ML> I used to know how to do this with OPUS and a utility for DOS under QEMM, 
 ML> but now need to enable this for MAX under OS/2.  The 
 ML> Sysop menu for MAX has an OUTSIDE option which is 
 ML> supposed to let the Sysop drop to the system and then 
 ML> return.  I've reached a point at one site where I need 
 ML> to be able to remotely log in to a system which has 
 ML> failed in another completely different OS/2 
 ML> telecommunications system operation and hard reboot the 
 ML> entire box from afar for debugging purposes.  Driving 
 ML> back and forth fifty miles to do this is not acceptable.
...

I have successfully used the utside option in Maximus running
under OS/2.  I believe you understand the security risks that go with this
command....

Let's see....  in menu.ctl, I have to enable the following to get the
Outside command to work (local console and remote users are two seperate
options)...

===%%===
        % This tells Maximus that you want to execute an external
        % program (in this case, COMMAND.COM) when the `O' menu option
        % is selected.  Other options are available, such as `Xtern_Dos'
        % (which can run .BAT or .CMD files) and `Xtern_Erlvl'
        % (which completely unloads Maximus from memory).
        %
        % Also, when specifying the command/errorlevel to execute,
        % don't forget to use underscores instead of spaces!
        %
        % Examples:
        %
        %   Xtern_Run   C:\Max\Bonk_/XN       Sysop "Nodelist editor"
        %   Xtern_Dos   D:\Path\Runme.Bat Transient "Run XYZ program"
        %   Xtern_Erlvl 45_Ongame.Bat       Demoted "On-line Games"
        %
        % If you're running 4DOS, replace the following
        % "Command.Com" with "4Dos.Com".
        %
        % OS/2 users should use the following statements instead:
        %
          UsrRemote  Xtern_Run  maxpipe.exe_%p_cmd.exe    Sysop "OS shell"
          UsrLocal   Xtern_Run  cmd.exe                   Sysop "OS shell"
===%%===

Since the UsrRemote line uses maxpipe in order to spawn the command shell,
I'd have to look up what I needed to get maxpipe.exe running.  I do
remember there were some issues with that, but it was so long ago, I don't
remember what I did to get that working....

I can tell you I have had it working via remote connections.....

I have maxpipe.exe in the same  dirwctory as the rest of the bbs
executables, with a date of Jan. 1, 1999.  I may have used some Binkley
documentation to get maxpipe working.

I do have the MAXIMUS environment variable set up in CONFIG.SYS.

I also have the following note about maxcomm.dll, but I'm not sure if this
is related to your issue:

===%%===
The file MAXCOMM.DLL needs to be in :\OS2\DLL directory so that
Binkley can find it.  Also needs to be the same version as in the :\MAX
directory.

.....rfj.....

99/02/14
===%%===

Good luck.....

Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41


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