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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Comm program help
Message-ID: <1990Sep9.062749.27568@uwasa.fi>
Date: 9 Sep 90 06:27:49 GMT
References: <1990Sep09.012634.22430@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Organization: University of Vaasa
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In article <1990Sep09.012634.22430@ddsw1.MCS.COM> andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann) writes:
>  I just bought a 2400 baud MNP5 modem (ATI 2400etc/e.) I have quickly
>found out that some modems do not like the attempt to set up an MNP
>protocol. I am currently using Procomm Plus. The problem is that there is
>no way for me to have a particular entry in the dialer set the modem's MNP
>on or off (a linked script file is only called AFTER connection.) Are there
>any other communications programs out there that let you send special
>initializations to the modem BEFORE dialing? Is there a sneaky way to do
>this in Procomm Plus??

Yes, I've thought about the same problem, and MsKermit has this
feature.  With proper script programming you can have MsKermit do
whatever initializations do wish before dialing, and then on top of
that doing the dialing from a multi-entry dialing directory.  This
MsKermit dialing directory facility is available in the
/pc/ts/tskerm24.arc MsKermit utilities collection downloadable by
anonymous ftp from chyde.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland.  The flexibility
and potential of MsKermit as a fully fledged communication program
rather than just an excellent terminal emulator are often underrated
and little known. 

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Prof. Timo Salmi        (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3)
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun