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From: nrh@lzwi.UUCP (N.R.HASLOCK)
Newsgroups: net.decus
Subject: Re: Turning off the VMS LOGINOUT process at a terminal
Message-ID: <265@lzwi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Sep-85 19:32:49 EDT
Article-I.D.: lzwi.265
Posted: Mon Sep  2 19:32:49 1985
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References: <389@ttrdc.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft
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Summary: set term/notypeahead

In article <389@ttrdc.UUCP>, levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes:
> 
> Is there a way I can squelch the continual respawning of LOGINOUT at a VMS
> terminal line which would otherwise be excited by characters coming at it
> when it is not allocated or otherwise in use?

This was discussed recently in fa.info-vax. The only known to work answer
is Set TERM /perm/NOtypeahead. Basically this keeps the driver's buffer
empty so the loginout's ast is never triggered. Allocate the line and
reset the characteristic when you want to use the line.
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