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Network software				MRC 8/10/78

     Before even trying to read this document or understand any
of the user mode network software, you should be familiar with
what's in NIC 7104, ARPAnet Protocol Handbook (at least the protocol
for the program you're looking at).  Also, I maintain two loose-leaf
binders containing an essentially complete set of the current
network protocols (above and beyond 7104); they are much bulkier to
carry than a 7104 but are also kept up to date manually so as to be
the "final word" on the protocols.

     IMPSER, the IMP service routine in the monitor, is documented
in IMPSER.DOC[S,SYS].

     Now that you understand all of this completely, you're now ready
to read the rest of this document.
Network software on [NET,MRC]

[NET,MRC] is the directory for most of the network sources.

ARPAWO CKY	An amusing poem about the ARPAnet.

DCSTAT MID	The Datacomputer status reporter.  ICP's to socket 703 at
		CCA, slurps up everything sent at it, types it, and exits.

DFTP   MAC	The Datacomputer file transfer program.  A hacked up
		version of the Tenex program.

DSCSER MID	Discard (socket 11) server.  This is a black hole server;
		it gobbles down input without sending anything back.

DYTSER MID	Day/Time (socket 15) server.  This sends the results of a
		DAYTIME monitor command and closes the connection.

ECHSER MID	Echo (socket 7) server.  This echoes back input.

FNGSER MID	FINGER (socket 117) server.  This sends the results of a
		FINGER monitor command and closes the connection.

HOST   MID	The host table search/print subsystem; accepts a string
		and prints details of all hosts and nicknames which match
		the string.

HOST   MSG	A collection of announcements relevant to hosts entering
		and leaving the network.

HOSTS  TXT	This is the source for the host table, in the form of a
		MIDAS .INSRT file.

HOSTS1		This is a BATCH/NOW command file which recompiles the host
		table and sends the updated host table to the ITS sites at
		MIT as well.

HOSTS1 BIN	This is the binary equivalent of the host table.  Every
		subsystem which uses NETWRK's host name scanning routines
		reads this file and will lose without it.

HOSTS1 DMP	This program generates commands to compile a new binary
		file.

HOSTS1 MID	This file .INSRT's HOSTS.TXT and generates a core image
		which sorts the data, writes HOSTS1.BIN, then creates a
		HOSTS1.DMP (just a tiny remnant of the core image made
		by HOSTS1.MID).

IMP    MID	An IMP utility capable of bringing the NCP up or down, or
		performing logger tasks, or sending resets to any host.

IMPSTA MID	The real-time IMP status report program.  On displays,
		the information is updated every second.

LAVSER MID	Load average (socket 371) server.  Sends load average
		statistics of our system to interested Tenices.

LINSER MID	Text message (socket 17) server.  This sends the results
		of a R LINS monitor command and closes the connection.

NET    MSG	This contains various network liaison messages other than
		host changes.

NETGEN		This is a command file to recompile the network software
		which uses NETWRK, in case NETWRK changes.

NETWHO MID	This is an RS EXEC user program who report who is on at
		another site for all users or for a particular user.

NETWRK MID	This is the library of magical network routines which
		almost everything uses.  A FAIL version exists in
		NETWRK.FAI[SUB,SYS] and should be updated in parallel
		with this file.  This is a .INSRT file and the
		subroutines and assembly options can be easily determined
		from the comments.

NFTSER MID	This is our (ha ha) new protocol FTP server.

OTLSER MID	Old protocol TELNET (socket 1) server.

RSEXEC MID	Special TELNET to the TIP RSEXEC server.

RSSER  MID	Subset RS EXEC (socket 365) server.  This is the server
		for network who and network links.

STASER MID	Network status (socket 17) server.  This sends the results
		of a R HOSTAT monitor command and closes the connection.
		This server is good for testing the net here since it uses
		lots of sockets.

SUAI   TXT	The local online copy of our writup in the NIC's ARPAnet
		Resource Handbook.

SUPDUP C	The source of the UNIX version of SUPDUP.  This is the place
		where it is documented to live for people to steal copies.

SUPDUP CMD	A SNAIL command command file (LOAD @SUPDUP) which makes a
		SUPDUP with DDT in the right place (this is for the winning
		flushable DDT feature).

SUPDUP DOC	The official description of the SUPDUP protocol.  This is
		more up-to-date than RFC 734, and eventually will replace
		RFC 734.

SUPDUP MID	SUPDUP user program.  This is a TELNET which uses the SUPDUP
		display protocol, as documented in RFC 734.  Note that making
		a SUPDUP requires MACROS.MID[1,MRC] for the hairy macro
		library.

SUPSER MID	SUPDUP (socket 137) server.

SUTIP  TXT	The local online copy of the TIP's write in the ARPAnet
		Resource Handbook.

SYSSER MID	SYSTAT (socket 13) server.  This sends the results of a WHO
		monitor command and closes the connection.

TALK   MID	RS EXEC user program for outgoing network links.

TELNET MID	TELNET user program.  This implements the standard TELNET
		protocol (both old and new protocols); the default mode is
		new protocol.

TELSER MID	New protocol TELNET (socket 27) server.

TIMES  MID	Reports results from the time servers of various places.

TIMSER MID	Network time (socket 45) server.  Several places get their
		system time upon reloading from us, since we have a reliable
		clock.

TOC    PUB	A PUB source file for the table of contents for the protocol
		handbooks that I maintain (the large white books).

TSTSER MID	Terminal test (socket 23) server.  Outputs the printing
		ASCII characters in consecutive order endlessly.
Other network software

[NET,SYS] is the directory for the network server binaries, the IMP
interface diagnostics sources, and a few user program sources.

The FTP server lives on FTPSER[NET,SYS].

The FTP user lives as an assembly switch in TELNET[NET,SYS].  Note that
the user TELNET obtained by this source file is NOT the current user
TELNET.

Tovar's NGP server is NETGRF.FAI[NET,SYS] and it .INSERT's several random
files on [NET,SYS].

An NGP user can be generated by setting the NGP assembly switch in the old
TELNET program.  It's on SYS as "TELGRF".

The MAIL user program lives on MAIL.FAI[MAI,SYS].

DEA has a special TELNET called DDHACK which does neat things to the Data
Disc displays.  As of this writing, it lives on DDHACK.FAI[I,DEA].

The IMSSS server lives on IMSSSS[IMS,MRC] and its binary is
IMSSSS.DMP[NET,SYS].

The IMSSS user lives on IMSSS[IMS,MRC] and its binary is on SYS:.
Generating a new host table

First, make the edits you want to HOSTS.TXT[NET,MRC].  Make sure all edits
are syntactically correct.  The file should NOT be formatted with an E
directory.  There are a whole set of instructions on page 1 of HOSTS.TXT
saying how to install everything, and on page 2 as to what all the entries
should look like and such rules as there are for things.

The host table should then be compiled and installed at MIT.  The easy way
to do this is to say BATCH/NOW @HOSTS1.  Finally, a message should be sent
to INFO-HOSTS%AI and INFO-NET%SAIL saying what changes were made.

To do things more manually, you can EXECUTE HOSTS1.MID and then save the
resulting core image (note the EXECUTE).  If there is a HOSTS1.DMP already
you can run that, and it will recompile itself, delete its REL file, and
save itself all in one fell swoop.  Don't forget to send the updates to
MIT (they send us updates that they make).