MS-DOS and VMS code available

fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil
Wed, 8 Jul 92 00:15:01 EDT

I took the existing code and generalized the I/O functions, which are basically
all that need to be changed to port the code to VMS and MS-DOS. I wrote a
FOSSIL interface for the MS-DOS port, and crw@icf.hrb.com wrote the VMS I/O.
I can make a uuencoded .zip file available for the MS-DOS version, or a new
set of source.

The MS-DOS code was a quick, cheap hack. The most notable bug is that you
can't interrupt it using control-C unless it's displaying something to the
screen. Therefore, if you specify the wrong port on the command line, you
have to reboot.

Also, the MS-DOS port does nothing except create files, so if you want it
to be useful you need a multitasker and a netnews system.

Send me mail if you want the uuencoded .ZIP . I'm sure Brian will be able
to put my modified sources on the mail server sometime soon.

Bill