The following text is from the OpenVMS FAQ. On re-reading this text, I'll correct the email notifications -- one of the better ways now available is via the OpenVMS.Org ECO notification list and not via the ITRC list cited in the text below. There's also a text file containing a master listing of ECOs present in each of the platform- and version-specific directories. (The fixes to this text will be in the next edition of the FAQ.)
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5.17 How can I acquire OpenVMS patches, fixes, and ECOs?
You can acquire and download kits containing OpenVMS fixes (ECOs) for various releases, as well as related support information, via the ITRC support center:
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http://www.itrc.hp.com/o
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/Some systems with Internet firewalls may/will have to use passive mode FTP to access the above sites.
Assuming recent/current versions of the TCP/IP Services package, the DCL FTP command necessary is:
$ DIRECTORY/FTP/ANONYMOUS/PASSIVE ftp.itrc.hp.com::
You can subscribe to an email notification list at the ITRC site.
For a list of OpenVMS ECO kits recently released, you can use:
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http://Eisner.DECUS.org/conferences/OpenVMS-patches_new_1.HTML
Examples and ECO kit installation instructions are included in the cover letter. For ECO kit email notifications, lists of available ECO kits, cover letters and other associated documentation, look in:
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http://www.itrc.hp.com/o
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/For additional information, please see Section 5.17.
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I too recommend getting off of OpenVMS I64 V8.2, and upgrading onto either V8.2-1 or V8.3; I concur with Hein here.
Stephen Hoffman
HoffmanLabs
