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Failed connections are primarily timeouts caused by slowness in the network or at the remote host.
OIS has increased the length of time before timeout occurs and added the message 'crtl-x to exit' to the screen during the waiting period for a connection. With this message, users should always know they have the option to cancel the connection attempt. A gender studies link is being added to the subject listing. A number of resources, including hte CIA World Fact Book, Shakespeare plays, the Bible, and the Dartmouth Dante Project, will be added once a minor operating system limitation is removed. The software, which OCLC sells to institutions to mount on local servers, appears to be powerful and flexible, but is not yet well-documented or easy to configure.