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Date:         Sun, 3 Jan 1993 14:51:37 CST
From:         Landy Manderson <USTS034@UABDPO.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: kermit
Comments: cc: moore@ge1vm.schdy.ge.com
              3 Jan 1993 14:22:01 EDT from <MOORE@GE1VM.SCHDY.GE.COM>

On Sun, 3 Jan 1993 14:22:01 EDT Hugh Kelsea Moore said:
>I have heard about the kermit "long packets" for some time but I haven't
>been able to figure it out from the documentation that I have available.
>Can anyone S P E L L out the incantation that needs to be used to do this?
>Thanks.

Try SET SEND PACKET-LENGTH 1000 or SET RECEIVE PACKET-LENGTH 1000.
I know at least one Kermit uses PACKET-SIZE instead of PACKET-LENGTH.
Most Kermits accept unambiguous abbreviations for the parameters so
SET ... PACKET may work as well.  I believe you only have to set this
option on one side; the Kermit negotiation sequence will set up both
sides to use what was specified or the maximum available length
(whichever is lower).
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Newsgroups: bit.listserv.vm-util
Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:45:00 +0200
From:         HOUSSAM OF EGYPT <HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS.BITNET>
Subject:      Library Software for VMS?

Hi,
I wonder if anybody out there could help us identifying a library system
that works under the US-MARK format and is already adapted to accomodate
the changes in this format which are about to be released.

NOTE: THIS PACKAGE WILL RUN UNDER IBM/MVS PLATFORM.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Please Direct responses to my direct mail address <HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS.BITNET>
-Houssam Amer
Analyst Programmer
The American University in Cairo
Cairo- Egypt
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Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 1993 13:13:13 PST
Comments:     Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@UVVM.UVIC.CA
From:         Melvin Klassen <KLASSEN@UVVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: kermit

Are we having Fun yet ??? <ROGOSCHP@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA> says:
>
> I realize that it is not possible to have ZMODEM for VM/CMS, but is there a
> version of KERMIT that comes close to the speed of ZMODEM?  On the
> university system, they are using KERMIT version 4.0 and it is very slow,
> about half the speed of ZMODEM, and being that 2400 baud is the max connect
> rate, things are really slow in the dload/uload department.

When I use KERMIT for uploads/downloads between VM/CMS and my PS/2,
I typically get transfer-rates which are 90% of the theoretical-maximum,
i.e., the baud-rate of the connection.  There is **nothing** "slow" about that!

My trick is to tell KERMIT to use "long packets" on both the VM/CMS
and the PC side.  Try it!
From: pg@sanitas.stortek.com (Paul Gilmartin)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.vm-util
Subject: Re: kermit
Date: 2 Jan 93 15:28:33 GMT
Organization: Storage Technology Corp.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

Are we having Fun yet ??? (ROGOSCHP@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA) wrote:
: I realize that it is not possible to have zmodem for vm/cms but is there a vers
: ion of kermit that comes close to the speed of zmodem? 

I suspect the same architectural constraints that preclude zmodem also limit
the speed of Kermit:  Spending a bit for parity that could be used for data
is a guaranteed 15% overhead; half duplex means the newer Kermit sliding
windows mode won't work.
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Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 1993 02:24:14 CST
From:         Are we having Fun yet ??? <ROGOSCHP@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA>
Subject:      kermit
Comments: To: VM-util%ohstvma.bitnet@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca

I realize that it is not possible to have zmodem for vm/cms but is there a vers
ion of kermit that comes close to the speed of zmodem?  On the university syste
m they are using kermit version 4.0 and it is very slow, about half the speed o
f zmodem, and being that 2400 baud is the max connect rate things are really sl
ow in the dload/uload department.
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Date:         Fri, 1 Jan 1993 01:57:21 CST
From:         Are we having Fun yet ??? <ROGOSCHP@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA>
Subject:      telnetting and zmodem
Comments: To: VM-util%ohstvma.bitnet@vm.ucs.ualberta.ca

I have a unix acct which I telnet to from my vm/cms acct (my home university ac
ct).  I would like to use zmodem to transfer programs from this unix acct to my
 home computer but it does not seem to wrok under vm/cms.  I also have a vms ac
ct and the above does work, but that acct was been deleted.  Is there a way to
get zmodem to work from the unix machine to my home computer telneting thru my
vm/cms acct?
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Newsgroups: bit.listserv.vm-util
Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 13:04:00 EST
From:         Fran Hensler <FJH@SRU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: TPRINT

John:  TPRINT Version 2 is available from LISTSERV@YALEVM.
GET TPRINTV2 VMARC

We are running TRPINT and PCTRANS with YTERM 1.4 under VM/ESA 1.1.

