ML> if the port is locked then it is locked. NOTHING can change it via the foss
ML> comm driver... only by going around to the hardware door and doing it there
ML> that's why, in the DOS world, there has been so many problems with external
ML> doors that use the fossil and those that do not... many of those that do no
ML> would alter the speed setting of the port and the fossil would not know abo
ML> it. when the system then returned to using the fossil, the port and the fos
ML> would be out of sync and you'd get nothing but garbage on the screen.

    Okay.. so if I use DosDevIOCtl, is through the fossil?

ML> BTW: you do understand that ending null is not part of the *.MSG format, ri
ML> only part of the packed messages in the PKT file. -=B-)

    Where do you get that information?  The FTS file I have says the .MSG 
format should be NULL terminated.  I'd say 90% of the .MSG files I've seen are
that way.  Coincidence? :)


C. Gaefke
cdgaefke{at}sgi.net
[CDRMAIL Author]

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