Re: Appletalk bugs (was: Lost knowledge)

[derek@slab.cisco.com (Derek Taubert)]

In <5ej1vi$dvn@opal.southwind.net> Randy Shackelford wrote:
> Peter F Handel (handel@stolaf.edu) wrote:
> : I have run into the second problem quite frequently: When I am
> : connected to my roommate's Mac (Sys7.5.5 Performa) to share his hard
> : drive and he shuts down his mac, "disconnecting" me, my GS switches to
> : 40col mode and tells me that "The server [my roommate's mac] has shut
> : down" and then hangs at that screen (I hit return madly, click, hit
> : any keys, etc.).  If I am in a desktop application, a graphical window
> : pops up, and I can click "Ok" no problem and continue (it only locks up
> : if I'm in a non-GUI application like GNO).
> 
> : I've talked to Derek Taubert about this, and he is looking into it
> : afaik.

> For the second test, I ran ORCA/M, then changed the prefix to a server 
volume
> for good measure. Then I opened the file sharing monitor control panel and
> disconnected the IIgs. I got the text message saying the server had closed
> down, and after hitting return, I was back in ORCA working fine. I did get
> a volume offline error trying to access the now-disconnected server volume
> but all was well when I set the prefix to a local volume.

The point that Peter left out is that this is a GNO specific problem.  
Keystrokes basically don't get to the right places.  I think I know how to 
fix this...

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