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Article #14609Re: Patch to make Procomm work with DOS 3.2
From: Hyman Rosen
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1986 00:49
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1986 00:49
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In article <63@linus.UUCP> gwr@linus.UUCP (Gordon W. Ross) writes:
>Procomm version 2.42 (and maybe others) when run with DOS 3.2 will
>cause the system to hang if you press CTRL-BREAK. The problem is...
Not only can it hang the system, it can also wipe out your hard disk.
I was logging into a file and hit CTRL-BREAK. Procomm managed to
destroy my FATs and the root directory. (Gnashing of teeth!)
I hope that the patch that this is in reply to really helps!
--
- Hymie
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!phri!orville!dvm!hymie From: hymie@dvm.UUCP (Hyman Rosen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Patch to make Procomm work with DOS 3.2 Message-ID: <121@dvm.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Dec-86 19:49:57 EST Article-I.D.: dvm.121 Posted: Mon Dec 1 19:49:57 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Dec-86 06:30:33 EST References: <4660001@hpscdv.HP.COM> <809@chinet.UUCP> <63@linus.UUCP> Reply-To: hymie@dvm.UUCP (Hyman Rosen) Organization: Philon, Inc. (NY, NY) Lines: 14