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From: wtm@buengc.BU.EDU (W. Thomas Meier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.encore
Subject: Re: Misc. Umax 4.3 Problems
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Date: 28 Nov 90 19:38:07 GMT
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Reply-To: wtm@buengc.bu.edu (W. Thomas Meier)
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 Hi,

 1) Dumps: 

	There is a patch for the EOT marker problem however I have not
	run across the length problem that you described.  If you have
	already tried the "dsf" options to dumps to make sure of your
        settings, then you may have found something new.

 2) rmt:

	We don't run remote backups on our Multimaxes (yet).  I haven't
	seen that error but then again we are not running the 4.3 NFS 
 	on our multies (yet).  I know that the NFS versions are sometimes
 	"older version" than the plain Umax.image files that Encore sends
	you.

 3) date:

	Haven't felt that one yet.  You may have something.

 4) sh: 
	
	I haven't noticed that sh is slower.  It may make sense though.
	I think that the old shell has many /bin functions embedded in 
	the shell binary.  The new 4.3 shell is pretty small (1/2 the 
	size of the old one).  Somehow I don't believe that they just
 	wrote more efficient code.

 5) watcher:

	I would have to see the code to figure that one out.

 _Tom Meier
  
 P.s.

	If you have problems like these that go on and on, you should
	get in touch with Encore management.  Specifically, Bob Pisacani
	in Marlborough.  He is a regional manager for the Customer Support
	division.

 	As an asside.  I have been going to the Encore Users Group meetings
	in Florida.  There are not a lot of Multimax owners there.  How come?