Re: MVS FTP interface (Was: Re: LYNX-DEV Two bugs in Lynx)

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
> In a recent note, Foteos Macrides said:
> > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 15:32:49 -0500 (EST)
> >     MVS servers do adhere, correctly, to the ftp protocol, so
> > track down the ftp RFCs, and make sure you've studied and understand
> > those as well.
> Actually, this work has been done well by the authors of RFC 1738.  Most
> important is to study and understand RFC 1738, and make the MVS flavor
> of lynx obey RFC 1738.  Strangely, for an unknown server Lynx does not
> default to RFC 1738, but makes some contrary assumptions.
> (I privately sent Jim my Work In Progress on MVS Lynx FTP client.)

I put Paul's patches onto the Lynx2-7 set, and accessed the EPA host: 

                                                          / directory (p1 of 2)
Current directory is /
__________________________________________________________________________
#TCPFTP IBM MVS V3R1 at EPAIBM.RTPNC.EPA.GOV, 08:33:04 on 1997/02/21
__________________________________________________________________________
     * MICSFILE.CLIST
     * MICSFILE.MSGS
     * MICSFILE.PANELS
     * MICSFILE.SKELS
     * MICSFILE.TABLES
     * NFS.DOC

I then retrieved the last file shown here, which is a one-liner.  The
problem that Paul describes, the long delay in starting up, still exists. 
However, this socket level problem is beyond my ken. 

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