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to: TRACY MOLITOR
from: JACK SMITH
date: 1997-09-09 14:24:00
subject: editor

On Sep 08, 1997, Tracy Molitor wrote to anyone :
 TM> I want to use a different message editor instead of the 2
 TM> canned versions.  I'm running Max 3.1 DOS, and here's the
 TM> command in Max.ctl:
 TM> Local Editor            D:\IM\TIMED\breeze.Exe %s   ;local
 TM> Local Editor            @d:\im\timed\breeze.Exe %s  ;remote
 TM> The local mode works just fine but when a caller goes to
 TM> post a message, the editor comes up on the sysop side, but
 TM> the caller gets a locked (blank) screen.  What am I doing
 TM> wrong?
Methinks you're trying to use an editor that does direct screen writes.  This 
won't work for remote callers, Tracy.
Best,
 -Jack
  ogre@nashville.com
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