Set Session - Digital Equipment MUXserver 100 Reference Manual

5.27 SET SESSION
Use SET SESSION to determine how certain characters are handled during a
session. The session can be NORMAL, PASSALL, or PASTHRU.
For a user with an interactive port device, including a PC in terminal emulator
mode, the NORMAL option enables all special MUXserver 100 characters and
messages at the port. The server carries out the actions initiated by the charac-
ters (for example, switching sessions or switching to local mode) or sends mes-
sages to the port (for example, a BROADCAST note from another port).
For PC file transfers, the PASSALL and PASTHRU options disables these
characters and messages at the port. This ensures that ongoing file transfers
are not corrupted by extraneous data, and that unintentional session switching
does not occur.
These are the special MUXserver 100 characters and messages:
• XOF and XON flow control characters
• LOCAL, FORWARD, and BACKWARD switch characters
• LOSS NOTIFICATION and BROADCAST messages
The BREAK character is not affected by PASSALL and PASTHRU. It is han-
dled as you specify with the BREAK port characteristic.
Syntax:
SET SESSION {NORMAL}
{PASSALL}
{PASTHRU}
where
NORMAL
PASTHRU
PASSALL
enables the special MUXserver 100 characters and mes-
sages (see the list above) at the port. This is the default.
disables all switch characters and MUXserver 100 mes-
sages at the port used for the session. Use this option for
ASCII file transfers.
disables all switch characters, MUXserver 100 messages,
and XON/XOFF flow control. Use this option for binary
file transfers.
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