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From: chan@encore.UUCP (Jerry Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Procomm 2.4.2 Question
Message-ID: <2666@encore.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 88 23:24:18 GMT
References: <4114@ptsfa.UUCP> <6137@iuvax.UUCP>
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Reply-To: chan@encore.UUCP (Jerry Chan)
Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Marlboro, MA
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In article <6137@iuvax.UUCP> bobmon@iuvax.UUCP (Bob, Mon) writes:
>res@ptsfa.UUCP (stockwell-1140galaxy-Bob Stockwell) writes:
>>
>>Is there a way to terminate Procomm w/o hanging up?
>
>I don't think so, but you can start up a subshell and do (almost) anything
>... [stuff deleted]

I have done exactly what you were requesting (terminating procomm w/o
losing the connection) regularly with no problems, although at times not
deliberately (can you say *system crash* ? :-).  What you have to do is
to set you system up so that the modem does not hang up, whatever it takes.
I gather from your description of the problem that exiting your procomm
session causes your modem to hang up -- on my system, exiting procomm does
nothing like that.  I guess your hardware behaves differently -- I don't
know, but this should work for you:  set the switch settings on your modem
to force DTR (Data terminal ready);  next time you terminate your session,
the modem will remain connected.  To reconnect, just execute procomm as you
normally do, reset your line settings (if it is different than the default
setting) via ALT-P, and, *voila*, you're back in business.

Good luck!

Jerry Chan