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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Terminal emulation incorrect?
Message-Id: <1995Apr20.084954.48029@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 20 Apr 95 08:49:54 MDT
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In article <3n5lu8$gbq@sundog.tiac.net>, ciaraldi@max.tiac.net (Michael Ciaraldi) writes:
> In article <1995Apr19.182025.47998@cc.usu.edu> jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik) writes:
>>In article <3n3koo$ref@highway.LeidenUniv.nl>, noordam@rulcri.LeidenUniv.nl (STEPHAN NOORDAM) writes:
>>> I use MS-Kermit 3.14 (18.1.95) with VT102 terminal emulation to
>>> communicate with a VAX/VMS computer, and have the following problems.
>>>
>>> * The VAX-prompt does not always appear at the bottom of the
>>> screen.
>>> * The position of the cursor is not always shown correctly.
> [...]
>>Stephan,
>> I assure you, those are not "features" of MS-DOS Kermit
> [...]
>
> This sounds like a possible flow control problem to me.
> Losing a few bytes in a control sequence might have effects like this.
> Just a thought.
>
> Maybe Joe and Frank could comment more?
>
> Mike Ciaraldi
> ciaraldi@ciaraldi.com
------------
Yes, Mike. Loss of bytes from inadequate flow control certainly
would make a mess of things. The original report didn't indicate the
nature of things clearly enough to decide if that's the effect or not,
but curing possible flow control problems is the right thing in all cases.
Thanks,
Joe D.