[Info-vax] DCL "READ/TIME_OUT=n" from terminal; timer resets if message written to screen

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-05-23 00:05:03 +0000, gah4 said:

> If you are supposed to type something, and get interrupted, you should 
> get extra time.  Especially if you have to read and process the message 
> that came out.
> 
> Is there a way to turn off such messages?  All except the most important?

Page 8-4ff in the old OpenVMS FAQ:  http://hoffmanlabs.com/vmsfaq/vmsfaq.pdf

Page 27ff in the doc: 
https://vmssoftware.com/docs/VSI_SYS_MGMT_MANUAL_VOL_I.PDF

The few console messages that can't be blocked, well, can't be blocked. 
Search for details of the PAGEFRAG and PAGECRIT messages, there.

The OPCOM messages, send that chatter somewhere else other than the 
console, if you need to have that chatter logged somewhere other than 
OPERATOR.LOG.



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