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Date:         Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:50:03 EST
From:         Elliott Coates <coates@UMUC.UMD.EDU>
Subject:      RE: How StreetTalk work ?

>6. Does ST provide name searching mechanism at all? Is STDA a must for name
>   searching or it is useful only when complicate name searching and sorting
>   is required when using the mail service?

>Wong Chee Heng
>Systems Programmer
>ccewch@nuscc.nus.sg.

ST (StreetTalk) and STDA (StreetTalk Directory Assistance) are two different
but related processes.  ST is the core of the Vines naming service and STDA is
simply a name lookup service which echoes ST data.

ST is a real-time, dynamically updated database, naming service which tracks
and allows validation of Vines network organizations, groups and items.  Items
being users, services and lists.

STDA reads ST on each server and produces a directory of organizations, groups
and items.  [5.5 Vines promises to deliver immediate update of STDA on the
basis of ST, versus todays typically delayed update of ST.]

Vines users most often employ STDA to address mail.  Sysadmins, especially
informed from this list, have integrated using the TSR version of STDA into
their daily administrative tasks.  TSR and regular STDA are pretty slick IMHO
and as stated above, promise to get better.

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Date:         Sun, 13 Dec 1992 11:20:17 CET
From:         wim=malliet%SYS%CC3@CC3.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Subject: Re: 3270 File Transfer

We measured the difference in speed between Banyan's 3270 FTS (HS) and FTP's
 TCP/IP file transfer.  The connection between the Vines Server and the IBM 3090
 is
the same 16Mbit T.R., for both transfers.  The speed of the TCP/IP File Transfer
 is almost twice as fast as the FTS one.

Wim Malliet
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Belgium
Wim%sys%cc3@cc3.kuleuven.ac.be
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 10:43:29 CST
From:         John=Jabusch%ecd%USACERL@AARDVARK.CECER.ARMY.MIL
Subject:      corrupted NetMaestro on csus.edu

As several people pointed out to me, nm.zip is corrupted on csus.edu.
I'm not sure what went wrong, but I have no good copy of it.  I will remove
the copy that is there, and try to get the person who uploaded it to
retransmit.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

-john
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:09:51 EST
From:         Jon Freivald <jaflrn!jaf@UUNET.UU.NET>
Subject: Re: StreetTalk Error 1001?

"Elizabeth F. Miller" <emil%SEQ1.LOC.GOV@vm1.cc.uakron.edu> writes:

> I have a strange situation on a new LAN in which every workstation has a
> local laser printer.  In addition there are no printers off of the server,
> and no PC PRINT situations.  Therefore, no SETPRINTs in the profiles.  Everyo
> seems to be getting the "pink bar" message "StreetTalk Error 1001" from time
> to time when trying to print.  A reboot corrects the problem for a while, and
> then it seems to recurr.  It occurrs with straight DOS prints and in other
> software programs.  In WordPerfect, I have set the option "Print to Hardware
> Port" to yes and that appears to handle things in WordPerfect.  Any ideas on
> what I can do to correct the problem?

We have had the same problem here.  The culprit, as it turns out, is
WordPerfect.  Here are the steps to follow to correct the problem (this must
be done by each user, as it is stored in the user defaults):

Enter WordPerfect, DO NOT RETRIEVE A DOCUMENT.
Shift-F7 (print a document screen)
S (select printer)
highlight proper driver, then press E (Edit)
Select the proper port (even though it's already selected!)
Answer no to "Is this a network printer"
Set "Print to hardware port?" to no
Enter (to return to printer driver screen)
S (select - returns you to the print a document screen)
Enter (returns you to the empty document)
F7 (Exit WordPerfect) - answer no to save, yes to exit
log out of the LAN
reboot -- problem is gone for good!

The user does not need to "update" the printer driver after editing it (in
fact, if ARL's are correct, he/she won't be able to) -- the edit/select
updates the user's defaults.

This one took a while to chase down, but sufficient information gathering
showed that the 1001 error always occurred AFTER the users had printed
something from WordPerfect -- all subsequent print attempts (from anything)
then caused the error.  Hope this solves the headache for you!

Jon

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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:34:23 CET
From:         Bent=Tranberg%Data%AID@BAN.AID.NO
Subject:      re: corrupted NetMaestro on csus.edu

>As several people pointed out to me, nm.zip is corrupted on csus.edu.
>I'm not sure what went wrong, but I have no good copy of it.  I will remove
>the copy that is there, and try to get the person who uploaded it to
>retransmit.  Sorry for the inconvenience.
>
>-john

I just downloaded the nm.exe dated 7'th December ( do I remember correctly? ),
and got some error message, but then I tried this :

md x
nm x

A larger nm.exe and other files were unzipped to x\*.*  I still got the
error message, but the program works fine. It is a Windows program. It took
quite a few seconds to start. ( Don't panic. )

If you can't get a better replacement, maybe you should just put an nm.doc
there, explaining how to unzip?

