External is a dial-out communications program for VMS.

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Features:
- allows you to authorize individual users to access different external
  facilities;
- menu of external facilities is automatically customized for each user;
- automatic selection of appropriate modem based on external facility selected;
- script language allows you to keep telephone numbers and user IDs
  confidential by performing automatic dialing and remote login with optional
  echo to screen;
- permits modem-independent dialling, allowing mix of smart and dumb modems to 
  use the same scripts;
- script language supports full conditional logic;
- each session is recorded;
- each session is logged, including reason for script failure if unsuccessful;
- supports XMODEM file transfers

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Languages:
Basic, Fortran

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Files Included:

Directory USER$WALKER:[EXTERNAL.DECUS]

AAAREADME.TXT;7                           8/9        1-DEC-1992 11:46:45.71
CHKRGHTS.BAS;2                           16/18      12-NOV-1992 16:11:19.50
EXTERNAL.BAS;2                           52/54      17-NOV-1992 08:28:56.36
EXTERNAL.COM;3                            8/9       17-NOV-1992 11:10:21.71
EXTERNAL.DOC;1                           96/96      17-NOV-1992 11:31:57.76
EXTERNAL.EXE;2                          149/150     17-NOV-1992 08:30:08.14
EXT_COMMON.BAS;5                         13/15      13-NOV-1992 15:04:14.96
EXT_CONNECT_LOOP.BAS;5                   20/21       6-NOV-1992 10:38:46.85
EXT_FT_MENU.BAS;5                        15/15       6-NOV-1992 10:38:47.78
EXT_MBX_KICKER_AST.BAS;7                 13/15      13-NOV-1992 14:51:52.13
EXT_MENU.BAS;8                           62/63      13-NOV-1992 15:04:16.43
EXT_PARSE.CLD;2                           3/3        9-DEC-1988 10:34:36.47
EXT_PROC_BUF_AST.BAS;6                   23/24      13-NOV-1992 15:04:17.57
EXT_READ_PORT_AST.BAS;6                  18/18      13-NOV-1992 15:04:18.59
EXT_SCREEN_HDR.BAS;2                     15/15       4-NOV-1992 16:31:49.08
EXT_SCRIPT_INTERP.BAS;8                  85/87      13-NOV-1992 15:04:20.82
EXT_UNSOL_MBX_AST.BAS;6                  16/18      13-NOV-1992 15:04:21.91
EXT_WRITE_TERM_AST.BAS;35                19/21      29-MAR-1989 15:18:51.63
LINK_EXTERNAL.COM;1                       5/6       16-NOV-1992 15:28:07.47
SAMPLES.DIR;1                             1/3       20-NOV-1992 08:39:59.36
XMODEM.FOR;5                            124/126     16-NOV-1992 13:41:03.52

Total of 21 files, 761/786 blocks.

Directory USER$WALKER:[EXTERNAL.DECUS.SAMPLES]

DF112.CSCR;1                              2/3        2-SEP-1986 15:35:00.08
DF112.DSCR;1                              1/3       21-AUG-1986 16:28:27.99
DIALOG.SCR;1                              3/3       20-NOV-1992 08:39:45.82
HAYES.CSCR;1                              2/3        2-SEP-1986 15:35:53.66
HAYES.DSCR;1                              2/3       31-DEC-1987 11:47:19.82
MENU.DAT;135                              2/3       20-NOV-1992 08:45:50.01
PORTS.DAT;71                              2/3       20-NOV-1992 08:44:21.49
SEVENEVEN.SCR;2                           1/3       20-NOV-1992 08:47:25.95
TEST2400.SCR;1                            1/3       20-NOV-1992 08:26:57.23

Total of 9 files, 16/27 blocks.

Grand total of 2 directories, 30 files, 777/813 blocks.

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Contact:
	Keith Walker
	Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
	#1900, 250 - 6 Avenue S.W.
	Calgary, Alberta
	T2P 3H7
	CANADA

	voice: (403) 297-5405
	fax:   (403) 263-8144