Jeff Brown writes:
> We use MPE 5.5 and the FTP.ARPA.SYS program.  Our site has a domain name
> server and our FTP "PUT" and "GET" actions connect to a remote host
> using the domain name (e.g., host1.pnl.gov).
>
> On our test system only I would like to redirect the "PUT" and "GET"
> actions without having to change the hardcoded domain names in batch
> jobs.  I.E., if the batch job transmits a file to host1.pnl.gov I'd like
> it to actually go to test1.pnl.gov.
>
> Is this possible?  How hard to accomplish?

Maybe.  Easy.

> What would it take?  Or where should I look to see how?

Add the IP address for test1.pnl.gov to HOSTS.NET.SYS and give it a name of
host1.pnl.gov.

Make sure that /etc/hosts exists as a symbolic link pointing to /SYS/NET/HOSTS.

I know that the BIND/iX resolver routines will first look in /etc/hosts before
trying DNS.  But I've never tested this with the vanilla HP resolver routines
used by FTP.ARPA.SYS (i.e. hpgethostbyname).
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