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Date:	Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:08:52 PDT7
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: TCPIP Loopback Interface

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John A. Morrow, Jr. wrote:
>
> When editing [protocol.ini] with the default editor
> (e.exe) should I save as a text file or a command
> file, or should I use a different editor?

Won't make any difference. The text/command save option just sets the
file's .TYPE extended attribute.

As for using a different editor, e.exe is fine but it does have a minor
"quirk" -- it puts a hex 1A at the end of every file. This is allowed;
it's the EOF (End Of File) ASCII character. *However*, it messes up
things if a program later appends something to the end of the file (for
example, if you use >> redirection from the command line) because the
resulting file has the new information _after_ the 1A (End Of File
character) and the next program to read the file may not see it
depending on how the file is read.

Thus, e.exe is fine for control file updates (such as protocol.ini) but
be careful when using it for data files that might be updated by
appending.

> > [put ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1] after the route command.
>
> There is no route command [in my Setup.cmd]

There are several commands you won't see in your SETUP.CMD because
you're on dialup rather than a network.

- Peter

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