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Subject: REDIRECTING VMS-OPCOM-MSG'S TO PATHWORKS BROADCAST                              
From: Programmierer@BEIZ.mediatex.ch (055485666: MEDIAtex AG)
Date: 6 Nov 1992 10:11:17 CET
Organization: MEDIAtex AG, CH-8807 Freienbach/SZ

Does anybody know, how I can redirect the OPCOM-MSG's coming on the
System-Console to my PC, which is listening to Broadcast-MSG's?





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From: sh240031@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: 0.wvnet.lanworks,vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: BatchRunner and Windows
Date: 12 Nov 92 13:40:45 GMT
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

Does anyone have experience using BatchRunner to create batch files for
processing in the windows envirnment?  How do I go about obtaining the
software?  I gather from previous post that it is shareware from WilsonWare???
How do I contact them?

Thanks,
				Carl
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Pathworks vs. Novell (?)
From: smithd@bbs.mdcbbs.com
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:38:06 GMT
Organization: USEM
Nntp-Posting-User: ethredge


Hi! Please help me get Pathworks, if you will.

There is a battle brewing in my company as to which PC networking software to
invest in.  I've seen Pathworks and liked it, but I need good strong
arguements.

We're talking about 100 users in one building connected to 100 users in another
building on the same campus (fiber optic in place) and 3 smaller groups in
remote locations using leased lines (56 kbs).

Any suggestions?
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Printing to HP LaserJet IIISi with LAT
From: KEN@HLYCROSS.BITNET
Date: 12 Nov 1992 08:00:58 -0400
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YES, USING A BRIDGEPORT ADAPTER WITH A 20 SECOND DELAY BETWEEN PRINT JOBS.
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From: klovatt@klnet.UUCP (Keith Lovatt)
Subject: USE /p
Organization: Lugroid Enterprises
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 02:57:29 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


Hi,

A couple of days ago one of my offsiders discovered a little nicety.
I don't recall ever seeing it documented, but it may well be an RTFM.
Anyway, he was being a bit fumble-fisted and type in the following
from the C:> prompt:

USE \\server_name%user password /P

Interestingly enough this made a connection to the server and started
a session of ADMIN/PCSA. The only thing missing is the menu - all
other commands worked, including the help (VMS style).

Has anybody else found any other interesting (and/or obscure)
features such as this?

Keith.
-- 
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r-node.gts.org!klnet!klovatt	|	Phone: +1 416 293 0292
doe.utoronto.ca!klnet!klovatt	|    "You can never find a Lugroid
(A Kiwi in Canada)		|	when you really need one"
From: ERMIMWEI@er.ele.tue.nl (Wim Beckers)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: error loading dnneth
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:08:44 GMT
Organization: Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

When I try to load DNNETH with following command I get a
very strange error message.

DNNETH /ADDR:33.310 /NAME:TUEE10

DOS DNP version v4.1.124
Copyright (c) 1990,1991,1992 by Digital Equipment Corporation
DNP cannot be loaded under Windows or the task switcher.


I don't have any task switcher active, and I also don't use windows.

Any idea ?
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From: SHERWOOD@TCUFVMS.BITNET (Frank Sherwood)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: WordPerfect and Pathworks
Date: 10 Nov 92 13:35:57 GMT
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> I'm looking for help in speeding up WordPerfect printing on my
> Pathworks LAN.
>
> Whenever a user goes to print a file, it looks like WordPerfect
> is writing out some type of scratch file to the default direct-
> tory.  As we have our users pointed at a file service for their
> document storage, this can be kind of slow at times.
 
      WordPerfect does indeed write out to a temporary print spool file
before sending anything on the the real printer (or print service in your
case).
 
      WP has a startup command-line switch "/PF-" that will tell it to
place WP's temporary print files in the location you direct it to.  If you
have local hard drives available, you could start WP with:   WP /PF-C:\
This will make WordPerfect create the temp print files on C:\ instead of
the default directory.  This is distinct from the "/D-" parameter that
controls all the =other= temp files WP creates.  It will place the print
spool file in the "/PF-" location if you specify one.  If not it will place
it where "/D-" points.  Failing that, it places the print file in the
current directory.  The "/PF-" parameter was added after the initial
release of WP 5.1 and may not be documented in your manual if your copy
isn't new enough.  Look in Appendix N - Startup Options.  If you're having
file service performance bottlenecks, you may want to redirect other files
to the local hard drive as well.
 
      Alternatively, you can put the option switch in the "WP" environment
variable.  Use:    SET WP=/PF-C:\
This supplies option defaults that can be overridden on the command line.
Again, see your WordPerfect reference manual for details.
 
