called VAX-11/VMS; it changed to VAX/VMS at around
VAX/VMS V2.0. When the VMS operating system was ported to the Alpha platform,
it was renamed OpenVMS, for both VAX and Alpha, in part to signify the high
degree of support for industry standards such as POSIX, which provides many
features of UNIX systems.
An OpenVMS license allows you to install and run POSIX for OpenVMS at no
additional charge; all you need is the media and documentation which can be
found on the Consolidated Distribution and On-Line Documentation
CD-ROMs. For more information on POSIX for VMS see question SOFT2 and:
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But pine really seems to be the only viable mailer there.
Best regards
Martin
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