Re: 21.4 hangs in the absence of a net connection

Michael> However, consider a small shop, that isn't running DNS Michael> locally, but uses on demand ISDN calling? Imagine in Michael> such a shop I log in from my desktop to a local server. Michael> How should I set my DISPLAY to avoid a nameserver query? Depends on what is being looked up---I hadn't yet thought the issue through to this point. If it's the X server host (your desktop), all is groovy. If it's the X client (the login host), which is what I remember, I guess you're back in XEmacs 21.1-land. Ouch.[1] I greatly appreciate your patience and care in explaining, and it certainly has bumped the issue's priority for me a couple of notches. Footnotes: [1] Well, if using XEmacs 21.1 is what you call "pain," please introduce me to what you call "pleasure". ;-) -- University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +81 (298) 53-5091 |Answer: "The sound of an innocent desert camelherd dropped headfirst in| |the deep water." Question: "What is *plooshoom*?"|