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From: alex@xicom.UUCP (Alex Laney)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm
Subject: Re: 3270 File Transfer Protocol Query
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Date: 15 Jun 89 15:09:14 GMT
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I have not seen any 3270 PC emulators that don't support File Transfer.
They must be pretty old!

In article <8906071350.AA20140@jade.berkeley.edu>, whna@cgch.UUCP (Heinz Naef)
        writes:
> In article <744@emdeng.Dayton.NCR.COM>, tmcclory@emdeng.Dayton.NCR.COM
>         (Thomas.J.Tom.McClory) writes:
> >
> >   Is this a "supported" feature of IBM's 3270 emulation packages?

It is often referred to as "supporting IND$FILE". So if you see that in a
vendor's advertising, (including ours) that means 3270 PC File Transfer
is supported.

> >   What 3270 PC emulations support this 3270 file transfer protocol?
> >
>     Several IBM and non-IBM products implement this protocol, e. g.:
>     IBM Product 5665-311 MVS TSO/E Server
>     IBM Product 5664-281 VM/SP CMS Server
>     IBM PC 3270 Emulation Program (client function)
>     Sun Microsystems SunLink SNA 3274 ibmftp (client function)
>     others?
      Xicom MicroNode products (MS-DOS, LAN, UNIX, QNX)
      Our licensees:
      Intel iSNA/3270 (Xenix 286, UNIX)
      National Semiconductor (MS-DOS, LAN, A/UX)
      Morningstar (UNIX Multibus)
      Orion/Apple (Mac, 3b2)
      Prime Computer Prime/SNA (EXL)

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