OpenVMS pioneered many networking and communication technologies. Networks evolved from novelties to something like a public utility (the Internet) in the past 30 years. Networks allow sharing of resources and remote communication. OpenVMS Mail can now be accessed from PCs using popular mail protocols, such as the Post Office Protocol (POP) and more recently the Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP, on systems configured with TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.3 or later).

The proprietary DECnet protocols, still supported on OpenVMS as DECnet-Plus, have been superseded on many systems by TCP/IP protocols, primarily because of the rapid growth of the Internet and the World-Wide Web.

OpenVMS Mail is also useful for user-to-user communication on a local system. Other utilities and commands provide additional mechanisms for user-to-user communication.

Networks in a Nutshell

• Using Networks
  • Network Types
  • Network Software

Performing Network Functions

• Logging in Remotely
  • Using DECnet
  • Using LAT
  • Using TCP/IP
• Network File Operations
  • Using DECnet for File Operations
  • DECnet and DCL
  • Using TCP/IP for File Operations
  • Copying a File
  • Remote Copy
  • Remote Shell
  • File Transfer
  • Connecting with FTP
  • FTP File Operations
• Client/Server Applications
• Internet Access
• E-mail
  • Using OpenVMS Mail
  • Mail Message Flow
  • Reading OpenVMS Mail
  • Creating a Mail Folder

Local Communication

• Using OpenVMS Mail Locally
• Using the Phone Utility
  • Dialing a User
  • Blocking Calls
  • Getting a Directory of Users
  • Making a Call
• Using the REPLY Command
  • Enabling a Terminal
  • Sending Messages
• Using the REQUEST Command