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- Mon 03-05-1990 12:04:24
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- This is probably the last os/2 beta version. It should operate
- identical to MAX_100.LZH (the dos version), which you guys received
- yesterday.
-
- The os/2 version has these command-line differences from the dos
- version:
-
- -z is used to name the named pipe used by pmsnoop.
-
- -i kicks in "international mode", where characters > 127 are allowed
- in messages.
-
- The -z paramater must be followed by a pipe name, with no spaces.
- example: -z\pipe\line1
-
- If you do not use the -z parmameter, the default pipe name \pipe\maxsnoop
- us used.
-
- Each copy of the bbs you run (including the one you run locally) should
- use a different pipe name. (Although you don't have to run pmsnoop for
- each, if you don't want). If you don't do this, the pipe will be
- given on a "first come, first serve" basis, where all but the first
- copy of Maximus will receive an error when they try to create the
- pipe (this is NOT a fatal error, and the bbs will run without any
- problems).
-
- For each copy of pmsnoop you use, you need to tell it about the
- pipe name you used with MAXP.
-
- A pipe name must ALWAYS start with \pipe\, or \\server\pipe\ (yes,
- that is TWO slashes in \\server!), where \\server is the name of
- another computer on the LAN. Since Maximus is the server process
- (and pmsnoop is the client), if you are using LanMan (Lan Server)
- prior to release 2.00, Maximus must be running on a network server
- to connect to pmsnoop on another computer (ie: If maximus was on a
- workstation, and pmsnoop was on a netserver, it would not work).
- This problem should disappear with the "peer services" provided by
- LanMan 2.00.
-
- Each copy of PmSnoop you load will recognize that it is not the only
- copy running, and will use a different profile from OS2.INI to load
- its options. Therefore, when you "save options", or use the
- Desktop Manager to save the desktop, each copy will store its pipe
- name,position, and font separately.
-
- Pmsnoop does not use snserver.dll. Only the server process does
- (Maximus, and hopefully Binkley soon. Hell, why not add ommm and
- confmail in there too).
-