Bent
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Date:         Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:06:27 EST
From:         Elliott Coates <coates@UMUC.UMD.EDU>
Subject:      RE: StreetTalk Error 1001?

We have experienced the STK error when printing to local printers when the
WP printer driver file was not told that the port it is printing to is a local
not network port.

Check Shft f7, S, 3 and then reset the port.  Specify local not network.

Elliott Coates
coates@umuc.umd.edu
From: Charan van Tijn@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Charan van Tijn)
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Subject: deleted user in STDA
Date: 16 Dec 92 08:05:11 GMT
Organization: ACCU, Academisch Computer Centrum Utrecht

Two days ago I have deleted a user. Yesterday she complained that her old 
name is still coming up when people are composing a message.
I checked, and she doesn't exist under her old name anymore. (STK 1013)
So, I asked STDA-Master to rebuild the database. She is still there.
Her mailbox doesn't exist anymore. 

Where did things go wrong?

Puzzled,	Charan@cc.ruu.nl
		Rijks Universiteit Utrecht
		Netherlands
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Date:         Fri, 11 Dec 1992 10:55:16 PST
From:         JAMES=NEARING%50%WPNSTAC@FS.NWSCON.SEA06.NAVY.MIL
Subject:      Fwd:Mac's running PC emulation software

Comments by: JAMES NEARING@50@WPNSTAC
Originally To: smtp[Banyan-L%vm1.cc.uakron.edu@chili.nwscon.sea06.navy.mil]
Original Date: Friday, December 11, 1992 at 8:55:19 am PST
Originally From: JAMES NEARING@50@WPNSTAC
Comments:


-------------------------[Original Message]--------------------------
Has anyone tried running Insignia Solutions SoftAT PC Emulation software on a
 Mac, and accessing network applications such as Timetalk and Tackboard?
Insignia Solutions has another product called SoftNode for accessing Novell
 networks, but it is Novell specific, and I don't know if something like that
 would be required on a real network.
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From: "antares electronics" <antares.electronics@canrem.com>
Subject: adaptec 1542b in a system
Reply-To: "antares electronics" <antares.electronics@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: bit
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:16:25 EST


-> Has anyone ever put an Adaptec 1542B in a Systempro to run the tape
-> drive? I have this thing working but on boot up with BIOS enabled
-> the card, it sees the card, wants to boot off of SCSI LUN 0,0,then I
-> have to press F1 for it to boot VINES off the disk.
-> If I leave a backup tape in the tape drive, it will boot up without
-> any operator intervention.
->
-> If I disable the BIOS on the 1542, the system never boots up.  Is
-> this the way it is supposed to work?
-> ---

We do this all time to  gain the support of 1.3 and larger tape
drives. The BIOS is always disabled and DO NOT change the default
settings on this card. When Banyan boots up it will identify it and
simply use it a tape adapter.

                Allen....  
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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 08:17:24 EST
From:         Thomas=Dyckes%IS%CHI@ALOHA.CHI.OHIO-STATE.EDU
Subject:      Re: Mac and 3270/SNA

> Can anybody give me some information about Mac's on VINES?

> Questions:
> - Do we really need the Mac-Option only on one server?
>   Can these users login, even if their group is registered
>   on a server without this option?
> - Is the 3270/SNA option available to Mac users?

One disclaimer before I start. We have not done this yet, but hope to in the
near future.

Question 1:
        It is possible to allow Macs into the VINES net with the Mac option on
only one server, but unlikely. StreetTalk doesn't know what the client type
is. So a user should be able to login in from anywhere on the net. The kicker
is that the Mac Client option allows the administrator to create a service on
the server with the Mac Client option that will emulate an AppleTalk protocol
stack for an AppleTalk server. As far as the Mac user is concerned he is
working with an AppleTalk server that is using StreetTalk Names. Since this
"AppleTalk service" is handling AppleTalk routing protocols, the Mac must be
on a LAN segment/inteface with the server that has the Mac Client option and
the "AppleTalk service". So the response that only one option would be needed
is true as long as the Macs were attached to server LAN interfaces on the SAME
server. In a net of any size this is unlikely.
        On the other hand VINES servers without the Mac Client option will
allow servers with the option to pass packets via protocol tunneling to other
servers with the option, even though the servers with the option are not
directly attached to each other. The same technique is used to tunnel Mac
originated print jobs to VINES print services, regardless of service location.
As I understand it, you will need the Mac Client option on each server that
will support a LAN segment/interface containing a Mac workstation. The option
will also support EtherTalk, TokenTalk, and LocalTalk LAN protocols. It will
allow Dayna LocalTalk cards in the server.

