>> The only true bug I've seen with 1.46 is in using
 >> its FeSetup.Exe; I found that it just would not
 >> accept the "[" & "]" chars when describing
 >> directory paths which can be extracted from DOS
 >> environment variables.

 BG> Well, can't those characters be changed??

the problem is that FE validates the characters that can be used in a
directory and file name...

 >> Keep your FeSetup.Exe from the 1.45 release, at least.
 >> I use DOS envars extensively and had to FREQ a 1.45
 >> archive from a feller in Canada (I think) via the POTS
 >> to fix my config at some particular time.

 BG> I have the archives, both the v1.46 AND the v1.46x, but
 BG> even with ANY DMPI versions, all I get it trouble.
 BG> Seems my system does not to run anything in DMPI mode,
 BG> either allfix, amu, or fastecho 1.45.

what OS are you running? what memory managers and such?

 BG> Maybe I'd better leave well enough alone, huh??

you don't have to run the DPMI version(s) of anything unless you want to
and/or want to take advantage of some feature(s) they might offer... in the
case of FE, larger messages is one benefit...

)\/(ark