gvdg@gvdgpc.UUCP (Gerard J van der Grinten PA0GRI) (01/12/90)
Archive-name: ka9q-nos/nosgri30 Original-posting-by: gvdg@gvdgpc.UUCP (Gerard J van der Grinten PA0GRI) Original-subject: Update to NOS 900105 (2) Archive-site: flash.bellcore.com [128.96.32.20] Archive-directory: pub Archive-files: nosadd.arc Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) This version is a combination of Phil's work, from Russell Nelson and PA0GRI. Phils mods include tracin into a file (trace interface tracelevel [file]) If file is not given output is redirected to the screen. From Russell Nelson are his mods as contained in diffs.arc. They include: a) Arcnet support where arcnet uses the packet driver interface. b) The fcntl control call and command.asm mods. This makes NOS run through when shell escaping to DOS as a tsr. (no smtp hangs anymore. Even trace goes on) c) Interprosess comunication via int 0x2f (for rlogin client) d) Logging of MKDir and RMDir commands. e) If you have a anonymous account in your ftpusers file any user name will be accepted and mapped into the anonymous account. (seems not "everybody" knows anonymous account, In europe guest is used in net/nos often) f) The JOINed disk (if used) is found and statused if a dir is done on the joined drive. g) Multiple directorys can be accessed on the same level. Normaly there is a root directory. In ftpusers it is like "anonymous * /dir1;/dir2 1" (directorys are separated by ; and no "white space" is alowed. h) A net.rc (aka .netrc) file is supported for ftp access to other machines. This auto logins you to the destined machine. Format is "system username password" . Note that it all is clear text. net.rc lives in the root directory. i) I did not find the rlogin client so that is not added but some hooks are in place. j) Tar backup feature! If you specify 'recv direct/tar/*.* than all files in direct are tarred into one destination file. This is great to backup a single directory into (onto) another system. I did not encounter speed degradation in backing up my NOS directory onto my UNIX system via ethernet. On a destination /tar/ read it should expand the tar file again. a) From PA0GRI the domain mods are included. (domain 3.2) b) autoexec.net is called autoexec.nos to make a difference on people using both NET and NOS and dont want to switch between configuration files. c) A message is given when the default autoexec file is not found. d) domain search during autoexec startup is limited to the local machine. e) A domain server (series) is tried 4 times before giving up. If a server went down the probe to it was infinite and the system unusable due to lockup. (symptom: if typed "route add unknown ax0" the search went on infinite and only a reboot would give back a promt (whatever type). I uploaded nosadd.arc and nosgri30.exe to flash.bellcore.com in the files /pub/nosadd.arc and /pub/nosgri30.exe . nosadd.arc contains all changed files against nosv30tc.arc (phil's nos.arc 900105) Also on wb3ffv and gvdgpc bbs systems both files are uploaded. Note: nosv30 is phil's 900105 release. Regards. gerard. (on the nosadd.arc file trace.h and iface.h were missing, sorry. They are present now) (sorry for the mis-spelling of Russell Nelson's name.)