Question 2:
        Banyan supports Mac 3270/SNA emulation via the IrmaLAN 3270/SNA
Gateway for VINES. This product can be sold by your VAR. It comes in various
sizes according to the number of Concurrent Users (CU) rather than LUs as
Banyan sells their 3270 options for the server. The Mac client program is an
additional option. This uses VINES RPCs as opposed to NetBIOS. Irma/DCA and
Banyan are supposedly working on a server-based product that is tentatively
scheduled for 1st or 2nd quarter '93.

PS: The is a Mac Mail option that provides a Macintosh user with the client
program for VINES mail, as well. I don't believe you will need this option but
once - not per mail service.

-Thomas Dyckes,
 Children's Hospital - Columbus, Ohio
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:27:44 AUS
From:         Brian=Tehan%CC.staff%Swinburne@BUSTER.CC.SWIN.EDU.AU
Subject:      Vines SNMP agent

        The documentation for the Vines SNMP agent says that the management
system must send out a message to the Vines proxy agent with the community
string set to, e.g., 'public@servername' to address servers other than the
server with the agent option (using the default community 'public').
        My question is - does anyone know how to get SunNet Manager 1.0 to do
this. It will send out a standard 'public' string but it's not obvious how to
send 'public@<servername>'.



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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:21:42 EST
From:         Greg Martin <martin@HQ.AF.MIL>
Subject:      re: Associated Record '0' layout

Hey, folks!  Our host was down for the past two days and I only saw one response
on my question about Assoc Record "0".  If there were others, I'd apprciate some
 kind soul fowarding them to Martin@hq.af.mil.

Thanks
\Greg
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From: marquis@netcom.com (Roger Marquis)
Subject: Re: StreetTalk Error 1001?
Organization: Netcom 
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 03:17:06 GMT

In article <9212152125.AA05881@seq1.loc.gov> "Elizabeth F. Miller" <emil@SEQ1.LOC.GOV> writes:
>   [...]   Therefore, no SETPRINTs in the profiles.  
>Everyone seems to be getting the "pink bar" message "StreetTalk Error 
>1001" from time to time when trying to print.  
>   [...]   It occurrs with straight DOS prints and in other
>software programs.  In WordPerfect, I have set the option "Print to Hardware
>Port" to yes and that appears to handle things in WordPerfect.  Any ideas on
>what I can do to correct the problem?

Elisabeth,

I have seen this bug when using the DOS MODE command.  If you're using
DOS to redirect serial and/or parallel ports, say to a print spooler,
check this.

Roger Marquis (marquis@netcom.com)
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Date:         Fri, 11 Dec 1992 10:54:54 PST
From:         JAMES=NEARING%50%WPNSTAC@FS.NWSCON.SEA06.NAVY.MIL
Subject:      Fwd:determining if a user is logged on

Comments by: JAMES NEARING@50@WPNSTAC
Originally To: smtp[Banyan-L@vm1.cc.uakron.edu]
Original Date: Friday, December 11, 1992 at 9:23:03 am PST
Originally From: JAMES NEARING@50@WPNSTAC
Comments:


-------------------------[Original Message]--------------------------
I am looking for a way using the VINES toolkit to determine if a user is logged
 into VINES.  I do not see a specific function, so I am assuming that the
 information is kept in an associated record, since MUSER knows whether a user
 is logged in.
Does anyone know how to do this?
IDRC/G=DAVID/S=DORES/O=IDRC_CRDI/OU=EDP_TED
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From:         idrc/G=David/S=Dores/O=IDRC_CRDI/OU=EDP_TED@MHS.ATTMAIL.COM
Subject:      re: deleted user in STDA

If you do a STDA rebuild that involves a remote group (ie: an intermittant
connection), it will not delete anything until either a: ST ages out the group
or b: the STDA rebuild is done while the remote ST is online...I'm pretty sure
this is the case...

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Subject: Help: 4.11(1) -> (5), OS/2 doesn't print !
Date: 15 Dec 92 10:37:43 GMT
Organization: Great Belt ltd. Denmark


   Hello!
I've had great help (and fun) just reading this newsgroup,
time has come to ask for help.
To improve the printing from Windows, we upgraded to 4.11(5).
The problem just moved ....
The OS/2-printing-successrate is below 40% - most often you see
the VPS-511 error.
Our OS/2 is Compaq 1.21                   Per Henning Arup
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From:         idrc/G=David/S=Dores/O=IDRC_CRDI/OU=EDP_TED@MHS.ATTMAIL.COM
Subject:      StreetTalk Error 1001

I've tried the non-network printing solution to this problem, and still have
the problem happening.

