Re: Problems reading HTML data using FTP sockets

From: Ian Dean (Ian.d.dean_at_baesystems.com)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:31:48 -0000

Hi,
Unfortunately ethereal do not supply a version for VMS.
I have, however got some data from TCP(IP)TRACE, but it doesn't mean a lot
to me.
Is there any documentation or assistance that describes this output?
Here's hoping,
    Ian

"Simon Clubley" <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote in
message news:KCJOZdfpiQ1J@eisner.encompasserve.org...
> In article <4236b1a4$1_1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net>, "Ian Dean"
<Ian.d.dean@baesystems.com> writes:
> > Hi,
> > We have 2 Alpha machines, M1 (OpenVMS 7.1) and M2 (OpenVMS 7.3 and
> > Apache server) that are communicating using FTP sockets.
> > M2 packets data up within HTML pages, passes this to M1 where it is
> > decoded. However, data oftten "goes missing", sometimes unexpected
<CR><LF>
> > characters are added to the decoded data. Furthermore using Mosaic to
read
> > this data fails to read more than approx 5k of the data.
> > Using the same command under IE on a PC results in all the data and
no
> > corruption.
> >
> > Is there something that needs configuring on M1? Has anyone some
ideas
> > where I could start looking?
> >
>
> I would start by using something like Ethereal to verify that the data
been
> transmitted to both clients was the same. I would also use Ethereal to see
> what commands were actually been used to set up the FTP session.
>
> Do the attributes on the files in question actually agree with the
contents
> of the files ? (Ie: transferring a file in binary mode that actually had
> stream structure internally, but had variable length record attributes
> would succeed, but would fail if transferred in ascii mode. The clients
> may be setting up the sessions differently, hiding attribute problems.)
>
> Ethereal is available from http://www.ethereal.com/
>
> Simon.
>
> --
> Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
> Microsoft: The Standard Oil Company of the 21st century

Relevant Pages

  • Re: SOS ! - Workgroup clients - MSI Packages - Error 1619
    ... > This means that the SMSPKGD$ folder will not contain the Windows Installer ... > This type of command work perfectly fine on domain clients but it fails on ... > Execution mode 1: whether a user is logged or not ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.swdist)
  • Re: XNews using hugh amounts of CPU
    ... If Yottanews is anything like his beta service ... Support with regards to Yottanews beta server. ... I would like to test it with as many clients as possible. ... non-standard command it will just disconnect you. ...
    (news.software.readers)
  • RE: Domain Time Syncing
    ... is the Windows Time Service started on the server that the clients ... Open a Command Prompt. ... Specifies the number of time samples that will be returned from the target ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Python for Asset Management!
    ... > Our system will primary handle file assets and disk tracking...it will ... > all be command line at first, then different UI's will be designed... ... easiest for C++ interfacing, SWIG for C interfacing, personally). ... > should I use a server/client solution, or just clients accessing the ...
    (comp.lang.python)
  • Re: Problems reading HTML data using FTP sockets
    ... > Apache server) that are communicating using FTP sockets. ... what commands were actually been used to set up the FTP session. ... transferring a file in binary mode that actually had ...
    (comp.os.vms)