HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: vulture@imperial.ac.uk (Thomas Sippel - Dau)
Subject: Re: How to determine the # of files per tape?
Reply-To: cmaae47@imperial.ac.uk
Organization: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 19:38:34 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.180114.21986@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>, markb@news.gsfc.nasa.gov (Mark R. Baith) writes:
- 
- Does anyone have an idea for determining the number of files on a
- foreign data tape ? 
- 
- (Note: Foreign in the sense that the tape is not a standard UNIX
- tar or backup tape...the tape simply contains data files)

You need to define "file" more clearly. If it cam from VMS and was 
written in VMS backup form, you have two definitions of file: 

    o  file on the tape, I.e. a contiguous sequence of fixed length
       block ended by a tape mark or file mark constitutes a "save set"

    o  file as the user sees it, with each of the seve sets containing
       one of more "files", with format, name, owner and access information
       for the file

Each of these user files could, of course, have been a save set ...
In any case, if its a VMS backup tape, you are almost stuffed, as the only
known way to read them reliably is to buy a VMS machine to do it.

You could start by counting file marks by (on ***x) issueing a read() with 
an appropriate buffer size and count the number of zero length blocks,
or however else your system indicates having found a file mark.

No, I will not define "appropriate" more clearly, try 1 Gigabyte of read()
buffer, that shouldcover most cases ...

Be sure not to mistake parity errors at the beginning of a block for 
file marks ...

In short, unless you know more about the tape or use your initiative,
it is pretty hopeless.

                                  Thomas
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
From: sun030@joy.cs.uakron.edu (JAYARAM S AKULA)
Subject: cpio,  
Followup-To: 10054
Keywords: cpio, compressed format
Organization: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:46:03 GMT


      Sorry the actual command I used looked like this

      cpio -icbBRdmux < /dev/backup

      Jay
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.dcom.lans.ethernet,comp.dcom.lans,comp.dcom.lans.misc
From: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
Subject: BNC connectors (Was: Re: How to network 3-4 home machines cheaply?)
Reply-To: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
Organization: SCI Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Al.
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:06:13 GMT

In article <Bz88n7.KCx@ddsw1.mcs.com> karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
  [ while discussing thinnet networks ]

>Yep.  However, be careful with the connectors.  The "twist on" ones at Rat
>Shack look attractive, but have a nasty failure rate if the cable gets
>flexed.

Incorrect. Flexing the cable has *nothing* to do with it!

Do not *ever* use those twist-on connectors. (Unless, of course, you
want a bad reputation for quality of work...)

Besides, the twisties won't work with the stranded-conductor cable (like
Belden 9907) specified for 10Base2. Borrow a pair of crimpers, or use the
solder style.

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From: williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Williams)
Subject: Re: How to network 3-4 home machines cheaply?
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:47:50 GMT

In article <1992Dec10.153444.9033@tinman.mke.ab.com> tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461) writes:
>css@tron.stx.com (Chris Shenton) writes:
>: 
>: My housemate and I want to network our machines (3 UNIX and 1 LISP)
>: together. Three of these have Thicknet connectors, one has no ethernet
>: yet. What's the cheapest way to connect 'em all up?
>: 
>: Seems like running a thicknet rib in the attic and buying all the
>: transceivers and cables would be real pricey. And I can't even
>: directly connect two machines, can I?

[ ... ]

>: I could get a few Thick-to-10BaseT transceivers, but wouldn't I then
>: have to buy a 10BaseT hub to interconnect them? What would be the
>: price on a 4-8 channel hub? Could I at least connect two machines by a
>: direct (point-to-point) 10BaseT line?
>
>You cannot directly connect two 10BaseT trancievers,  You need some
>sort of hub in the middle to assert the the signals properly.  I don't
>have prices for 4-8 channel concentrators, we buy 100+ channel boxes
>here at Allen-Bradley.  I'm guessing they are more expensive than
>you'd be willing to pay.

It is my understanding that in the design of 10BaseT, it was
specifically intended that you *could* connect two 10BaseT devices
together with just a wire.  If you want a network with three or more
devices then you will need the hub, but for just two machines, you
shouldn't.  When I get a chance, I'm going to actually test this, but
my information comes from a reliable source.

>: Getting a Thicknet-to-Thinnet seems like it might work, then I connect
>: 'em all up with coax ``T'' connectors. Is this doable?
>
>Yes, and probably much cheaper than buying twisted pair tranceivers and
>a hub.  This is actually a very popular choice for many small business.
>Twisted pair doesn't start to pay for itself until the number of nodes
>reaches a certain point (definetly more than 4).

This is probably the best choice for getting all four machines onto a
net. 


