In Message <199601062152.QAA20098@cs1.boston.deshaw.com> ,
   Charles Hannum <Charles-Hannum@deshaw.com> wrote:

=>Could people who have been having problems with serial ports `locking
=>up' please try the following patch, and let me know whether or not it
=>fixes your problems?

   The changes, which look like they came down in today's sup, don't
fix the problem on my machine.

                                      Gary D. Duzan
                         Humble Practitioner of the Computer Arts