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From: pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: DecServer 200/300 puts us into PASSALL mode sometimes
Message-ID: <3046@canisius.UUCP>
Date: 29 Nov 90 15:14:49 GMT
References: <10916@rama.UUCP> <1990Nov8.070438.6592@watcgl.waterloo.edu> <1990Nov27.180637.8932@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
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In article <1990Nov27.180637.8932@watcgl.waterloo.edu>, idallen@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Ian! D. Allen [CGL]) writes:
>>>Any program on recent Ultrix that does "stty raw" sets the port to PASSALL.  
      (etc...)
> I agree, but in that case don't we want PASSALL to *really* pass
> everything?  As things stand, BREAK still gets you out.

  ... yes, but some terminal servers including DEC's) allow you to disable
      and/or remap the BREAK trap  (I had to use this in a fun communications
      link that routed me thru three terminal servers scattered along two 
      leased lines and I needed to get the attention of/modify session paramet-
      ers in the 2nd and 3rd servers down the chain. Every time I used the link
      ......).

   greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny
   pavlov@stewart.fstrf.org