Subject: Re: Two Questions

From: Paul O Bartlett <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 21:14:06 -0400

On Thu, 15 Jun 1995, Coenraad Bakker wrote:

> [...]                             We are substituting an Esc-Esc sequence
> for the Control key (for example, Esc-Esc-x for Control-x).  This works
> most of the time except in certain instances when the terminal mode is not
> VT-100 (see question 2).  Does anyone know of another way around this
> control sequence problem?
> [...]

    If some of your users are using PCs in terminal emulation mode, I 
presume they are using some sort of telecommunications software on the 
PCs.  Some packages (I know ProComm Plus v2, for a fact) allow keyboard 
remapping to a greater or lesser extent.  Check the documentation.  You 
may be able to map your way around the problem, so that your users do not 
have to use the cumbersome double-Esc business to send out a specific 
code (^X or whatever).

Paul
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From: [email-masked] (Coenraad Bakker)
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 18:51:28 GMT

Question 1: Many of our users access our Pine mail server with terminals or
PCs in terminal emulation.  Their connection is routed through DEC terminal
servers.  These terminal servers reserve certain control sequences for
their own use so if Pine uses those, they have no effect.  In particular,
Control-x to send does not work.  We are substituting an Esc-Esc sequence
for the Control key (for example, Esc-Esc-x for Control-x).  This works
most of the time except in certain instances when the terminal mode is not
VT-100 (see question 2).  Does anyone know of another way around this
control sequence problem?

Question 2: Is it possible to set it up in such a way that Pine operates
satisfactorily in a terminal mode of VT-300 or VT-400?

Coenraad Bakker

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Coenraad Bakker
Director Academic Computing Services
St. John Fisher College
3690 East Avenue