ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) (03/19/90)
This is to let you know about the availability of yet another variant of
NCSA Telnet 2.3. This version
* has been ported to MPW C 3.0/3.1 (it'll compile with either),
includes a whole lot of .h files so it will compile without warnings
from the "-r" (flag calls to undeclared routines) option, and has
workarounds in four separate places to get around bugs in the compiler
(three bugs; only one was fixed in 3.1).
* fixes the naughty Color QuickDraw call which causes crashes on the
Portable (why it doesn't also crash the Plus and SE I don't know!)
* fixes a couple of subtle problems in the VT102 emulation, which would
cause parts of the screen to scroll when they shouldn't, when running
the VAX TPU editor under VAX/VMS (am I the only person in the world
doing this...?)
* has the hot spots moved on a couple of cursors to make their positioning
seem more natural
* lets you put the "NCSA Telnet Settings" file in the same folder as
the application (you could do this with 2.2, but not with 2.3, and I
thought it was a nice feature). Of course, putting it in the System
Folder still works, and it still creates it there by default.
* doesn't try to close more windows than it's got open if you quit
with sessions open (how come the current version doesn't crash because
of this, huh?)
* no longer crashes if you try starting it up with AppleTalk turned off.
The files are available via anonymous FTP from peace.waikato.ac.nz
(130.217.64.62), in directory pub/mac/NCSA_Telnet. There's a StuffIt
archive containing source and binaries (transfer this in binary, not
MacBinary mode), and an "About..." text file. NOTE: We'll be getting a
more permanent Unix box at some stage, with obviously a new name and
address, at which point Peace will revert to being a VMS host. I can't
see this happening within the next month, though.
I've told NCSA about my work, and they are interested. Of course, I can't
say how many of my modifications they'll carry over to the next NCSA
release.
If you use my version, you may think of yourself as an alpha tester
(sickly grin). Please let me know of any problems you find. I've successfully
used the MacTCP version and the one using the NCSA IP library, both on
LocalTalk hardware--I haven't got any Ethernet hardware to test with.
By the way--my changes, like the original Telnet, are in the public domain.
Have fun!
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Computer Services Department, University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
ldo@waikato.ac.nz
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.