RFC 141 (rfc141) - Page 2 of 2

Comments on RFC 114: A File Transfer Protocol

RFC 141                   Comments on RFC 141                 April 1971


   7.  When requesting execute, the using host sends parameters upon
   receipt of the rr response.  Executing a task can be implemented in
   several ways.  The options our 360 affords are RJE at job level and
   the attach macro.  Our preference would be the attach macro which
   immediately initiates an independent OS task within the partition of
   the program issuing the attach (presumably the File Service).  Such a
   task normally receives parameters upon initiation and can thereafter
   receive parameters from a program via some mechanism such as an event
   control block.  The second method requires special modifications to
   the program being executed; hence, it is not desirable.  Therefore,
   we either need the parameters included in the execute command or will
   not actually start execution until parameters are received.

   8.  Upon abnormal termination, one should include part or all of the
   spurious request as well as an identify- ing code to facilitate
   precise error recognition.

   9.  We would be interested in the outcome of the MIT/ Harvard
   experiments with the RFC #114 protocol.  What were the pitfalls,
   etc.?



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