This problem is kind of a drag too, because I like the early endjob that
WordPerfect sends to the printer.  I'd like more than a workaround to the
problem.

Also, there was another incidence of 1001 errors, related to PS/2s, at least
that's what my VAR told me...

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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:33:38 CST
From:         John=Jabusch%ecd%USACERL@AARDVARK.CECER.ARMY.MIL
Subject:      new uploads to csus.edu

Comments by:       John Jabusch@ecd@USACERL
Forwarded to:      smtp@en[banyan-l@akronvm.bitnet]
Comments:

These are now in /pub/banyan/banyan_info.  Thanks, Laura!
   -john jabusch



   -------------------------- [Original Message] -------------------------

Hi John,

I've just sent over the December editions of the Banyan Technical Q&A
and Known Problem reports.  File names are: dectqa.zip & deckpr.zip.

Thanks for your help in posting this info...

-LauraZ@Banyan.com
 (508) 836-1825
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:10:46 CST
From:         John=Jabusch%ecd%USACERL@AARDVARK.CECER.ARMY.MIL
Subject:      nm.exe replaced by nm.zip

For some reason, the nm.exe file appears to have been corrupted on csus.edu,
as several of you have noticed.  I managed to figure out how to get the files
out of it, seemingly in working condition, and zipped them back up with pkzip.
It has been reloaded on csus as /pub/banyan/windows/nm.zip.  The
self-extracting archive nm.exe is gone.  Please let me know if anyone has
difficulties with this.

-john
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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 08:59:43 CST
From:         JZeevi%users%swri03@D26VS046A.CCF.SWRI.EDU
Subject:      API ?????

Excuse me for sending this to the list, but our mailer doesn't know
dis.cccd.edu.......
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Craig Armstrong -

        I have been perusing the enet.zip files and was curious where you
found the info on VS interface ? I have the toolkit (got it relatively
recently) and haven't found the info you used. Can you point me in the right
direction ?

        Also, would you know anything about the MAIL API ? I wrote a program
to list contents and after several VnsGetEnvelope calls, it starts returning
error 3010 (Couldn't allocate). But, I don't know why......


        Thanks for your assistance.

        josef Zeevi
        jzeevi@swri.edu
        (210)522-5389
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:22:17 EST
From:         Thomas=Dyckes%IS%CHI@ALOHA.CHI.OHIO-STATE.EDU
Subject:      re: adaptec 1542B in a Systempro

James,

We use the 1542B to support an external Banyan (Exebyte) 2.2GB
8mm tape drive in 5 SystemPros. The oldest one has the BIOS enabled,
and works fine. We had some trouble with the newer servers and did
disable the BIOS. The card did have to match the I/O, Int, and DMA
settings exactly as specified in the Banyan doc on the tape drive
(300, 5, 5, I think?). The Banyan spec and the Adaptec ship defaults
were the same though.

Since the card is not normally needed in the server card
configurations (ala 2.10 VINES style) I kept setting other cards to
conflict with the Adaptec card resources. You might check for a
conflict.

My var tells me I might be able to list the Adaptec under the "Other"
card and use it as a reminder that those resources are in use. I
haven't tried that yet.

-Thomas Dyckes
 Children's Hospital - Columbus Ohio
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:20:16 PST
From:         Craig Armstrong <craiga@SPOCK.DIS.CCCD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Networked CD-ROMs

>   Does it not require netbios or the Microsoft CD Extensions?

MSCDEX is required on the PC running the PC-base service, NOT on the client
PC. No NETBIOS is involved.

>
>   Is the VINES redirector you mention above the redirector that Trellis sells?

No it is not the Trellis redirector. The client side uses REDIRx.EXE that is
supplied by Banyan thus no TSRs need to be loaded on the PC. Access to the
CD-ROM is controlled by Banyan's SETDRIVE and SETARL programs. ARL support
is provided at the drive level.

> Does it require a dedicated gateway PC like the Trellis redirector does?

At this point a dedicated PC is required to run the service. A TSR version
may be available in the future.

>
>   Also how soon do you think you will have it working and how much will
> it cost (with educational discounts)?  :-)
>

We just went from alpha to beta today, so we hope to start making announcments
in the next week or so. No info on pricing but I figure between $995-$1495
a server....


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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:10:34 EST
From:         Keith Lally <lally@PMDB.SEP.BNL.GOV>
Subject:      re: FTP Version 2.10

Its nice to see I'm not the only one using
sybase/powerbuilder over vines.  Now that i've
accquired all the pieces it seems to work rather
well.  Have you come up with any ways to upload
fixed-field data files into sybase?  bcp always
wants a field terminator (tab) and I think pb does
as well.  we have much fixed field data where id
is in columns 1-5, lastname in 6-20 etc...

keith Lally
brookhaven national lab
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