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Subject: MS-DOS 3.1.3 problems
Date: 23 Nov 1994 17:00:44 GMT
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>From: [e-mail] (Jerry Alexandratos)
>
>:    1) The status line at the bottom of the screen comes back on
>:when connecting to the host, even though mode is set to off.
>:
>:    2) Terminals have been known to go dead after some use on the network.
>:
>:    3) "rollback 0" does not work the same as it did in 3.1.1.
>:
>:    4) File transfer does not work. We set terminalr and terminals
>:and execute the local escape sequence but the PC does not see it. Again,
>:it works in 3.11 version.
>:
>:    5) Inverse video does not work with multi-colors. I believe problem
>:4 and 5 are related since they send escape sequences to the PC and are not
>:getting to the PC.
>:
>Hmm, well, here's what I would take a crack at...
>
>1) See if there isn't a macro that connects you to a machine and
>   changes something around.  Do you connect by hand (set port tcp ...) or
>   do you have a macro handle all of this?

I have removed all macros out of the `take` file. The problem appears
to be the way the UNIX system is initializing the terminal type,

ie. tput init

That command seems to reset the terminal which includes adding kermits'
status line back. This worked in V3.13.

>2) Need more information for this one.  What type of network, etc...

I am not sure the real problem behind this -- it could be that our LAN
is just experiencing some traffic problems causing the drop in connection.
I will try to find out more on this as the other problems are ironed out.

>3) What was the original functionality that doesn't work now.  Are you
>   sure that you didn't change some local setting somewhere in your
>   mscustom.ini after upgrading?

There might just be a misunderstood idea of how it works; most people here
think by setting rollback to 0 that there will be unlimited amount of
screens to be saved. I will have to clarify this everyone involved here so
that this one can be resolved without any testing involved.

>4) Terminals and Terminalr don't exist anymore.  Check the *.upd and
>   *.bwr files.  Their funcionality has been replace by using apc command
>   codes.  If you look at the C-Kermit ini files, you will see a bunch
>   of macros that use apc to send sequences down to the pc to do
>   ``one-sided'' file transfers.

I have looked up the apc in the kermit.upd but have not come upon how to
set it correctly on the PC side. There are examples on to do that same on
the host side but do not relate equivalently. I also do not have .ini files
where they are defined. Do you have any examples of such?

>5) Hmmm...  I don't know what to say for this one.

I am not sure either but will get to this one when the others are resolved.

>Hope this helped a little.
>

Thanks for the suggestions and for any other ideas.

Darren G. Pifer
NAVMASSO - Code 431
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]