Ref: 08740003
Title: 3S/400 User's Release Notes 3+Version 1.3
Date: 7-6-89

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1991.  All rights reserved.

3+ Version 1.3
Part Number  3370-00
12/18/87

3S/400 User's Release Notes
3+ Version 1.3

This document provides information related to the use of 3+
network software.  Read this information carefully before
using your 3+ software.

This set of release notes is divided into seven sections:

 General Release Notes
 3+File and 3+Print
 3+Mail
 3+Route and 3+Remote
 3+Menus
 NetDOS
 New 3+ Command

The abbreviated titles for the guides that the release notes
reference are:

 Mail 3+Mail User Guide
 Menus 3+Menus Reference Guide
 MMinder 3+MailMinder
 User 3+Share User Guide


General Release Notes

Compaq Portable or Deskpro Computers

For proper operation, a Compaq Portable or Deskpro
requires ROM Revision J.  To find out what Compaq
ROMs you have:

1. Start your Compaq using the Compaq diagnostics
diskette.

2. Type test and press [Return].

3. Choose option 5, ROMREV.

The version of your ROMs is displayed.

(See your network administrator about getting a ROM upgrade.)

Internal Error
User, p. A-15

The message: Internal error
means you have exceeded the maximum number of
entries established for the Login Library Manager.  Each
time you give a 3F LINK, 3F DIR, 3P LINK, 3P DIR,
or 3N ASSIGN command, an entry is made in the Login
Library (the default is eight and duplicate entries are not
counted).

If you regularly need more than eight entries, ask your
network administrator to adjust the number of entries
allowed.  (To remove all current Login Library entries,
reboot the netstation.)

LGL Not Loaded
Can't Access 3Com Process Manager
User, p. A-16
If the error messages:

LGL Not Loaded
   or
Can't Access 3Com Process Manager

appear after formatting a diskette, list the diskette's
directory using the DOS DIR command.  You should
then be able to continue.

Too Many Redirections
User, p. A-31

The message:

Too many redirections

indicates that you have used more links than you are
allowed for your netstation.  See your network
administrator about increasing the number of NetBIOS
and MSREDIR sessions for your netstation.

3+ File and Print

3P QSTAT Command
User, p. 9-17

The 3P QSTAT command lists the files in a printer's
queue.  When QSTAT lists these files, the status line
indicates the condition of each file, as follows:

Intercept:  You have not finished sending data to the
queue.  This condition occurs when you use the 3P
SET/HOLD option, when you are printing from an
application and you have not yet pressed
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Prtsc], or when you are printing from an
application that does not send a DOS CLOSE command
(and you have not exited the application).  Exiting an
application automatically sends a DOS CLOSE
command.

Deferred:  Your job has been sent to the queue, but you
specified that the printing of the job should be delayed
with the  3P SET /DEFER command.

Waiting:  Your job has been sent to the queue, but
another job has a higher priority.  Your job will print
when those with a higher priority finish.

Printing:  Your job is currently printing.

Print error:  An error has occurred at the printer.  This
message usually means the printer is out of paper or off-
line.

File error:  The server is out of disk space for the print
queue files.

UNSHARE Command
User, p. 7-19

The 3F UNSHARE command deletes only the specified
sharename, not the directory assigned to the sharename,
as the 3+Share User Guide states.  (To delete an empty
directory, use the DOS RMDIR command.)

Using a New Style IBM Keyboard
User, p. 5-1

If you are using an IBM keyboard that does not have
[Prtsc] and [*] on the same key, close print spool files
by pressing [Ctrl]+ Alt]+[*] (where [*] is the key
directly above the [9] on the numeric keypad).

3+Mail (Version 1.2.1)
Attachments
Mail, p. 2-8, 5-4

You can add up to 25 attachments to a message.

Can't find <addressee>...
Mail, p.C-6

The message:

Can't find  <addressee>  But domain <domain:org> is a Remote Domain

means you have tried to send a message to a user who
cannot be found in the local Name service.  The domain
specified, however, does exist in the local Name service.

