stiller@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Lewis Stiller) (12/14/88)
I have a 2400 baud Hayes compatible modem connected to a DEC vt100. Frequently in debugging code in an emacs "shell" buffer some remote program will generate a large amount of output. Once this output gets sent I can't stop it with ^O or ^C since, I suppose, the input character is queued until all, or much, of the output has been printed, which can take a long time. Is it possible, via either the modem, the vt100 or emacs, to interrupt output from the remote computer to the local tty and obtain the functionality of "^O", which normally tells a local tty to halt output? I don't know whether I made the problem clear, or whether this is the correct newsgroup, as perhaps this is the terminal's problem, or an emacs issue and not the modem's. Nonetheless, suggestions are appreciated. -lewis stiller@bu-cs.bu.edu
logajan@ns.UUCP (John Logajan x3118) (12/16/88)
Lewis Stiller writes: > Is it possible to interrupt > output from the remote computer This is, of course, dependent on the remote computer's software, but pretty standard start/stop characters are ^Q and ^S, also known as Xoff/Xon. Then again, who knows? -- - John M. Logajan @ Network Systems; 7600 Boone Ave; Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 - - ...rutgers!umn-cs!ns!logajan or john@logajan.mn.org -