  file protections and network file transfers? 
 The Question is:
 
I need to copy file from UNIX to VAX and PROTECTION is
allways (RWED,RWED,RE,). I need W:RE.
SET PROTECTION=(W:RE)/default doesn't work.
SET FILE/PROTECTION=(w:re) does, but is there a way to do
it while copying?
 
thanks, toza
 
 The Answer is:
 
  Assuming that the (unspecified IP package) does not explicitly request
  a particular protection on the target file, and assuming that the file
  is being copied to the OpenVMS system from a remote UNIX system via an
  FTP PUT or MPUT on the UNIX system, the default protection mask (which
  is altered via the SET PROTECTION=(S:RWED,O:RWED,G:RWED,W:RE)/DEFAULT
  command) for the FTP server process would be the protection value used
  for the file creation.
 
  If you are using FTP GET or MGET to pull the files from the remote UNIX
  system to the local OpenVMS system, I would expect that the process-level
  defaults would be used by FTP, unless FTP is explicitly applying a
  specific set of file protections.
 
  Likely the easiest approach involves setting a default protection ACE
  or a default identifier ACE on the target directory where the files are
  being created.
 
  The system-wide parameter RMS_FILEPROT can also be used to alter the
  default protection that would be used by FTP (and all other file creation
  operations), unless the application requests an explicit protection mask.
 
  Please check the version of the IP package, and consider an upgrade to
  a more recent version, as well as to the associated ECO kit (if any).
  If this is involving an OpenVMS system running TCP/IP Services for
  OpenVMS (UCX), please consider contacting the customer support center
  directly for further assistance.
 
