Hello Bob,

 >  AI> Have you been able to telnet into your board? When I telnet it it asks
 >  AI> for my real name and when I type it & prees enter max quits and I'm
 >  AI> back at the command line.

 > Did you initialize the user database with the initial install?  [Run as part
 > the initial install script, if successful.  Also something like 'bin/max -C'
 > I remember the command line switches correctly.  WARNING:  The switch I am
 > thinking of will re-create the user database -- deleting any existing user
 > database!]

Yep, the install process went through without a hitch..

 > Did you compile any mex code?  Compiled mex code will cause maax to abort.

Nope, but I just had a look in my m directory, there are the usual .mex
files in there but only 1 .vm, userlist.vm.. I'll delete it so it doesn't
cause any problems.

 > Did you type any of the control keys that get interpreted as a signal?

I had not even considered that, that sounds like what's been happening
when I save with control-z.

 >  AI> I can't seem to post a message either. I can write out the message
 >  AI> in maxed but when I save I get an error message and I'm back at the
 >  AI> command line again.

 > Are you trying to save a message using control-Z?  If so, in some ways of
 > running max, that will get interpreted by the command processor and sent as
 > signal to max instead of being sent as control-Z.  If you are at a command
 > line, type 'fg' (without the quotes, for foreground) and see if you are back
 > your edit session.  Then you need to 'save' using one of the other key strok
 > sequences.  I believe a control-K followed by a lower case d will save the
 > message.  There is a way to bring up help to show what max accepts for vario
 > commands (and there are usually two or three ways of entering a command).
 > Unfortunately, we haven't got the signal traps properly handled (i.e. turn o
 > signal interpretation of various keys, like control-C and control-Z) yet.

No problem, now that I know what is happening I'll use some other keys..

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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