MRL%PFCVAX@MIT-MC.ARPA (09/05/85)
If anyone wants to patch the VMS software in order to allow broadcasts for a terminal set to PASSALL, the following locations must be changed. I've done it here in order to send messages to users running EMACS. In SYS.EXE: In TTDRIVER.EXE: 8001199A 1B4F (VMS 4.2) or 1B29 (VMS 4.1) 80011C5B OLD> "BITL #20001,B^44(R5)" NEW> "BITL #20000,B^44(R5)" The instruction tests whether the terminal's characterstic has been set to either nobroadcast or passall in order to determine whether to skip sending a broadcast to that terminal. The patch simply removes the test for passall. (Why it has to be done it 2 [actually 3] places is unknown to me. It used to only be done in the TTDRIVER under V3). Mark P.s. It's a good idea to save the old versions and to reinstall them before upgrades. Also, you have to reboot for the changes to be installed.