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Subject: SET BROADCAST
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Date: Sat, 5-Sep-87 12:57:00 EDT
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Re: Lee Cox's 5-sep-87 question on the USERn parameters for SET BROADCAST.

It is my understanding that those parameters are all available for use by any
non-DEC software.  In this case, JNET makes use of USER1 and USER2 by simply
checking their state before passing along the messages to a given process. You
can use any or all of them for your own local applications, as long as they
don't interfere with other local/third-party software you are using (or plan to
use).  Any well-documented package SHOULD tell you if it is using (or rather,
can use) those parameters.  Please correct me if I'm wrong, anyone, but this is
the way I understand the situation.

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