Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Windows 3.1, DOS 5.0, & NCSA from Clarkson
From: "ANYTHING@U.WASHINGTON.EDU" <IADRDE@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Date: 10 Sep 1992 11:42:43 -0400
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  Sorry for posting this to the entire list, but it's important.  Don:  Thanks
  for the tip, however, I am using the background PIF setting and the system
  still crashes if the Telnet session is toggled to a background task.
 
  Any more clues?
 
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  >From: "Richard D. Essary" <IADRDE@ASUACAD.BITNET>
  >Subject:Windows 3.1, DOS 5.0, & NCSA from Clarkson
  >Date: 09 Sep 1992 16:42:36 -0400
  >Message-ID:<LANWORKS%92090916423714@MIAMIU.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU>
 
  >    Is there anyone at all who is successfully running NCSA v2.2TN/E under
  >    Windows using Pathworks 4.1 with the DEC NDIS driver?  More specifically,
  >    running as a background task.  We are able to Telnet to our host systems
  >    and logon as usual, however the program must run in Full-screen mode,
  >    which is fine, but must be the current task.  If we attempt to switch to
  >    another application and leave the host session running in the background
  >    the system will either crash or exit to DOS without notice.  This usually
  >    happens within one minute after doing a task switch using Alt-Tab.  It
  >    appears that NCSA thinks the telnet session has ended or has lost its
  >    link.  However, I do not understand why it would crash Windows.  This
  >    happens in standard mode as well as enhanced.
  >
  >    Perhaps a timeout problem?  As long as the Telnet screen is visible and
  >    active, everything seems okay.  Also-- it's impossible to run it in a
  >    window,  even if the PIF file is set for 'full-screen' and you use the
  >    Alt-Enter switch after loading the program.  Doing so instantly returns
  >    you to DOS and leaves the system in a unusable state.  By that,
  >    I mean... you can't reload Windows, you can't use the DOS editor, etc.
  >
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  > -- Richard D. Essary (543-8274)
  >    Information Resources & Technology
  >    Systems & Network Support
  you want to edit the pif file or change the settings on an active DOS session
  so that Background is clicked, this will allow the DOS session to keep on
  computing even when it is a background task
 
  Don Levinson