From:	LPWC::GEDECNET     "MABG_PROD -- Wells/Gilley 8*334-7815"  8-DEC-1987 14:22
To:	@ELAB::DISK$:[GEDECNET.LIBRARY]NETMGRS.DIS,GEDECNET    
Subj:	V4.6 patches to LTDRIVER & LATSYM

     Please pass this along to others you think may be interested.
  
     We have encountered problems with  the  LATSYM hanging in RWAST on a
 few nodes since  installing  VMS  V4.6.    A  call  to telephone support
 indicated that this is a "known problem" and they have a fix for it.  If
 you report it to TSC they will ship you a patch (really it's replacement
 images for LATSYM and LTDRIVER) tape.
     The following is the contents of README.TXT on the tape.
  
                             <<READEME.TXT>>
  
 This TAPE contains updates for two components of LAT/VMS
 which fix problems with the versions of these modules which were
 shipped with VMS V4.6.  The fixes in these modules will be
 incorporated into the next maintenance release of VMS, but are being
 distributed separately due to the serious nature of the problems for
 some sites which are now running VMS V4.6. The fixes in these modules
 are as follows:
  
         LTDRIVER.EXE image .IDENT "LAT X7N-14" <<VMS V4.6 = LAT X6N-8>>
                                 
         Fixes some instances of LAT "port hangs".  The fixes in this
         module were formerly included in a maintenance version of
         "LATplus" which had an image .IDENT of "LAT+ 1.1-27X" and was
         shipped with some terminal server software maintenance kits.
         This new version should be used once your VMS system has been
         upgraded to VMS V4.6. Descriptions of all of the fixes which
         have been applied since the VMS V4.6 version of LTDRIVER are
         contained in a file on this saveset called LTDRIVER.VUI.
                                                                   
         LATSYM.EXE image .IDENT "LATSYM V2.1" <<VMS V4.6 = LATSYM V2.0>>
  
         Fixes problems with the LATSYM process looping or crashing
         when it encounters some error conditions.  Now, when LATSYM
         encounters errors such as the inability to connect to a
         terminal server printer, it will only set the VMS print queue
         into the "PAUSED" state.
  
 To install these files, just copy them to your SYS$SYSTEM directory
 (or the directory where the older files of the same name reside).
 The tape is files-11 format label is patch, use copy to move files.
 When your VMS system reboots, the new software will take effect.
  
  
  
                                   George Wells
                                   8*334-7815