To send the message anyway, type a Y and the 3+Mail
server attempt s to deliver the message to the remote
domain:organization.   If the user cannot be found on the
remote network, the mail server returns the  message as
undelivered mail.

To avoid this prompt when sending mail to users in
remote domains, use the /NP parameter when running
the mail program (for example,  MAIL E: /NP).

Color Graphics
Mail, p.3-4

3+Mail version 1.2.1 supports color on color graphics
and enhanced color graphics systems.  To display mail in
color, type:

MAIL <inbox location> /DISPLAYTYPE=x

where x is B, D, or E.  Each of these letters represents a
different color combination, as shown on the next page.

Filing Mail Messages to Multiple Floppy
Diskettes
Mail, p. 6-5

When filing mail messages to a netstation with a single
diskette drive, do not simply insert a new diskette into
the same drive and continue filing messages (for example
when the first diskette fills up).  Doing so results in
false directory information on the new diskette and
makes its files inaccessible.  If you want to file messages
to another diskette, use the following steps:

 1. Exit 3+Mail.
 2. Remove the current diskette.
 3. Insert a formatted diskette.
 4. Use the DOS DIR command to list the directory of
    the new diskette.
 5. Run 3+Mail again.

You can now file messages to the new diskette.

If your netstation has two diskette drives and you are
running mail from a network drive, you can safely file
messages to two diskettes by placing one in drive A and
one in drive B:.

Running 3+Mail from a Dual Floppy System
Mail, p. A-2

If you want to run 3+Mail locally using dual floppy
drives, insert the diskette containing the MAIL.EXE
program in drive A: and a formatted diskette in drive B.
With drive A: as your current drive, type the command
A>MAIL B: to start the 3+Mail program.  Do not  file
mail to the diskette containing the MAIL.EXE program
or you may lose files and directories.

Using 3+MailMinder
MMinder, p. 1-4

The 3+MailMinder program is now included on the
3+Mail user diskette.  To display 3+MailMinder in color,
start it with with the command:

MMinder /color=on
3+Route and 3+Remote

Mixing Hayes and Microcom Modems

If you are sending data from a Hayes modem to a
Microcom modem or vice versa and you begin to
experience slow or unreliable data transfer, put the
Microcom modem into Hayes emulation mode.

Name Conflict Detected

To minimize phone charges, NetBIOS defers phone
dialing until the latest possible time.  Unless a NetBIOS
application requires a specific workstation name, leave
the SETNAME parameters in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
as $$3COM$$.  Otherwise, when the deferred phone
connection is finally attempted, NetBIOS may display a
Name conflict detected message.

SETNAME normally requires access to the Locator
when the workstation boots.  3Com uses a proprietary
form of the ADD NAME command that does not access
the Locator (and thereby checks for the uniqueness of the
workstation's name) until some other access is required.
This ensures that 3+Remote users do not incur phone
charges by just starting up their machines.  The message
Name  conflict detected may be displayed if the name
specified by SETNAME is not unique.  To avoid this
problem, make sure your workstation has a unique name
by always using the default $$3COM$$ name (which
uses the network adapter address as the station name).

3+Menus

Specifying a Menu Task Item
Menus p. 5-15

When entering the name of the command in the Run File
or Command line of the Task Item form, you do not
need to enter the command's extension.  If you include
an extension, make sure it matches the Run File Type.
For example, specifying the batch file BATCHFIL.BAT
but giving it a Run File Type of Program, causes an
error because 3+Menus treats the batch file as if it were a
program.

NetDOS

The MS-DOS utilities FC.EXE and VDISK.SYS were
inadvertently omitted from this release of NetDOS.  The
utilities are available with the optional 3+NetDOS package.

New 3+ Command
SENDMSG

Sends messages from user to user.

