RFC 302 (rfc302) - Page 3 of 3
Exercising The ARPANET
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Some Initial Results
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The first real encounters with the ARPANET at large produced
a series of questions and comments. Test group comments are
itemized below with additional comments by the author {In braces}.
We plan subsequent reports on a periodic basis.
1. We find that we need further information about access
to the NCPs at various sites. User manuals from the
sites might provide this. {Site response is solicited}
2. We sometimes cannot sign into UCLA-NMC directly from
UCSB, but can do so readily by way of BBN. {Protocol?}
3. After running a Fortran or PL-1 program at some net
location we can only display the results on our consoles
but cannot store them as files. {UCSB programming need?}
4. When communications break down how can a user be
assured that he is logged out of some remote site?
{Need for automatic Log-out?}
5. How do we make contact with programmers at other sites
to develop cooperative programs for file transfer, etc?
{Jim White?}
6. Is there a best time of day for operation at each site?
Should contact be made with the site operator prior to
user sessions? {Server sites please comment}
7. UCLA-NMC has assigned a separate user identification
for test group use. Would other sites prefer to do
likewise? {Comments?}
8. Is there information regarding uses made of the
various time shared systems by internal users at each
site? Does a bibliography exist to allow contact
with such users? {Check the Resource Notebook}
9. MIT-DMCG and BBN provide very good user service,
especially the site survey. Also these sites have
good responses to define events. Can UCSB provide
local users with similar information? {Jim White?}
[ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ]
[ into the online RFC archives by BBN Corp. under the ]
[ direction of Alex McKenzie. 12/96 ]