I'm sending you an EXEC that I use to make YTERM the default
terminal type on the TPRINT command:
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Organization: General Electric Corporate Research & Development
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.vm-util
Date:         Sun, 3 Jan 1993 14:22:01 EDT
From:         Hugh Kelsea Moore <MOORE@GE1VM.SCHDY.GE.COM>
Subject:      Re: kermit
Comments: To: VM Utilities Discussion List <VM-UTIL@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu>
              2 Jan 1993 13:13:13 PST from
              <KLASSEN%UVVM.BITNET@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu>

I have heard about the kermit "long packets" for some time but I haven't
been able to figure it out from the documentation that I have available.
Can anyone S P E L L out the incantation that needs to be used to do this?
Thanks.

Hugh Kelsea Moore
Lead System Programmer
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Schenectady, New York
(518) 395-4880
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:41:00 EST
From:         "John F. Chandler" <JCHBN@CUVMB.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: TPRINT

> TPRINT works just fine here at UCSFVM under ESA 1.1.  The authors can
> be reached (assuming they answer - which has not been my experience, sigh)
> at SOFTWARE@YALEVM or by posting to TINCAN-L@YALEVM or YTERM-L@YALEVM.

There is a list specificially for TPRINT (TPRINT-L@YALEVM).
                                            John
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sos-data,bit.listserv.xcult-l,k12.chat.teacher
From: faype@bcvms.bc.edu
Subject: *** PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS SURVEY!!! *** (repost)
Organization: Boston College
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:29:19 GMT

****************************************************************
*                  REQUEST FOR SURVEY PARTICIPANTS             *
*                STUDY ON SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE            *
*                BOSTON COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK          *
****************************************************************

*********************  I NEED YOUR HELP !!!!! ******************

My name is Peter Fay and I'm a graduate student in clinical
social work at Boston College and I am asking survivors of child
sexual abuse to be volunteers to fill out a questionaire on sexual 
abuse.  You will be helping a research project find out more about 
sexual abuse, how it affects people and how to recover from it.  As 
a clinician and survivor, I have a vested interest in helping expand the
inadequate knowlege base on abuse and recovery in order to help 
survivors.

*********************** CONFIDENTIALITY ************************

All information will be kept under lock and key and not accessible
through any computer network.  No identifying information will 
be kept with questionaire responses.  All information will be
sent through U.S. Mail, and responses will be anonymous.  All work
will be overseen by Dr. Nancy Veeder, School of Social Work,
Boston College.  

I was a "founding member" the alt.sexual.abuse.recovery newsgroup 
and set up the first anonymous posting service two years ago and 
had no breaches of security or anonymity while I ran it.

****************************************************************

To volunteer to fill out the questionaire (or for more info),
please send me your name, address (and if possible phone #). You
may contact me through mail, e-mail or phone.  Thank you.

                      Peter Fay
                      7 North Bend Road
                      Worcester, MA 01602, USA
                      (508) 757-3125

                      E-mail: 
                         Internet: faype@bcvms.bc.edu
                         Bitnet:   faype@BCVMS
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Newsgroups: bit.listserv.l-vmctr
Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 14:07:26 EST
From:         Ron Wigmore <SYST8103@RYEVM.RYERSON.CA>
Subject:      Changing Owner Field In VMTAPE TMC

I need to change the OWNER field in VMTAPE's TMC.  There is no
command to do this directly, so I have to use the VMTAPE EDIT
command.  The VMTAPE SysAdmin guide has a table describing what
fields are in which columns, but the OWNER field is not explicitly
mentioned.  I think it is the CJOB field starting at column 151,
but I am not certain. Could someone tell me if this is the correct
field.

While doing our Megre/Purge, VMAMPU complained that some of the
tapes are owned by VMBACKUP instead of VMTAPE.  It will not process
those tapes, so I have to change the OWNER field to indicate VMARCH.

Ron,,,
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:51:17 CST
From:         David E Boyes <dboyes@IS.RICE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Changing Owner Field In VMTAPE TMC
              92 2:07 pm

> fields are in which columns, but the OWNER field is not explicitly
> mentioned.  I think it is the CJOB field starting at column 151,
> but I am not certain. Could someone tell me if this is the correct
> field.