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Subject: 10BaseT Cards for MCA (PS/2)
From: weiand@MCIS.MESSIAH.EDU
Date: 11 Nov 1992 09:57:14 -0500
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>looking for cards for IBM's MCA.  3COM makes an MCA card, but it seems
>a bit expensive.  Has anyone had any experience with any other brand
>of card?
 
  Microchannel options are always more expensive.  3COM is good, look at
  IBM prices if you want a shock!
 
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: wasser@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::wasser)
Subject: It works for me...
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:44:30 GMT
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>   Has anyone succeeded in implementing Pathworks using tcp/ip as
> the protocol instead of Decnet?  Anyone even attempted?

	PATHWORKS for DOS (TCP/IP) works for me.  In the past I have
	often switched from DECnet to TCP/IP (using NETSETUP) and
	back again.

	According to the latest PATHWORKS Complete catalog I have
	(Spring 92) the Media and Documentation (QA-YV9AA-HW/CEB)
	is $170 and each client license (QA-YV9AW-AA/CEB) is $100.

	Call 1-800-DIGITAL and ask for a copy of the PATHWORKS Complete
	catalog.
From: ELLISD@GRIN3.BITNET (David Ellis)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Pathworks (MAC) and Appletalk
Date: 4 Nov 92 16:00:29 GMT
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                                                                Grinnell
                                                                College
 
                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M
 
                                        Date:     04-Nov-1992 10:39am GMT
                                        From:     David Ellis
                                                  ELLISD
                                        Dept:     Computer Services
                                        Tel No:   (515) 269-4901
 
TO:  Remote RSCS/NJE Network User         ( _JNET%LANWORKS@MIAMIU )
 
 
Subject: Pathworks (MAC) and Appletalk
 
         I'm having a problem getting Appletalk /Path for Mac to work over
         a DEC LanBridge.
 
         Our Config:  All Macs and all but 1 Pathworks server, including
         the seed router, is in the world side of the ethernet.  DVAX is
         separated from the world with a bridge in selective mode.  Launch
         Break caterers (licenses management) are on the world side. I want
         to also make DVAX a Path/Mac server.
 
         My first attempt resulted in DVAX and the seed router not seeing
         each other.  I finally stumbled onto multicast addresses.  After
         entering a couple (trial and error) DVAX appears to work fine...
         chooser shows the server and a connection can be made. However, a
         short time after starting DVAX,  I begin to errors that the Launch
         Break Caterers cannot be found.
 
         I'm looking for any direct advice on appletalk or suggestions on
         where to look for information.. books, classes.
 
         Thanks for your time and suggestions.
 
         ************************************************************
         ################                   David Ellis
         Grinnell                           Network Coordinator
         College                            Computer Services
                                            Grinnell College
                                            Grinnell, IA  50112
                                            Phone:  515 269 4901
                                            Bitnet: ELLISD@GRIN2
         ************************************************************
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: PathWorks DECnet and PathWorks TCP/IP
From: MARK@OJC.COLORADO.EDU
Date: 09 Nov 1992 16:17:38 -0700
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	As far as I know, when you start pathworks on a vms system, you
	can specify that it should use both protocols
 
	(ie @SYS$STARTUP:PCFS_STARTUP DECNET
	    @SYS$STARTUP:PCFS_STARTUP TCPIP
	    @SYS$STARTUP:PCFS_STARTUP BOTH)
 
	However, I think that the client can only be on or the other...
	I'm not sure on this however...  does anyone else know?
 
	Mark
From: nallegk@OKRA.MILLSAPS.EDU (Nalley, Gary K.)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Lotus, windows printing problem
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:47:22 GMT
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When the disk service is mounted with write access, we can print just fine to a
LN03R Postscript printer on the VAX.  However, when the disk service is mounted
with read-only access, we get an "unrecoverable applications error."  We do not
get the error when printing other files from within Windows. Apparently, Lotus
is trying to write a temporary file to E: (the disk service).  Is anyone aware
of a workaround?
 
In 1-2-3-DOS there is a setting for temp file, you might need to check the same
type of thing in 1-2-3-Win.
 
	/ Worksheet Global Temp
 
Gary
 
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: backstrom@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::backstrom)
Subject: RE: Making CD available
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 05:01:17 GMT
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

>                      FILIPSEN_BMF@jt.dk (Bent Filipsen)
>                              Making CD available
>
>	Now I finally made it possible to mount a High Sierra-CD on a VAX 
>	throught the F11CD-software, and now I want to make it available
>	to PCs running Pathworks.  But it doesn't seem to work.
>
>	How do I create a file-service based on the CD-filesystem?

    With the Basic Redirector you can just
    
        USE ?: \\server\cd_disk:[000000]%username *
        
    If you want to create a service, you can attempt
    
        Define a concealed logical name that points to a writable disk
        Add the service with PCSA_MANAGER using this logical
        Grant access to the service
        Redefine the logical to point to the CD-ROM
        Delete the ACL's PCSA_MANAGER added to the writable disk
        
    I believe PW4VMS V4.1-1 (or was it perhaps V4.1-2) allows you to
    create an application file service to a read-only device (you should
    just ignore the messages about ACL's PCSA_MANAGER says it can't
    add).
    
