Subject: Pine 3.93 Problems with Screen Display

From: cbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 01:06:45 -0400 (EDT)

I am writing to report a problem I have encountered with the latest
version of Pine (3.93), which was just installed last week on the
mainframe Unix machines of my Internet service provider (ISP). My ISP
skipped (i.e., did not install) Pine 3.92, jumping directly from Pine 3.91
to 3.93. I have contacted the ISP help desk staff, but they have been
unable to solve this difficulty. 
   This is the problem: When I run Pine 3.93 on the ISP Unix machine
through my shell dial-up account, something (programming code, perhaps) 
within Pine 3.93 resets the screen display parameters. I am using Qmodem
as my telecommunications program on a plain MS-DOS (non-Windows) computer. 
When temporarily exiting Pine 3.93 through the control-Z function or after
exiting Pine 3.93 through the Q (quit) function, the screen display no
longer functions correctly. That is, the screen display attempts to write
to line 25 of my standard 25-line by 80-column screen.
   Line 25 is used by my telecommunications program, Qmodem, as a status
line, displaying parameters set within Qmodem. After using Pine 3.93, the
output from the ISP Unix machine attempts to write to line 25.  Yet, it is
impossible to read text written to line 25 of my screen, because that line
is already in use by Qmodem as noted above.
   A member of the ISP help desk staff advised me that he had experienced
the same problem with his dial-up account when using ProComm, but not
other programs such as Kermit. He recommended that I do what he has done,
i.e., use Pine 3.91, which is available on the ISP Unix machine by typing
"pine.old" at the Unix % prompt.
   While such a recommendation provides a temporary solution, it also
prohibits the use of the current Pine 3.93 program with its latest
enhancements. Also, when Pine 3.93 is replaced by a later version, such as
Pine 3.94 or Pine 4.0, the "pine.old" command will invoke the last most
recent version of Pine, i.e., Pine 3.93, which will still have this screen
writing display problem.
   Could anyone please advise me how to overcome this problem? Is there a
work-around that can be used or a patch to Pine 3.93 that can be issued to
solve this bug? Alternatively, is there a Unix command that can be issued
at the Unix % prompt after running Pine 3.93 that will restore the default
parameters of the ISP Unix machine to the proper 24-line display?
   Thank you in advance for your prompt assistance with this matter.
       Sincerely,
       Ken <[email-masked]>