Description of MULTISRV
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MULTISRV is a single daemon (server) that supports multiple simple
Internet protocols. MULTISRV may be run within a single CMS virtual
machine or separate machines. Detailed information about the MULTISRV
server is available as
on-line documentation
.
MULTISRV supports the following Internet protocols:
| Protocol Name |
RFC |
Description |
|
Active User
|
866
|
Returns ASCII string(s) that contain a list of active users on the
VM/ESA system (returned user IDs are separated by carriage return,
line feed and blank characters).
|
|
Character Generator
|
864
|
Returns a random length ASCII string in response to a packet from a
client.
|
|
Daytime
|
867
|
Returns an ASCII string that represents the current date and time of
the system on which the server is running. The time zone is the
current time zone for the system.
|
|
Discard
|
863
|
Discards any data it receives, and may be useful for debugging
problems associated with network connectivity.
|
|
Echo
|
862
|
Sends back any data it is sent.
|
|
Identification
|
1413
|
Returns information that identifies the owner of a connection on the
server's system.
|
|
Quote of the Day
|
865
|
Returns an ASCII string of up to 512 characters. The returned string
is obtained from a file that allows the server to be configured to
respond with a different message for each day.
|
|
Time
|
868
|
Returns the time in seconds since Midnight on January 1st, 1900 (the
returned value is a 32 bit binary number).
|
In addition to the MULTISRV daemon, a simple CMS "Quote of the
Day" client (DAYQUOTE) is provided. DAYQUOTE allows VM/ESA
user IDs to access the "Quote of the Day" daemon.
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