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From: brp@tifsil.UUCP (Bill Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Procomm Problem
Message-ID: <249@tifsil.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 11:35:38 EDT
Article-I.D.: tifsil.249
Posted: Fri Oct  9 11:35:38 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Oct-87 05:15:37 EDT
Organization: TI Process Automation Center, Dallas
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Keywords: Procomm IBM-PC Communications


	I am having some strange problems with Procomm.  I am dialing into
a DEC Micro Vax II, running Ultrix 2.0-1.  It and other dial-in terminals
think the line is 8-bits, no-parity, 1-stopbit.  When I use Procomm set to 
those settings, the host sees everything just fine, but I get jibberish back
on my screen.  I have tried 8-bits with all different parities (I know that
doesn't really make sense but Procomm will let you do it).  All give me
jibberish.  It does work ok with 7-bits, 1-stopbit and EITHER even or odd
parity.  Explain that one!  

	My question is what is going on here?  Other dumb terminals and 
VT100s and Vt220s think the line is 8-databits, no parity.  I assume
of course that Procomm is doing something it shouldn't (most people call
this a bug, others a feature), but I would like Procomm to be a little more
predictable.

	Other than that ... Procomm is the best terminal emulator I've used.
And I have used many.  Including Cross-talk, plain-vanilla Kermit, BITCOM, 
PC-TALK, VT100/TV970 emulators, ...  Procomm looks like PC-TALK enhanced
to the MAX.  Many of the function-keys have the same meaning.  But there is
many more transfer procotols and it looks much nicer.  But then, PC-TALK
was probably written much before Procomm and was meant to be functional.  I
tip my hat to the authors of Procomm.

	One other question.  From Procomm you can bring up a "program 
information screen".  It has a number of a bulletin-board to call for 
support.  I get a message that that number is out of order.  Anybody have
a better phone number/way of getting to the authors for support.

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	Bill Petersen