FTP_SERVER and dedicated file processing

[Thierry Hingray]

TCPIP 5.4 under VMS 7.3-2

In the old days using decnet , we use to be able to create our own net$server command file to allow a file transfer to a specific user to get a dedicated processing.

Need to do the same with FTP server. I can modify sys$system:TCPIP$FTP_SERVER.COM to add DCL to do my stuff. but then all ftp request are going thru it, which i'd rather avoid. Is there a way of running a specific ccommand file insted of the generic one, using a logicals or any other way ?
Thanks

[Jan van den Ende]

Thierry,

the way we do this nowadays, is to have a special account with only NETWORK access, and do the required processing in LOGIN.COM

Compared to DECnet rather clumsy, but it does the job.

Success.

Proost.

Have on eon me.

jpe

[David B Sneddon]

Thierry,

Any reason you can't use DECnet over IP?

Dave

[Willem Grooters · Accepted solution]

If this processing is invoked by a program, consider the following:
* create a commandprocedure to do whatever is needed. It may read and write through SYS$NET
* define a TCPIP service (TCPIP SET SERVICE) , for any user (NETWORK ACCCESS only, as Jan has specified) (/USER=), and specify this commandprocedure to be executed (/FILE=) on any (non-used) port (PORT=). This file can reside in the login directory of that user, but acually anywhere you like, as long as you specify the full patyh in the /FILE parameter (any logicals used there MUST be /SYSTEM!)
* Let your program connect to this port and issue the commands used.

BTW: The requesting "program" can be a DCL procedure, TELNETting to that port.

[Thierry Hingray]

Thanks for the answers.

1) The originator of the tcpip transfer is an IBM mainframe, so I can't use decnet over IP.

2) I was looking at the dedicated user solution ( from Jan) but was hoping there would be a more elegant one.

3)Willem's idea looks good, will look into it
th