NOTE: For whatever reason, this problem has resolved itself as of Monday morning. Best guess is that indeed HP takes parts of the website down for maintenance on Sundays.
I finally decided to install Samba to my Alphas and stop having to use sftp to get files in and out. I see that the old Samba port has been updated to "Common Internet File System" by HP, and I'm fine with that.
I'm not so fine with finding that I can't download the kit. Last Sunday and again today I tried, and I get past the license acceptance and to the registration form. Attempting to submit the registration form produces a "Security violation, unable to submit form" message from the HP web site. They say that if the problem persists, you should report it to support. OK, so I tried to report it. Fill out a form to describe the error, supply the URL, all my contact data again and again. Click submit. Same "Security violation" error there too.
Either they take part of their system offline on Sundays and I've just been lucky and hit it both times, or their web site is broken. Anyone know? Sunday is when I usually have time to play with hobby systems, but I could probably download this stuff during the week if I must.
Thanks for any ideas.
Edited by Altivo on June 07 2010 07:23
Further experimentation finds that the problem was the browser in use. Firefox 3.6 on Linux was able to fill out and submit the form, and then download the files. CSWB on the Alpha cannot submit that form without getting a securiity violation. I haven't yet installed the new web browser "based on Seamonkey" so perhaps that would make a difference.
malmberg August 04 2022 No more VAX hobbyist licenses.
Community licenses for Alpha/IA64/X86_64 VMS Software Inc.
Commercial VMS software licenses for VAX available from HPE.
ozboomer July 20 2022 Just re-visiting.. No more hobbyist licenses? Is that from vmssoftware.com, no 'community' licenses?
valdirfranco July 01 2022 No more hobbyist license...sad
mister_wavey February 12 2022 I recall that the disks failed on the public access VMS systems that included Fafner
parwezw January 03 2022 Anyone know what happened to FAFNER.DYNDS.ORG?
I had a hobbyist account here but can longer access the site.
gtackett October 27 2021 Make that DECdfs _2.1A_ for Vax
gtackett October 27 2021 I'm looking for DECdfs V2.4A kit for VAX.
Asking here just in case anyone is still listening.
MarkRLV September 17 2021 At one time, didn't this web site have a job board? I would love to use my legacy skills one last time in my career.
malmberg January 18 2021 New Hobbyist PAKs for VAX/VMS are no longer available according to reports. Only commercial licenses are reported to be for sale from HPE
dfilip January 16 2021 Can someone please point me to hobbyist license pak? I'm looking for VAX/VMS 7.1, DECnet Phase IV, and UCX/TCPIP ... have the 7.1 media, need the license paks ... thanks!
