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Any help or comments appreciated.

At the moment we are using UREP (Unix RSCS Emulation Program) from
Pennsylvania State University to connect our SUN to an IBM VM system.
Let me state that we are quite happy with what the UREP software has to offer.

Our IBM group however wants to get rid of all the BSC lines. And that's
where our problem starts. What are the alternatives for using UREP to
connect to IBM VM systems?

Now its not only a matter of transferring spool files. Our SUN system
is a gateway between our TCP/IP network and the VM and other IBM systems.
With the UREP software we can tell the IBM about the origin (host and
username in the tcp/ip network) of the file. WE NEED THAT!.

With the UREP software we can specify exits (escapes), where we can
do our own processing of incoming files. Basically what we do is pick
up every file that comes in and transfer via the TCP/IP network. The
destination (host and username) are supplied by the UREP software. WE NEED
THAT TOO!

The files that are being transferred to and from the IBM system are
e-mail (mainly PROFS), MVS jobs and print/punch (also binary punch) files.
Also files sent with the VM sendfile or TSO xmit are processed thru this
gateway.

Alternatives?

UREP with VMNET protocol.
This solution would be the simplest. But this requires TCP/IP for
VM (with VMNET from Princeton). At the moment there are no plans for
buying TCP/IP for VM. 
Any comments on using the VMNET protocol between UREP and VM are welcome
however.

UREP SNA.
Does such a thing exist/planned?

OCS (Open Connect Systems)
We are using OCS at the moment for terminal emulation. Anybody want to
comment on using OCS for RJE/E-MAIL?

RS/6000
We have a RS/6000 for OCS. What are the possibilities of connecting
this machine to the SNA network? 

Any suggestions/remarks/alternatives?

Thanks in advance,
Henk Sandkuyl

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