[drats_users] [D-RATS] #211: D-Rats Halts (Freezes) when changing preferences.

[Dan Smith]

> FWIW I thought I had this problem a few times, but it's always been
> if it's trying to connect to something it can't reach that's
> currently marked to be "used" in the Radio line of the preferences. A
> COM port that's not currently there (USB to serial not attached) or
> an internet reflector when there's no internet.   It starts painfully
> slow and seems to almost hang if you save the preferences. I don't
> think what I've seen is a bug, just a longish timeout looking for the
> port(s) that it really thinks it should have available to use.  I
> really had thought it had hung though the first few times it happened
> until I figured out what was going on.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking, which is why I want him to disable all
the ports and see.  If I try to open a port you asked me to and the OS
blocks me until it times out, there's not a whole lot I can do... :)

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Dan Smith
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