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>Well, I had pretty good luck a few months ago when I was looking for an NNTP
>client for VMS by asking here on INFO-VAX.  How about an X.500 client for VMS
>-- any implementations?

ISODE is available from ftp.uu.net. "Patches" for a VMS port done by Peter Kay
are available from cc-vms1.massey.ac.nz.

ISODE is an implementation of the ISO protocols which includes a few X.500
user agents.  Two of which, DISH and SD, are ported to VMS.  Transports
supported include most popular TCP/IP's and PSI (X.25).  To build and install
this you need a fairly good understand of OSI protocols and/or lots of time
(and GCC).

DISH is a powerful X.500 UA which is not user friendly and requires a good
understanding of X.500 to use.  SD is friendly screen-oriented front-end
but is somewhat limited.

>Another site (non-VMS) here on campus has implemented a rudimentary X.500
>server, and we want to see if it:
>
>        (1) has our information correctly posted

You could use DISH for this.  I have used DISH to do lookups at Penn State.
I have not been successful with SD because of the X.500 structure at PSU,
but this could probably be solved with some tailoring of SD.


>        (2) can be accessed to the benefit of our users

You may be able to tailor SD.  It might not be too bad if you have
a good background in X.500.

>        (3) might eventually be incorporated into things like our Email
>                (PMDF/VAX Mail)

This should be done for you in the future.  ISODE is the basis for
PMDF-X.400 and most likely will the basis for X.500 directory services
in the future.

Craig