[Info-vax] Further evidence of declining quality of VMS

[BillPedersen]

You do not need to look past the HELP file on VMS.  Here is an example
from CONNECT.  I challenge you to find the logical link between the
SHOW command and the CONNECT command.  This example has been in the
system for a long time...

       2.$ SHOW USERS/FULL
              OpenVMS User Processes at 21-JUL-2009 14:11:56.91
            Total number of users = 51,  number of processes = 158

         Username    Node   Process Name       PID     Terminal
         KIDDER     BUKETT  KIDDER           29A0015E  FTA3:
         KIDDER     BUKETT  _FTA4:           29A0015F  FTA4:
         KIDDER     RACEY1  KIDDER           05800062  FTA5:
         KIDDER     RACEY1  DECW$MWM         0580005D  MBA44:
Disconnected
         KIDDER     RACEY1  DECW$SESSION     05800059
         KIDDER     RACEY1  VUE$KIDDER_2     0580005E  (subprocess of
05800059)
         KIDDER     RACEY1  VUE$KIDDER_3     0580005F  MBA51:
Disconnected
         KIDDER     RACEY1  VUE$KIDDER_4     05800060  MBA53:
Disconnected
         SMITH      BUKETT  SMITH            29A002C1  FTA7:
         SMITH      BUKETT  SMITH_1          29A006C2  (subprocess of
29A002C1)
         SMITH      BUKETT  SMITH_2          29A00244  (subprocess of
29A002C1)
         SMITH      HAMLET  SMITH            24800126  FTA6:
         SMITH      HAMLET  DECW$BANNER      24800155  (subprocess of
24800126)
         SMITH      HAMLET  DECW$MWM         2480011F  MBA170:
Disconnected
         SMITH      HAMLET  DECW$SESSION     2480011D  FTA5:
         .
         .
         .

         $ CONNECT VTA273
           SMITH         logged out at 22-DEC-2001 14:12:04.53
         $

         This example shows how to reconnect to your original process
         after you have lost the carrier signal. First, you must log
         in again and create a new process. After you log in, enter
the
         SHOW USERS/FULL command to determine the virtual terminal
name
         for your initial process. Then enter the CONNECT command to
         connect to the virtual terminal associated with your original
         process. The process from which you enter the CONNECT command
         is logged out because you have not specified any qualifiers.

         When you reconnect to the original process, you continue
         running the image that you were running when you lost the
         carrier signal. In this example, the user SMITH was at
         interactive level when the connection was broken.

As has been mentioned, poor documentation and we as members of the
OpenVMS Community should provide feedback as to these issues to
improve the product.

Bill.