    Note that with an ISO 9660 CD mounted with F11CD, a PC accessing it
    over PATHWORKS cannot run any applications that expect to use MSCDEX
    to read the CD.
    
    For that you need an InfoServer or a PC/NetBIOS based CD-ROM sharing
    program (Opti-Net, etc.).
    
    ...petri (petri.backstrom@ljo.mts.dec.com)
       Personal Computing Integration Engineering
       Digital Equipment Corporation
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: MORE THAN EIGHT CHARS IN FILENAME.....                                          
From: Programmierer@BEIZ.mediatex.ch (055485666: MEDIAtex AG)
Date: 12 Nov 1992 19:42:23 CET
Organization: MEDIAtex AG, CH-8807 Freienbach/SZ

In one of the Windows-Newsgroups I read that windows is capable of handling
more than eigh characters filenames, If there is a network suporting this.
On VMS we have more than eight characters for a filename.
Is it possible, that PCSA can give also the files to the PC, that are longer
than eight chars? how can I do that? this would be a great improvement!

If not, is such a feature planed to a new release of PCSA?





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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: backstrom@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::backstrom)
Subject: RE: SQL*Net and PATHWORKS
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 05:01:31 GMT
X-Posted-Via: NEWS-NOTES gateway (a hack!)

>          "(Judy Constantine, 617495-0517)" <LANWORKS@HUDCE0.BITNET>
>                             SQL*Net and PATHWORKS
>
>        We're starting to think about implementing client/server
>        computing for ORACLE7, and I have lots of questions about
>        whether we need SQL*Net and, if so, is it compatible
>        with PATHWORKS on DECnet?

    I have no personal experience, but I've heard it works.
    
    With PW4DOS V4.0 it worked OOTB (out of the box). With PW4DOS
    V4.1 or later you need a patch from Oracle (in V4.1 DECnet is
    more strict with any and all parameters that is passed to it
    and many "not so strict" applications may fail).
    
    ...petri (petri.backstrom@ljo.mts.dec.com)
       Personal Computing Integration Engineering
       Digital Equipment Corporation
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Performance of 3C503 and Elite16 cards
From: Stephen Stone <CCSWS@LEVELS.UNISA.EDU.AU>
Date: 10 Nov 1992 14:41:07 +1030
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>    We have found that, for file services accessed by DECnet, the
>    SMC Elite16 outperforms the 3Com 3C503 by a massive amount.  The
>    difference can be as much as 10:1 for a simple file read.  This tends
>    to translate into a doubled or trebled load time for Windows
>    applications such as Microsoft Word.
>
>    Has anybody else found this?  Were you able to find any way to
>    improve the performance of the 3C503?
 
I am told that if you *enable* the boot PROM area on a 3C503 card, the
NDIS driver will detect that area and do memory mapped I/O.  This can
produce a significant increase over using DMA.  You do not put
a PROM in the socket - just leave it vacant.  I think it uses 32K
from the Boot PROM address.  Remember to X=C800-CFFF on EMM386.EXE line
in config.sys (if boot PROM address is set to C800).
 
There may be some fiddling needed in PROTOCOL.INI - but it is worth
a try.
 
Stephen (Rocky) Stone,  Levels Team Leader
 
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    Information Technology            |  Fax:  +61 8 302 3385
    University of South Australia     |  Email: Rocky.Stone@UniSA.Edu.au
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From: edb_gunder@debet.nhh.no
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Problems with PC and MAC sharing a file service
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:21:51 MET
Organization: Norwegian School of Economics

I have a fileservice on a VAX that is accessible from both PC, Mac and
VMS. The problem is that if a PC wants to delete a directory it can not
do that due to the fact that MSA has created subfolders in the directory
that the PC can not see and therefore cannot delete. From the Mac there
is no problem with deleting files. To delete files from VMS one have to
use the command DELETE/ACL before one is allowed to delete the
directories. 

My question is: Does anybody know of a workaround to let the PC delete a
directory that is empty, but has subdirectories that the PC can not see
due to that the file names are to long?

If there is not a workaround is not this a weak point in the integration
of PCs and Mac that DEC ought to fix, or is it just me that has such
problems? 


Gunder Soensteby
EDP-dept
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Norway
From: cl529@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael S. Depriest)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: WordPerfect and Pathworks
Date: 9 Nov 1992 21:15:33 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I'm looking for help in speeding up WordPerfect printing on my
Pathworks LAN.

