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From: rmwise@jjmhome.UUCP (Robert M. Wise)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Problems with expect, RS6000
Keywords: AIX, expect, tcl
Message-ID: <10523@jjmhome.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jun 91 18:26:55 GMT
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Machine: IBM RS/6000 320
OS: AIX
Patch Level: 2006 (the latest, as far as I know...)

I've been trying to use expect to retrieve my mcimail.
Over a direct serial line to an mcimail server, my expect
script hangs every time.  Over a modem to an mcimail 800 number,
the script hangs 2 out of every three tries, but works fine
otherwise!  I've used expect a fair amount, an would like to
think that user error is not the problem.  No, its not a timing/timeout
problem either that is causing the flaky behavior over the modem.

The modem is a telebit trailblazer.

Thanks!

Bob Wise
rmwise@jjmhome.uucp