Ref: 99970029
Title: User's Release Notes, 3+Version 1.2.1 Number 2196-03
Date: 06-30-89

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1991.  All rights reserved.

These release notes contain information relating to the use of 3+
network software.  Read this information carefully before using your
3+ software.

Based on suggestions and comments from our users, these release notes
are in a slightly different format from earlier notes.  Changes
include:

Topics alphabetized within each section.

This set of release notes is divided into five sections:

General release notes
3+File/Print release notes
3+Menus release notes
3+Mail release notes
3+Route and 3+Remote release notes

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

User   3+Share User Guide
Menus  3+Menus Reference Guide
How To  3+Menus RHow ToS Guide
Mail   3+Mail User Guide
Remote  3+Remote User Guide

.H1;General Release Notes
.H2;3Com XCOPY Utility
User, p. C-1

The XCOPY utility has been renamed to 3COPY because
DOS 3.2 also contains a program called XCOPY.

.H2;LGL Not Loaded

User, p. A-16

If the error message:

LGL not loaded

appears after formatting a diskette, list the disketteUs
directory using the DOS DIR command.  You should then
be able to continue network operations.

.H2;Can't Access 3Com Process Manager

User, p. A-16

If the error message:

3Com Can't access 3Com Process Manager

appears after formatting a diskette, list the disketteUs
directory using the DOS DIR command.  You should then
be able to continue network operations.

.H2;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 Enter.

3. Choose option 5, ROMREV.

The version of your ROMs is displayed.

(See your administrator about getting the ROM upgrade.)

.H2;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).  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 your workstation.)

.H2;Too Many Redirections
User, p. A-31

The  message:

Too many redirections

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

.H1;3+File and 3+Print
.H2;3P QSTAT Command
User, p. 9-17

The 3P QSTAT command lists the files in a printerUs
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.

.H2;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.)

.H2;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
with [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [*] (where [*] is the key directly
above the [9] on the numeric keypad).

.H1;3+Menus
.H2;Color Screen
Menus, p. B-1

The attributes j and k should be:

j - Current field in forms

k - Message line and the background for forms

.H2;Failure Starting Your Editor
Menus, p. C-5

The message:

Failure starting your editor

means 3+Menus cannot find the editor or the editor
program file is corrupted.  (Check that your editor is in the
path searched by DOS or reload a fresh copy of the editor
file.)

.H2;Quitting 3+Menus
How To, p. 2-14
.br;Menus, p. 2-2, 2-25

When the 3+Menus program is on a network drive and
you log out using the Log Out item (on the Main Menu),
3+Menus exits to DOS.  The drive you specified on the
Log Out form is the default drive.  For example, if you
chose A as the default drive, the A> prompt appears.
There are two cases, however, in which logging out using
the Log Out item can produce the message:

Not ready error reading drive E
Abort, Retry, Ignore?

Case 1:  If you are using 3+Menus on a network drive,
and start it from a batch file that is also on a network drive,
when you log out you will break the link to the batch fileUs
network drive.  This means COMMAND.COM cannot
return to the batch file.  To keep the link to the batch fileUs
drive, either the 3+Menus program or the batch file that
starts the 3+Menus program must reside on a local drive, a
RAM disk, or a 3+Start volume.

Case 2:  If you are using 3+Menus on a local drive, but
you start it from a batch file on a network drive, you can
log out and 3+Menus continues to run.  (This lets  you run
local applications from the 3+Menus interface while not
logged in to the network.)   Before you quit 3+Menus,
however, you must log in again and re-establish the links
to the sharename containing the batch file that started
3+Menus.

.H2;Specifying a  Menu Task Item
Menus, p. 5-17

When choosing Run File or Command on a Task Item
form, you do not need to include an extension.  If you
include an extension, make sure the extension is correct
and that 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.

.H1;3+Mail
.H2;Attachments
Mail, p. 2-8, 5-4

You can add up to 25 attachments to a message.

.H2;Can't find <addressee>
Mail, p.C-6

The message:

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

indicates that you have attempted 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, respond Y  and the 3+Mail
server will attempt delivery of 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).

.H2;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 here:

.H2;Filing Mail Messages to Multiple Floppy Diskettes
Mail, p. 6-5

When filing mail messages to a workstation 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.
.BR;2. Remove the current diskette.
.BR;3. Insert a formatted diskette.
.BR;4. Use the DOS DIR command to list the directory of the
new diskette.
.BR;5. Run 3+Mail again.

If your workstation 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.

.H2;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, use 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.

.H1;3+Route and 3+Remote
.H2;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.

.H2;Name Conflict Detected
Remote, p. 4-2

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 (a command in the workstationUs
AUTOEXEC.BAT file), 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 machine.)
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).

.H2;Using 4800, 9600 and 19,200 Baud
Remote, p. 2-4, 3-12

3+Route and 3+Remote now support baud rates of 4800,
9600 and 19,200 (19,200 rate is supported only for the
DCA Fastlink and Telebit Trailblazer modems).

The modem statement that specifies the type of modem
connected to your computer (MODTYPE) can now include
Hayes, Microcom, Fastlink, Trailblazer, or other.   (The
default is Hayes).

NOTE: To use these baud rates on a PC server, the PC
must be a 80286 or equivalent, a dedicated server, and you
must use the EtherLink Plus or TokenLink Plus card.

If you plan to use 19,200 baud on a 3Server or 3Server3,
you should use a port on the 3Server Port Expansion
Board (part number 3C1050N) or you may not get the
performance you expect.

Whether you use a PC server, a 3Server, or a 3Server3,
you must  set the 3+Remote or 3+Route receive buffers
(I&C, p. 5-94, 5-97) and the -h buffer (I&C, p. D-15) to

