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## Letters, Addenda, Errata

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March 27, 2002 - John R. Morris wrote the following in regard to Peter Moylan's article "Understanding TCP/IP port numbers " in the March issue of the newsletter:

> Dear Editor,

> I was reading your March 2002 edition of The Voice Newsletter (as I do every month), and i noticed a typing/gramatical error. Normally, I wouldn't even waste yours or my time reporting such problem, because the I believe the reader get the idea or the basic idea; However, In this case Peter is being very specific and I believe (yes, little me) that a change should be made. I really enjoy reading your newsletter every month, It always teaches me something new even though I have been using OS/2 since The first beta of Warp 3(Which was going to be orginally called "Personal OS/2"). I have relied on your newsletter for really good, solid stories and term listed below is giving the wrong technical term.

> I think around the 3 or 4th paragraph down, it reads "Terminal Control Protocol (TCP) is a layer that sits on top of the IP layer" . . .

> TCP/IP doesn't stand for "Terminal Control Protocol", TCP stands for "Transmission Control Protocol".

> I am sure it was just a mistake, but there can be a vast difference in terminology(spelling?). I probably wouldn't have noticed if I wasn't studying to for a Windoze certification (yes, I know m$ windoze, I don't like it either, who does?). Thank you for you information over the years, as it has taught be so very much. I almost was ready to join voice, at least until I became unemployed. I will consider it again once I find employment.

> Thanks again,
> JR Morris
> DoveOS2 Ministries

Peter's response:

> Sorry, everyone. He is absolutely right. It was a lapse of attention on my part

> Peter

April 3, 2002 - Here is some information on how to Copy/Paste in HobLink from Thomas Galley, in reference to Jeremy Workman's article "HOBLink X11 on the local network" in the April issue of the newsletter:

> Hey there!

> First of all, let me express my appreciation for all the effort provided in bringing us this fantastic newsletter!

> Now to the point. In the above mentioned article, the author states that: "Copy ~Paste doesn't seem to work between X programs and your native OS/2 programs."

> I am using HOBLink here at work to display X-programs running on Linux or Solaris on my local OS/2-Desktop. Very often it is a simple xterm I am running. To copy&paste data between any OS/2-App and any X-program, you need to alter the settings of the X-Server. Here is the procedure to make it work.

> 1. Start your X-Server
> 2. Set the display accordingly on your *nix machine
> 3. Start any X-program
> 4. Open the system-menu by clicking on the system-menu (a small HOBLink icon)
> 5. Choose Options
> 6. Choose X Selection
> 7. Change the selection from CLIPBOARD to PRIMARY
> 8. Press OK
> Now you are able to transfer data via the clipboard:

> 1. Copy text from an OS/2-application to the clipboard
> 2. Select the system menu of the X window
> 3. Select Edit
> 4. Select Paste to X Selection
> Now you can copy the text to your X application via the emulated Middle-Button (i.e. both mouse buttons simultaneously).

> The other way works just the same, of course you would choose Copy X Selection rather.

> I just did not get this to work when running the Xserver in Full Screen Mode (Xsettings -> Window), as the system menu is not available in this mode.

> The only drawback in this is that I did not find a way to make these settings permanent, so any time you restart your XServer, you will have to go through these steps again.

> I hope this will help some of your readers!

> Greetings from Germany!

> T. Galley

April 5, 2002 - Barry Landy wrote the following about installing IBM Works on a post Warp4 system (MCP/eCS):

> This is an addendum to the tip that appeared in December 2000 (from comp.os.os2.misc).

> That article recommends recovering the use of IBMWorks by installing works-csd.zip from Hobbes. I discovered that this csd is actually a release for Warp 3 and is backlevel compared to the Bonuspak offering in Warp 4. I assume there are missing bug fixes, but for me the big loss was the ability to import and export the appointments database which is a feature of the Bonuspak but not in the V3 CSD.

> To get the Warp 4 version installed under MCP I did the following:

> > a) Save from Warp 4
> > 1) The IBMworks directory
> > 2) the following 5 files from OS2\DLL

> > > `FPWOBJ.DLL
> > > FPWREC.DLL
> > > FPWWPS.DLL
> > > IEN30PDE.DLL
> > > IEN30PWR.DLL`

> > b) Install works-csd.zip to get the ini files correct
> > c) replace the entire IBMWORKS directory by the directory copied from Warp 4
> > d) put the 5 DLL files into OS2\DLL
> > and the Warp 4 version is now up and running.

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