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Title: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: golem on August 19, 2003, 11:34:16 AM
This is probably not possible but can you send commands to an AREXX port on a remote computer via TCP/IP. I use Genesis OS3.9 at the moment.
Any wisdom much appreciated.
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: GPT on August 19, 2003, 11:47:29 AM
Maybe, it should be possible but it would require work.

I don't think you just can do a plain arexx port call.


You probably need to have one send-program and one resive-program on the remote computer that execute the call to a ARexx port.
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: xeron on August 19, 2003, 11:49:33 AM
Hmm.. no but thats a very cool idea. I might work on a program to export ARexx ports across a LAN.

(note the word "might" ;-) )
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: golem on August 19, 2003, 11:57:46 AM
Thought it might be unimplemented. I was hoping you could redirect to AmiTCP: arexx_port...
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I might work on a program to export ARexx ports across a LAN.


I can pay shareware fees handsomely in beer;0)
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: KennyR on August 19, 2003, 12:04:29 PM
Sounds dangerous. All somebody has to do is spoof a LAN ip and send the following command to your ARexx, and you're screwed:

ADDRESS COMMAND "C:Delete SYS:#? ALL QUIET FORCE"
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: xeron on August 19, 2003, 12:17:44 PM
Well, you'd be an idiot not to firewall that port, and it'll say so clearly in the guide.

Besides, I might make it so you have to authenticate yourself first with a password, like:

Address Amiga4000
remote-login username password

Address Amiga4000-DOPUS.1
[...]

And different users will have different permissions.
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: xeron on August 19, 2003, 12:18:53 PM
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golem wrote:
I can pay shareware fees handsomely in beer;0)


All my software is freeware, although if I've spent a lot of time on something I do encourage donations (as mentioned in the guide of SuperTV). So far I have received exactly zero donations, but we live in hope :-)
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: golem on August 19, 2003, 01:15:49 PM
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xeron wrote:
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Well, you'd be an idiot not to firewall that port, and it'll say so clearly in the guide.


Yes . My 1200s have the best firewall there is (they don't have an internet connection).
Title: Re: AREXX via TCP/IP
Post by: nOw2 on August 19, 2003, 02:35:46 PM
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