I responded to this privately, but thought ftp users on the list might
appreciate knowing that the only entry for NETRC I was able to find on
the LaserROM was a Software Release Bulletin on a request for 'full
NETRC file functionality', which also explains the file and how to use
it. It is worth a look to ftp users who, like me, did not already know
about NETRC files on the 3000.

>----------
>From:  Bryan O'Halloran[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Friday, May 02, 1997 2:50 AM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       [HP3000-L] FTP & NETRC & Multiprocessers
>
>     I have an intermittent problem running FTP on a 3 processor HP3000.
>     Every three to four weeks one of our FTP jobs crash because it can not
>     access the NETRC file (where all of the parameters for the remote
>     system are stored).  The system log file states in its error message
>     that "The file could not be opened because the file is being store, or
>     is opened in a way that does not allow additional write access (FILE
>     OPEN ERROR -456)"  This is presumably because the prior FTP job still
>     has hold of the NETRC file.
>
>     HP advise that in the source of FTP, the NETRC file is opened in
>     shared mode.
>
>     Has anyone experienced this problem or can they suggest a workaround?
>
>     TIA
>
>     Bryan O'Halloran
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