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.centre;<ecs Contributions to the Spring '83 VAX SIG Tape
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 The Engineering Computer Station is part of the School of Engineering
of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, if anyone is really
baffled by the name.
 The Engineering Computer Station is submitting three items which we
have found <extremely useful. Unfortunately, only the executables are
being made available, due to time constraints. Anyone who wants more
information about any of these programs, or the sources, may contact me
for more data.
 The first of the programs is called <inform. It permits, when
installed properly, any user to send a one-line message to any other
interactive user on either the local host or on a host connected via
DECnet (R). It uses bit 0 of the location <ctl$gl__sitespec for the
</noreceive capability. All files pertaining to this program are in the
subdirectory named <[.inform].
 The second program is the Group Quota Manager, which performs
correlations between usernames, account names (from the <uaf <account
field), and disk quotas. It creates and uses a small indexed file on
the <mfd of each disk on which it is used. These files are in the <[.gqm]
subdirectory. <note: A new version of this is in the works, which will
understand wildcards (a major lose in the current version).
 The final program is called <become. It is a command which permits a
suitably privileged user (<cmkrnl required) to assume virtually every
attribute of any user in the <uaf. This includes quotas, privileges,
account-name, username, processname, <uic, <sys$login directory,
and login command file (this last is sometimes flakey). These are
assumed for the <current process, so it can be used to see if a
particular user has enough oomph to perform some action (quotas,
privileges, _&c.). The files associated with this are in the <[.become]
subdirectory.
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 These programs, binaries and source, are the exclusive property of the
Engineering Computer Station. No guarantees as to their performance are
given. These programs may be used by any site for internal use
<only, and may be re-distributed to any requesting site,
provided this copyright notice accompanies them and that they are being
distributed free-of-charge.
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 Please send any bug reports, suggestions, or flames to me at
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Ken Coar
Engineering Computer Station
100 Engineering Building East
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA   01003
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Alternatively, I may be reached via netmail on CSnet, ARPANET, or
Usenet at <coar.umass-ece@udel-relay>.
 Enjoy, folks!
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.i 30;Ken A L Coar