Yes, CJOB is the correct field.

> While doing our Megre/Purge, VMAMPU complained that some of the
> tapes are owned by VMBACKUP instead of VMTAPE.  It will not process
> those tapes, so I have to change the OWNER field to indicate VMARCH.
> Ron,,,

Careful while doing this -- VMArch has a bad habit of getting
confused if tape ownership changes.  Check the VMARCH System Admin Guide;
there should be an exec for reserving VMArch/VMBackup tapes in
VMTAPE.
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X-Delivery-Notice:  SMTP MAIL FROM does not correspond to sender.
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.xmailer
Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:41:46 CST
From:         Bill Harvey <HARVEY@WUVMD.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Nicknames

On Fri, 18 Dec 1992 11:12:46 EST, Richard Varenas <VARENAS@DUVM.BITNET> said:

>What I really want is a synonym for node test so that mail addressed
>to 'test' would go to 'test.ocs.drexel.edu' regardless of the userid
>specified.

Why not just source-route it there with an entry in the OUTGOING: table?
Something like:

--------------------
; variable definition section:
viaTEST=@test.ocs.drexel.edu             ;this is for node TEST
...
OUTGOING:
TEST YOURFAV SMTPID BSMTP 3 %viaTEST
...
----------------

Then when a file was received destined for USERID@TEST, the
BSMTP exit would send a BSMTP file to SMTPID@YOURFAV with
         RCPT TO:<USERID%TEST@test.ocs.drexel.edu>

Probably not ideal.  But I bet it'd work.
Bill
>-Rich
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:08:06 CST
From:         Howard Reitz <IHOW@UMINN1.BITNET>
Subject:      Undefined Exits

I am having two problems getting Mailer 2.10 to work fully.  The first
problem is that even though allow-local-netdata=true is specified in
my profile, and even though Mailer tells me:

    12/30/92 13:21:31  MAISTI075I ALLOW-LOCAL-NETDATA = 'True'

Mailer still delivers mail in punch format.  That is, when I send a
piece of mail to a local user it is not received in netdata format.

Perhaps the reason it does not send local mail in netdata format is
related to my second problem: when Mailer initializes, it creates
a file called LOAD MAP.  The file contains the following:

 DMSLIO201W The following names are undefined:
 PROFS
 DMSLIO201W The following names are undefined:
 PNSEXITS
 DMSLIO201W The following names are undefined:
 PROFS
 DMSLIO201W The following names are undefined:
 PNSEXITS
 DMSLIO201W The following names are undefined:
 PNSEXITS
      .
      .
      .
     ETC.

Nonetheless, the list of exits loaded does include PROFS:

12/30/92 13:21:31  MAISTI018I User exit 'TRYRSCS ' loaded at 02F3D0
12/30/92 13:21:31  MAISTI018I User exit 'DEFRT   ' loaded at 02BE08
12/30/92 13:21:31  MAISTI018I User exit 'BSMTP   ' loaded at 02B508
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'BSMTPN  ' loaded at 119148
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'BITNET  ' loaded at 02B200
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'LOCAL   ' loaded at 02C868
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'PROFS   ' loaded at 119A00
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'FWDMAIL ' loaded at 02C230
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'RSMAIL  ' loaded at 02EA40
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'BSMTP   ' loaded at 02B508
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'TRYRSCS ' loaded at 02F3D0
12/30/92 13:21:32  MAISTI018I User exit 'RSCSVER ' loaded at 02E890

I need help, clues, and/or ideas, any of which will be received
with a thankful heart.

Howard Reitz, Postmaster                         ihow@uminn1
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Services       ihow@vm1.spcs.umn.edu
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 09:34:54 EST
              List <UIGIS-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From:         Wil Roesler <wil@WARM.SEMCOR.COM>
Subject:      Re: VIGIS-L
              11, 92 7:24 pm

SUBSCRIBE VIGIS-L Wil G. Roesler

--
Wil G. Roesler                  (215) 674-0200 (voice)
SEMCOR, Inc.                    (215) 443-0474 (fax)
65 West Street Road             wil@warm.semcor.com
Suite C-100
Warminster, PA 18974
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X-Envelope-to: notabene@taunivm.bitnet
X-VMS-To: NOTABENE
Date:         Fri, 1 Jan 93 16:39:00 MET
Comments:     Sent using PMDF-822 V3.0, routing is done by SARA5
From:         VANDIJK@ALF.LET.UVA.NL
Subject:      Changing symbol sets
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene


First, my best wishes for 1993 to all of you!