Whenever a user goes to print a file, it looks like WordPerfect
is writing out some type of scratch file to the default direct-
tory.  As we have our users pointed at a file service for their
document storage, this can be kind of slow at times.

A thorough search of the WordPerfect manuals yields no clue as to
what is going on.  We have configured everything we could find 
inside WordPerfect itself to aim scratch files to the local PC 
hard disk, but to no avail. 

I guess I should mention that the printers are PostScript,
attached via terminal servers, and the documents that show the
worst performance have a lot of WordPerfect line-draw in them.

The actual queue-to-printer performance is pretty much as I 
expect it to be (slow), but the WordPerfect-to-queue time is
bad.  It's that part I want to speed up.

Any ideas or suggestions will be appreciated.  I will summarize
anything I get via e-mail and post.

-- 
=================================================================
 Mike DePriest                        76646.1555@compuserve.com
 RUST International Corporation     cl529@cleveland.freenet.edu
 Birmingham, Alabama                             (205) 995-7282
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: InfoServer CD's connected to PC's
From: "george@rankin.lib.umt.edu" <george@RANKIN.LIB.UMT.EDU>
Date: 04 Nov 1992 17:13:04 -0700
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When I initially set up our PC's, I let NETSETUP do the work of adding the
drivers to the config.sys (I added the 'devicehigh' and lastdrive):
    DEVICEHIGH=\decnet\laddrv.sys /D:2
    DEVICEHIGH=\decnet\ladcddrv.sys /N:6
    lastdrive=z
 
It then added these lines in \decnet\startnet.bat after connecting to the
system file service and setting the path and environment variables:
echo
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Start the Local Area Disk Software
%_SYSD%\LMDOS\DRIVERS\PCSA\emsload %_SYSD%\LMDOS\DRIVERS\PCSA\lad.exe /R:-1
 /W:-1 /a:-1
if not errorlevel 1 goto laddone
%_SYSD%\LMDOS\DRIVERS\PCSA\lad.exe /R:-1 /W:-1 /a:-1
if not errorlevel 1 goto laddone
echo ** ERROR ** Unable to start the Local Area Disk Software
goto after_error
:laddone
echo
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Start the INFOSERVER software.
%BOOT%\DECNET\use/unfix/nolog
%_SYSD%\LMDOS\DRIVERS\PCSA\MSCDEX.exe /D:$LADCD /E
if not errorlevel 1 goto mscdexdone
echo ** ERROR ** Unable to start the MSCDEX Software
goto after_error
:mscdexdone
%BOOT%\DECNET\use/fixup/nolog
 
Note that you must load LAD first and DEC says that it must have 2 or more
devices (in the config.sys) and since there is a limit of 8 drives total
between the two, that leaves 6 (if you need all 6 drives).  Also, note the
name of the driver is $LADCD that it passes to MSCDEX.
 
If you need some more help, let me know - George
==============================================================================
George Yobst, Automation Specialist                Internet:
Mansfield Library                                    GEORGE@RANKIN.LIB.UMT.EDU
University of Montana       Phone: (406) 243-2539  MUSEnet:
Missoula, MT 59812-1195     FAX:   (406) 243-2060    RANKIN::GEORGE
'If you want to make enemies, try to change something.' - Woodrow Wilson
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: karcher@jevex.waisman.wisc.edu
Subject: RE: Printing to HP LaserJet IIISi with LAT
Organization: Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date: 12 NOV 92 13:15:08 CST

In a previous article, Kyle Gasser <gasser@SSC.WISC.EDU> wrote:
> Is there anyone out there who can print send either an ASCII or
>PostScript file to a queue with a IIISi waiting on the end, and have the
>printer discern whether the job is ASCII or postscript?  

Yes, the Bridgeport options work well with the postscript Plus cartridge (and
also give you a LocalTalk interface).  The 20 second delay between jobs is not
needed if the Bridgeport sees the end of job sequence.


Carl Karcher                          Internet: KARCHER@WAISMAN.WISC.EDU
Waisman Center                        Bitnet:   KARCHER@WISCMACC
University of Wisconsin-Madison       PSTnet:   (608) 263-5896
From: MIS5000@UMBCADMN.BITNET (Themistoklis I. Pentakalos)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Gateway 486DX2E on Pathworks
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:18:00 GMT
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Hi everyone,
 
        If anyone has configured the above PC to work with Pathworks for
DOS, please contact me by personal mail. Thanks!
 
        Themos          (MIS5000@UMBCADMN.BITNET)
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Subject: Test please ignore
From: Wayne Jennings <ccwj@MARLIN.JCU.EDU.AU>
Date: 10 Nov 1992 14:21:03 +1000
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Testing bitnet mail after upgrading sendmail to IDA Sendmail.
 
Wayne Jennings
Computer Centre
James Cook University
TOWNSVILLE AUSTRALIA