Re: Pm3.3.2c1 upgrade (fwd)

Andy Doolittle (andy@server.livingston.com)
Fri, 18 Oct 1996 14:32:13 -0700 (PDT)

On Fri, 18 Oct 1996, Prof Jake Messinger wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, MegaZone wrote:
>
> > So you edit an existing user, exit, then go into edit again and it GPFs?
> >
> > I'd like to test it myself so I'd like to know the steps you are going
> > through.
>
> Okay, telnet on on a shell account to the portmaster as root. Then run
> pconsole and bring up the user list. Make a change, then close the users
> box. Then go back in and you get a GPF. It seems to do it when you are
> telnetted in from another port at the same time.

We'll check this out.

> > Not uncommon with 16-bit Windows apps.
>
> So when will it be 32 bit?

Next release. Planned to coincide with PM3 release, assuming it's done
by then. It should be.

> > >ALSO! The scalablility of some of the boxes is not there or not adequate.
> > >Not all of us have 1280x1024 screens to see these big windows on.
> >
> > I'm using 640x480 LCD on my notebook... What screens?
>
> The View Ports, screens, the USERS screens, many of those columns are
> wating space. They are all the same width, but some of them that hold the
> port number for example dont need to be 15 characters wide. I have to
> scroll to the right on ANY ports screen. Also I cannot resize the windows
> vertically OR horizontally.

If you're using PMC4W 1.1 all the screens where it makes sense to resize
do (with the exception of Users).

> > You want to access a PM as root (basically what it does) without a
> > password??
>
> No, I want to optionally save the passwords like WS-FTP does.

We considered that, then discarded due to security. We could probably
put it back as an option, but no guarantees for this upcoming release.

> > >Also, you cannot delete entries in the portmaster unit list. Once you've
> > >accessed it, its in the list forever. Im sure it could be manually
> > >deleted.
> >
> > Hmm. Sounds like a good RFE.
>
> Nope this can be done. Its just not straightforward.

Edit|Preferences gives you the list and allows you to add/delete
addresses. If that fails, or you want to preload it, it's saved in the
pmconsole.ini (?) file.

> > to get people to upgrade to PM-2s, etc. We don't *want* to support
> > them, the PM-11 is end-of-lifed. I don't think we even have one working
> > in the building.
>
> Ah HA! THis is where I got the idea that you guys didnt support the PM 11.

The what? 8-)

> > -MZ
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