My first NB4 problem of the year (though already encountered and posted
before) is that when I want to change to the ascii symbol set with
italics, I unfortunately lose the PC 850 symbol set I work with
(mostly for writing portuguese letters with tildes, as well as some
other accents, like A-accent-aigu, etc.). I have been exploring all
kinds of hidden and mysterious settings (e.g. in NBCUSTOM.OVR) to
see whether I can keep PC 850, but no luck so far.

Somebody knows how to do that?

If this is impossible, do I need to use Lingua (which so far I did
not need)?

Teun A. van Dijk
University of Amsterdam
Program of Discourse Studies
210 Spuistraat
1012 VT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Phone: +31-20-525.3834 (office)
Phone: +31-20-6.27.37.47 (home --after 14 hrs)
FAX:   +31-20-525.3052 (office)
FAX :  +31-20-639.1727 (home)
E-mail: teun@alf.let.uva.nl
For Notabene messages: vandijk@alf.let.uva.nl

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Via:         UK.AC.CAM.PHX; 22 DEC 92 12:09:27 GMT
Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 92 12:09:42 GMT
From:         FP103@PHOENIX.CAMBRIDGE.AC.UK
Subject:      Re: [decoding nbcustom.set]
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

DIETER:
I have been told by NBI UK that notabene sometimes updates the NBCUSTOM.SET
file with the wrong syntax (in my own file this resulted in  a line reading
d ul=0) Notabene does not alert you to this error but terminates the execution
of NBCUSTOM.SET when it encounters the line with the erroneous syntax. there is
not much you can do about it except make sure you have a backed up working file
before you start changing the NBCUSTOM.SET file. As usual New York says that
this will be fixed in the January (1994 ?) update.
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Summary: Reposted by Keith Petersen
Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 93 11:33:25 IST
Comments:     Resent-From: "Itamar Even-Zohar,
              Porter Chair of Semiotics" <B10@TAUNIVM>
Comments:     Originally-From: B10@taunivm.tau.ac.il (Itamar Even-Zohar)
From:         "Itamar Even-Zohar,
              Porter Chair of Semiotics" <B10@TAUNIVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Notabene/Lingua file uploads to SIMTEL20
Comments: cc: B10@taunivm.tau.ac.il
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

The following files have been uploaded on simtel20's <msdos.notabene>
subdirectory:
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I have uploaded to WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil:

pd1:<msdos.notabene>
NB-3UT02.ZIP    Various utilities for Notabene (3)
NB-OVL02.ZIP    Notabene: Storehouse programs ('overlays')
NB4XPL01.ZIP    XPL materials for Notabene 4.0/Lingua
NB4HLP01.ZIP    Customizing HELP in Notabene 4.0/Lingua
NB4FNT01.ZIP    Fonts for Notabene 4.0/Lingua
NB4KBD01.ZIP    Keyboards for Notabene 4.0/Lingua
NB4CST01.ZIP    Customization in Notabene 4.0/Lingua
NB4GEN01.ZIP    Discussion of Notabene 4.0/Lingua

Itamar Even-Zohar
Porter Chair of Semiotics
Tel Aviv University
b10@taunivm.bitnet
itiez@ccsg.tau.ac.il
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 92 15:18:00 IST
From:         Joshua Levinson <HJUNJ@HUJIVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Footnotes
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

Still on NB 3. I am attempting to print footnotes at a smaller pt# than
text with a HPIIIp. There seems to be a limit of RM 58. Any larger
margin causes difficulties such as dissapearing footnotes. Is there
any solution for this problem with a RM of 69-70?
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 92 14:25:34 AST
Comments:     <22DEC92.15609560.0073.MUSIC@UNB.CA>
From:         GLB0000 <GLB@UNB.CA>
Subject:      Non-NB: Computers in Humanities
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

Pardon my intrusion with a non-Nota Bene issue, but
I don't know of any better place to get this information
in a timely fashion.

My university recently received a request for them to join
the "Consortium for Computers in the Humanities".  This
is a consortium of Canadian universities with organizational
offices at McMaster University in Hamilton.
The request has, by a tortuous path, moved from the President's
Office to mine.  I seem to be the first person who has seen
the memo that actually percieves some potential benefit (as
opposed to focusing upon the financial costs) to such membership.