Format
SENDMSG

Parameters
None

Remarks

The SENDMSG command allows you to send messages
to other users on the network.  When you send a
message with SENDMSG, the message is instantly
displayed on the recipient's screen, regardless of the
application program the recipient is running.

When you enter the SENDMSG command at any DOS
prompt, the message form is displayed.

NOTE:  If your form contains two destination fields,
Broadcast Destination and Directed Destination, you are
a user with Network Administrator capability.  An
Administrator's message form is slightly different than a
user's form.  For directions to using the administrator's
form, refer to the 3+Share Administrator's Guide.

The fields are explained below:

Default Domain

Contains the name of your default domain.  This
field cannot be changed.  If you intend to send a
message to someone who is not a part of your default
domain, you need to enter the correct domain in the
destination field.

Default Organization

Contains the name of your default organization.  This
field cannot be changed.  As with the default domain,
you need to enter the correct organization in the
destination field if you intend to send the message to
someone who is not a part of your default
organization.

Priority Level

Sets the priority level of the message.  The value can
be from 0 to 9 with 0 the highest priority.  Priority
levels 0 through 2 are typically reserved for use by
the Network Administrator.  Only network
administrators can assign a priority level of 0 to a
message.

Users can use the priority level to ignore or mask out
messages from other users and the network
administrator.  For example, a user can configure the
netstation to ignore messages with priority levels of 3
to 9 and display only those with a priority of 0
through 2.  This prevents the user from being
interrupted by unnecessary messages.  (For complete
details on message priorities, see your network administrator.)
Message Destination
You enter in this field the destination of your
message.  The destination is the name of a user,
group, or domain.  For example, to send a message
to user John Smith you enter:

JOHN SMITH

If the user is not a member of your default domain or
organization, this information must be entered along
with the name.  (Your default domain and
organization are displayed at the top of the for7m.)
For example, to send a message to user John Smith
in the Sales domain, enter:

JOHN SMITH:SALES

To send a message to all the users of a domain, enter
the name of the domain preceded by an asterisk (*).
For example, entering the following command in the
Directed Destination field sends your message to all
users in the Sales domain.

*:SALES

You can also send your message to all the members
of a group, such as a mail group.  This entry in the
Message Destination field distributes your message
to everyone in the group docstaff in the Sales
domain.

DOCSTAFF:SALES

Message Field

This is the field where you enter your message.  A
message can be up to two lines, with 74 characters
per line.  Special characters (i.e., %, +, =) are
allowed.

When you receive a message from another user, it looks
like this on your screen:

(drawing in hardcopy of manual)

You clear the message from the screen by typing C for
clear.  The message disappears and you can resume
work.  You cannot continue with your work until the
message is cleared from the screen.

You can also clear the message but keep it in the
computer's memory, possibly to recall it later, with the
[Esc] key.  When you press [Esc], the message
disappears but remains in memory.  The message is
recalled with the hot key, which is a combination of three
keys that, when pressed simultaneously, recalls the last
message cleared from the screen with [Esc].  The
default hot key combination is [Alt]+[Left Shift]+[R].

You can adjust two features of the message program
when a message is on the screen.  The first is the
netstation beep.  If you do not want your netstation to
beep every time a message arrives, type the letter B.
This toggles on and off the netstation beep.  If you turn it
off, the netstation will not beep.  This continues until
you either turn off or reset your netstation, at which time
the beep is turned on again.  If you want to permanently
turn off the beep, refer to the instructions in the section
"Customizing the Message Program."

The second feature is referred to as the AUTO feature.
When AUTO is turned on, a message from another user
automatically appears on your screen.  This is the
default.  If you turn the feature off by typing the letter A,
a received message remains hidden until you display it
with the hot key.  As with the netstation beep, this
continues until you turn off or reset your netstation, at
which time the AUTO feature is turned on again.  We do
not recommend that you turn off both the netstation beep
and the AUTO feature, otherwise you will have no way
of knowing when you have received a message.

Changes to the message program can are made with the
RECVMSG command.  For details on the RECVMSG
command, see you network administrator.
