[HECnet] RPM on HECnet

[Dave McGuire]

On 6/13/21 6:32 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> In case someone is using RPM on HECnet, and using DECnet as the
> transport protocol, you need to update your configuration of RPM.
> 
> The reason is because I moved the RPM repository directory to a new
> place. In order to avoid any similar problem in the future, please use
> RPM$DIR: instead of LB:[RPM] which was previously the suggested default
> when accessing MIM::
> 
> You can change your configuration using RPM CONFIG, or edit CONFIG.CMD
> in your RPM directory. If you edit the file directly, it is the USER
> variable that should be changed.
> 
> If people are using RPM with TCP/IP as transport, no changes are needed,
> and all should work without any disruption.

  I happen to have my home (not LSSM) PDP-11/83 up today, doing some
hacking with Swedish Pascal to heal my soul, so I took this opportunity
to install it.  I'm rummaging through the packages now.  Looks fantastic
so far!  Thanks for doing this!

              -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA