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[David L Stevens]

	I don't normally read this group, so if you have questions or
follow-ups, you should send them via e-mail to me (dls at cc.purdue.edu),
perhaps in addition to posting, if you think it's of general interest. Some
later articles regarding untamo bugs and support were directed to me by a
member of our staff who does read this group.

	Untamo was written by a succession of part-time student programmers
over a period of a year or so and, due to either lack of continuity or lack
of experience, it is loaded with bugs. I saw the symptoms of one and while
fixing it, turned up 3 more. The more I looked, the more I found, so I finally
decided to rewrite it from scratch.
	I've done that, but it's been fairly low on my priority list, so I
haven't quite finished testing and profiling it to my satisfaction. I have
also added quite a few new features, including the ability to allow users to
specify a range of timeout values for their terminals and a more flexible 
configuration file format.
	I expect I'll be to a point where it can be distributed by, say,
February, so I'd suggest holding bug reports until then, and then seeing if
my version has the same problem. We have no plans to support the old untamo
at all.

	Also, there is an untamo mail alias ("untamo at cc.purdue.edu") where
bug reports, diffs for new features or new platforms, etc can be sent. I'll
include that address in the distribution, so you won't be stuck with
nonexistent id's in the future.
	If you have any questions, comments, etc, regarding untamo, feel free
to send me mail. I'll answer them as I find time.
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					+-DLS  (dls at mentor.cc.purdue.edu)