At 14:29 06.08.1997 -0400, Pat wrote:
>Has anyone used RPC (remote procedure control?) on a foriegn host to
>kick off jobs or processes on the 3k? If so, does it require anything
>special to be loaded on the 3k?

You might check if FTP is able to satisfy your needs. Here is an example
that your IBM or DEC system might use to send a file to the 3000 and then
trigger remote processing:

 $ ftp
 >  open your3k
 >  user user.acct userpw,acctpw
 >  cd /where/ever/you/need
 >  put ./localfile ./remotefile
 >  site stream yourjob.somegrp.someacct
 >  close
 >  quit

You might even send the job to be streamed with a put command in ftp.
To get a notification when the remote processing has completed, you might
consider using a remsh command on the 3000 that triggers a command on the
IBM or DEC system. (jazz.external.hp.com should have a remsh client).

Regards, Lars.

PS: The above needs JFTPSTRT.ARPA.SYS (FTP Monitor Job) running on the 3k.