>: -- Chris Shenton        css@tron.stx.com        Hughes/STX 301-794-5490

Hey! We're co-workers!                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Jim




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From: ericw@hobbes.amd.com (Eric Wedaa)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: How do you back up a terabyte?
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:37:37 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.


The subject says it all.  "How do you back up a terabyte?"

And while I'm at it, how do you fsck at terabyte?

And does anyone remember the real reason why dump/tar/cpio is not 
a good thing on an acitve filesystem?


>>>Ericw

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From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,news.admin.misc,comp.mail.misc
Subject: Help! how to run a mailing list?
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:40:25 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston


  So I had an idea, checked to see that no-one else was running a
similar list, got a few names, put them in a file, pointed an
alias in /usr/local/lib/mail/aliases to the file, and told the world.
   I'm on a Sun running Sun OS 4.1.x and I'm root. 

1) Is there a FAQ anywhere on this? I have searched gopherspace and 
   found only BITNET/LISTSERV FAQ's

2) What list software is available for Unix? Is there anything better than
   doing it by hand but smaller than running Unix listserv software?

3) is there a list or group for maintainers of lists? Again, I have
   found  resources for BITNET only.

Thanks, Betsy

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From: pjb@csfb1.fir.fbc.com (Paul J. Bell)
Subject: Re: Ethernet network printer server boxes
Keywords: Ethernet network printer servers
Reply-To: uunet!csfb1!pjb
Organization: First Boston Corporation
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:39:57 GMT

In article <1gkab8INNst1@DIALix.oz.au>, abcc@DIALix.oz.au (Adrian Booth Computing Consultants) writes:
|> All I want is a magic box with an Ethernet interface at one end, and a parallel
|> port at the other, so we can have printers on the network that don't tie up
|> machines and print at parallel port speeds.
|> 
|> I don't care if they talk LAT or TCP/IP, but it would be nice if they could be
|> easily expanded to more than 1 parallel port.
|> 
|> Are there any reasonably inexpensive options? Some companies in Australia sell
|> them for over $A2,000 each!
|> 
|> Please response by email; I will summarise and post.
|> 
|>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|>  | Adrian Booth					|	                  |
|>  | Adrian Booth Computing Consultants		|	Ph: (09) 354 4936 |
|>  | 7 Glenrowan Pl., Willetton WA 6155		|	abcc@DIALix.oz.au |
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|>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
|> for a in past present future; do
|> 	for b in clients employers associates relatives neighbours pets; do
|> echo The opinions in this article in no way reflect the opinions of my $a $b.
|> done;done
|> 

have a look at terminal servers. i know that the xylogic models have printer(s) 
ports.


pjb
From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
Subject: Re: mysterious permission mode change
Date: 17 Dec 1992 05:04:23 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: gandalf.think.com

In article <9212150931.aa11896@q2.ics.uci.edu> ahalim@ics.uci.edu writes:
>I have noticed that after changing the permission bits for a char device
>[like /dev/ttyb] to 666 from 600, the systems will turn the mode back
>to 600 automatically. This is quite strange and annoying.
>Is this somekind of security feature of SunOS (4.1.2) or something else?

When a tty device is closed, its owner is set back to root, its permissions
are restored to this default, and the terminal modes are set to the
default.  This is so that changes made by one user (e.g. when using the
mesg(1) or stty(1) commands) don't affect the next user to login on that
port.
-- 
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System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow)
Subject: Re: What's Happening to ISC UNIX?
Reply-To: witr@rwwa.com
Organization: R.W. Withrow Associates
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:56:24 GMT

In article <347@wafbox.UUCP>, bill@wafbox.UUCP (Bill Fulton) writes:
| In article <1992Dec11.161912.4366@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.com writes:
| >3) The 8 month lead time.  I think this is a real problem.  Destiny is
| >available now.  So are other ``improved'' SVR4s.  Is solaris that much
| >better to be waiting for?
| 
| Is ~$1400 worth saving??? Especially when you have a reasonably-well-working
| Unix system to "tide you over"?

Yes, there is that too.  BFWIW, the 1400 dollar number may be $1000 high,
depending on what ``competitive upgrade'' you avail yourself of.  Is it worth
waiting 8 or more months to save $400?  And what if the system that is
``tiding you over'' is not ``reasonably-well-working'' in some way?

Or the $1400 dollar number might be $2000 or $3000 if you decided to chuck
ISC and go with some other vendor without any ``competitive upgrade''...

