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Subject: PC <--> DECtalk <--> DECserver <--> VAX problem
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Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 20:08:53 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  2 20:08:53 1987
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  Reposting an earlier message that seems to have disappeared into a black hole
of the electronic galaxy:

  Greetings.  I have a small but annoying problem (which has nothing to do with
a lack of Preparation H, thank you).
  I have an IBM (Yeuch!) AT connected to our VAX cluster via a DECserver.
Sitting on the line between the DECserver and the PC is a DECtalk.  For some
reason, a few seconds of inactivity causes a Control-K (Vertical Tab) to be
sent to my "terminal".  It disappears when DECtalk is removed from the line.
The problem shows up with all of my communications programs except ProComm.
(I've seen it with Kermit, Qmodem, Vterm and PC-VT.)  I'd stick with ProComm,
but the keypad emulation is better in Kermit (if you build the mapping
yourself, which isn't difficult).  Output looks like:

   $
     MAIL
   MAIL>
         DIR

etc. Suggestions as to the cause and/or cure???  Thanx Muchly.

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