The information in the letter, however, is very cryptic.  In short,
does anyone know the nature and quality of the benefits associated
with membership in this organization?  Let me know off list at:

Gary Bowden
Sociology, University of New Brunswick
glb@unb.ca
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Date:         Sun, 27 Dec 92 15:21:44 IST
From:         Luuk Houwen <houwen@FREYA.LET.RUG.NL>
Subject:      NB3 + HPIIIP
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

Seasonal greetings to all,
To return to an earlier question about printing NB4 on a HPIIIP, thanks to the
Xmas holidays I managed to solve the problem of printing on an HPIIIP using
Lingua, it turns out I had to load the specific Lingua HPIIIP printer driver.
Once that was done all went well in all languages. However, my other problem
still remains. Although both NB3 and SLS print out on my HPIIIP none of the
two programs print out justified with either printer drivers loaded for the
HPII or the HP +. Is there any way of solving this problem? Also, is it
possible to change the HPII printer driver so that it will use the scalable
fonts which come with the HPIIIP? or even better, is there any way I can use
the HPIIIP drivers for NB4 with NB3 and if so how do I adjust them?

Luuk
--

___________________________________________________________________
L.A.J.R. Houwen

Department of English,                  Tel: 31-50-635852
State University of Groningen           Fax: 31-50-634900
The Netherlands.                        E-Mail: houwen@let.rug.nl
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X-VMS-Cc: JTAKALA
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 92 08:57:16 IST
From:         "J-P Takala, University of Helsinki,
              Sociology" <JTAKALA@FINUHA.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Running XPL programs
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene


I don't know why we have to speculate on the meaning behind it all.
The facts seem to be:
the NBIP=directory-for-XPL-programs only works from the menu.
to run XPL-pgms from the action/command line, the program has to
be found along the system path.
Contrary to what myself and others have said, I don't think this
is necessarily inelegant.  I also now tend to think that this is the
way it is meant to be, since--I guess--the action line uses the core
(xywrite) engine which may be difficult to teach new tricks, such as
looking at the value of a new variable.  But this is pure and probably
unnecessary guesswork.
j-p takala
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Date:         Sun, 27 Dec 92 11:59:04 IST
From:         "Itamar Even-Zohar" <itiez@CCSG.TAU.AC.IL>
Subject:      Re: 2M dash available in NB4
Comments: To: Nota Bene List <NOTABENE@VM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

I am a bit puzzled by Mark's item on em-dash. I believe
that ALT+- and alt+-+- (twice '-') give you both em- and
en-dashes. With HP III it works perfectly. For 'em', a small 'M'
apperas above the dash; likewise, a small 'N' appears for
en-dash.

Itamar

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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 92 08:34:04 EST
From:         "Louis H. Silverstein" <SILVERS@YALEVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: blodge
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

Yep! Sure did receive that block of repeated messages!  Cost about $5.00 to
work through them all too!  Caution is needed somewhere!
Cheers, Louis H. Silverstein (SILVERS@YALEVM)
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 92 22:55:16 DST
From:         "Nicolai Winther-Nielsen" <INNWN@VM2.UNI-C.DK>
Subject:      Re: blodge
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene

Yes, I have been through a whole lot of repeated message of resend X-mas stuff
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Date:         Fri, 1 Jan 93 23:59:07 IST
From:         "J-P Takala, University of Helsinki,
              Sociology" <JTAKALA@FINUHA.BITNET>
Subject:      File Status problem
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.notabene


There is an annoying new problem in NB4 (my copy at least): the file
status value (va$fs) is erratic, or at least different from what it
was earlier.  There can be a file open in every window, but the FS
value does not know it, at least by earlier standards (i.e., it is
less than 511).  The problem appears if one uses NB4's new possibility
to start a NEw file with no name (or Create Untitled file).  These
files seem to have no effect on the FS value.  Hence programs that
check the availability of new windows using the FS--as many programs
at the TAUNIVM archive do--are in trouble, and may mess up things.
However, NB's own procedures, at least Review, are not fooled by the
strange FS.  So there must be another way to check the availability of
windows.  Does anyone reading this know what it might be?  Unless this
problem is fixed, it seems prudent to keep giving names to new files
right at beginning.

j-p takala
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