HEY SUNSOFT:

  a) Since we have it on ``good authority'' that ISC SVR4 was ``pre-release''
     software (even though that is news to many of us), and

  b) Presumably the existing Betas of Solaris are in no worse shape than the
     ``pre-release'' ISC SVR4,

  c) Why not *give* us ISC SVR4 folks the beta kit now, and charge us the
     $200 for the real kit when it comes out next year?

That way, if we like it you get new, satisfied customers, and if we don't
we can pitch it now instead of waiting till god-knows-when to find out...

That might shut some of us up...   ;-)  (assuming point b holds)... ;-)

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From: solsman@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Mark Solsman)
Subject: Can DELL do visual login?
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:00:05 GMT

Hello-
I was wondering if DELL could do a visual-login?  

Something like the X server allways running and displaying a pretty login
picture, and logins the user directly to X.

Thanks!
-Mark

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: larry@news.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: How to get Merge to see DOS partition?
Organization: Gator Communications - Feeds-R-Us 219-289-3745 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:19:35 GMT

dold@unislc.uucp (Clarence Dold) writes:

>>>partition. According to the Merge docs, the DOS partition
>>>should appear as e:. Unfortunately it doesn't.

It does here.  We have a PC-DOS 3.3 partition that was installed on
this machine first using the inner tracks on the hard drive.  We 
are using Dell 2.2.

Was the original poster using 2.2 with DOS 3.3?

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: rosser@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au (Brad Rosser)
Subject: Will SCO Xenix/Unix/ODT work with Tseng video?
Keywords: SCO, tseng
Reply-To: rosser@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au (Brad Rosser)
Organization: Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 07:35:43 GMT

I'm about to purchase a 486DX with a Tseng 1Mb VGA card and, in a final
check, was shocked to find that it isn't included in my SCO Hardware
Compatibility Handbook (June, 1992).

Will Xenix 2.3.4, SCO Unix (versions 2.0 & 4.0) and SCO ODT 2.0 support
the Tseng card?

Brad Rosser
Australia.

rosser@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: acmrlb@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Ronald L. Bolin)
Subject: Need Term Descp File (xterm.trs) for Word Perfect
Keywords: Terminal Definition
Organization: Georgia State University
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 16:24:14 GMT


Has anyone defined an xterm or xterms terminal definition file (xterm.trs)
for WordPerfect 5.0 running under 386 UNIX? 

If so I would not like to have to repeat the work involved
and request that you consider sharing the file by e-mailed to me.  

Thank's in advance.

Ron Bolin
From: rickp@shady.UUCP (Rick Poleshuck)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: PC/NFS & Devices
Keywords: NFS,devices
Date: 19 Dec 92 23:14:51 GMT
Organization: ShadeTree Software, Inc.

I am currently using PC/NFS to connect my DOS laptop over ethernet
to connect to my SCO Unix box. It works quite well, but I would like
to have access to the tape drive on my Unix box from my DOS PC.

When I do a PC/NFS mount of a Unix directory, named pipes and devices
aren't even listed in a directory. I would like to back up my DOS PC
directly to the Unix tape drive. I don't have the free disk space on
my Unix box to make a temporary file. 

Thanx for your help.

P.S.

The net might be interested in my configuration on the PC.

	I am using a SHARP 20 Mhz 386sl notebook, with 2 Meg ram,
	80 Meg hard disk. Connected to the notebook parallel port
	I have a Xircom Pocket Adapter. I am using LPT2 on the
	notebook so that I can use the Extended Parallel Port
	driver. 

	I am running version 2 of Stacker to get more disk space, 
	but I am only 'Stacking' my programs, no data and not
	my essential programs such as 'command.com', and 'chkdsk'.

	I have the Xircom drivers, the NFS drivers, and stacker
	all loaded and have tested the NFS throughput using
	Fastback Plus at about 2 Megabytes per minute. Not greater,
	but a lot better than backing up to 100 floppies.
From: Tang.Tat.Keung@f1.n700.z6.fidonet.org (Tang Tat Keung)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Help to remove MSDOS partition
Date: 19 Dec 1992 13:43:10 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


Hi,
 
 I have installed AT&T UNIX SYSV/386 REL 3.2 and partition HD, one for
MS-DOS and the other for UNIX sys. However, I need to remove the MS-DOS
partition to increase the UNIX size now.
 I use the fdisk on UNIX to remove MSDOS partition but it only modify the
partition table. Can anyone give me the complete procedure to remove the
partition, create new filesystem and recongize by UNIX system to mount it?
  
 Pls email to keung@gnct.com
 
Thanks
-keung

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From: kevin@shady.UUCP (Kevin Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Problems connecting 2 Unix systems with 14.4k modems
Date: 15 Dec 92 14:55:40 GMT
Reply-To: kevin%shady@uunet.uu.net (Kevin Smith)
Organization: ShadeTree Software, Inc.

