> .... I have sent data each way that cannot >be received by the other. One example is sending a PDS from TSO. > >Actually, a NEW format is really needed. C'mon Phil. Give me a ---- break. I know of NO protocol which will do you any good at this. Consider the following: TSO PDS -> CMS A VERY long (100K+) line from a Unix system to *anything* else. A CMS/VSAM disk sent to a Unix system. The problem is NOT with 'netdata', it is that the UNDERLYING SYSTEM doesn't have the proper structure to process the data and retain its shape. Quick now - what is this new protocol going to do with a Unix 'ar' library on a CMS system? Blame not the protocol for the base system's lack of comprehension. One day you too will be faced with a Swahili tribesman spouting what to you is complete gibberish. And he's speaking English. For you know nothing of the life cycle of African wild boar. Valdis Kletnieks