In article <1992Nov25.190136.23061@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> feoh@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Chris Patti) writes:
:>Hello.
:>
:>My boss is having a rather large, hairy problem which is keeping a major
:>project from running its course to completion..
:>
:>He's using twho AT&T Unix System V R 3.2 systems connected to two Boca 14.4K
:>modems.
:>
:>The goal is to have one Unix system call the other using 'cu' and have the 
:>receiving end answer using uugetty..
:>
:>The problem is that just when it seems like the connection is about to be
:>made, the receiving end hangs up on the sender.. These are two identically
:>configured modems of identical type...
:>
:>Does anyone have any idea what might lie at the root of this problem??
:>
:>Forther, would anyone using a similar setup be kind enough to share their
:>configuration files so we'd have something to go by?
:>
:>Thanks immensely in advance,
:>	Chris Patti
:>	feoh@gnu.ai.mit.edu
:>	chrisp@ncm.interlan.com
:>
:>P.S. should you want to mail  my boss directly his adress is:
:>				 timj@ncm.interlan.com

This can sometimes be one of the following:

The modem is timing out waiting for the carrier.  This is evidenced by
seeing "NO CARRIER" from the modem while uucico is waiting for
"CONNECT".  You can fix this by extending the timeout on the modem with
an ATS7=60 or ATS7=90 in the dialer script.

uucico times out waiting for "CONNECT".  uucico built-in timeouts are
often not enough with multiple modem speeds, long distance companies,
MNP protocol negotiations.  The time uucicio will wait can be artifically
extended by adding delays to the dial script so it looks like it
took longer to dial than it actually did.

    ... ATDT\D\r\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\c CONNECT

The imbedded <return> gets the modem dialing right away but uucico doesn't
start waiting for "CONNECT" until all the delays (\d) have finished.


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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: steve@compunet.uucp (Steve Snow)
Subject: Re: Problem with ICS 3.0 and TEXEL CDROM
Organization: CompuNet Systems, Louisville KY (502-231-5908 & 5910)
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 14:47:13 GMT

tim@rri.UUCP (Tim Buck) writes:

>In article <1992Dec8.121935.5483@compunet.uucp> steve@compunet.uucp (Steve Snow) writes:
>>I have just purchased a TEXEL DM-3024 CDROM drive to use with my ISC 3.0
>>unix system. The problem I am having is that when I attempt to mount the
>>drive I get a "PREVENT MEDIA REMOVAL failed" error and ISC refuses to mount
>>the drive. I have used an NEC CDR-74 in past which worked fine. The only
>>difference in the two drives is that The NEC has a motorized eject button
>>and the TEXEL has a mechanical eject. Does anyone have a work around or
>>patch for ISC. 
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Steve Snow

>Here's a workaround:  Return your Texel drive and buy a different one that
>has an electronic eject.

>Seriously, I don't think there's any way around the problem -- the Texel
>drive simply doesn't recognize the Prevent Media Removal SCSI command, which
>is required by the ISC 3.0 High Sierra driver.  We also tried Micro Designs
>SCSI Express driver, with the same result.

>Timothy Buck   --   rri!tim@vtserf.cc.vt.edu OR timbuck@borg.lib.vt.edu
> Recognition Research, Inc. (703) 231-6500	++ NeXTmail accepted ++
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns
> to the left.

That is the workaround I have chosen to take. I contacted TEXEL tech. support
and they were no help. I also sent email to Sunsoft tech. support. They 
called me within 3 days of mailing the message( Thanks Sunsoft!). The word
from them was that the TEXEL drive is not on their supported drive list and
the error message also indicated the drive was not compatible. They also
told me there was no patch or workaround for it. So to make a long story
short I am eating the $70 restocking charge on the TEXEL and ordering a
Toshiba CDROM which is on the ISC 3.0 supported list.

  -- Steve

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From: booloo@framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Need info about printers under BSDI & DOS
Date: 16 Dec 92 16:47:02 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Greetings,

I have just bought my 486 system.  I will switch between running DOS and BSDI 
Unix (from separate disk partitions).  Now I am about to buy a printer.  

My wife has a few DOS applications which require HP laserjet series II or III 
compatibility (they should also work with the HP deskjet 500C).  I would very
much *like* to have a postscript-capable printer.  Are the HP laserjet or
deskjet postscript printers?   Assuming they aren't, can I print to either
of these printers under BSDI Unix?  Are there some alternatives here I don't
know about?  Any recommendations for printers which meet my wife's needs (and
maybe mine too)?  What do people use for printing under BSDI?

Any help is greatly appreciated, as always.

mb
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