Subj : and for a real question
To   : Elwyn Goldsbury
From : Peter Knapper
Date : Thu Jan 02 2003 10:57 pm

Hi Elwyn,

 EG> my log file for the dial session looks like this

 EG> + 31 Dec 18:31:02 MAX  Begin, v3.01 (task=3)
 EG> ! 31 Dec 18:31:02 MAX  SYS0089:  Cannot open com port (handle 3)
 EG> ! 31 Dec 18:31:02 MAX  Communications driver not properly installed
 EG> + 31 Dec 18:42:54 *LOG Spawning BBS: 115200 33600 3 1440 /Arq/V34/Lapm
 EG> + 31 Dec 18:42:54 *LOG maxp -b33600 -p3 -n03  -
 EG> l\bbs\logs\max03.log max.prm

I think this may be your prblem right here... The HANDLE number (3) looks to be 
too low to be a true handle. Maxp 3.01 COM port handle no.'s usually start 
around 5 or 6 and upwards. A handle of 3 is more like an actual (virtual) COM 
port no. (COM3). Do you have this value hard coded somewhere? 

My SPAWNBBS.CMD line used to pass from Binkley to Maximus looks like this -     
Maxp max -b%2 -p%3 -t%4 -n%TASK% -lMax%TASK%.log -s38400
where -p%3 is the handle for the COM port passed from Binkley. Your telnet node 
has to do something similar, but using the handle from Vmodem (whatever that 
might be). Check the Vmodem docs on exactly what is required here.

I used to have ">> MAXSP.LOG" appended to the end of that line so I had a log 
of the actual values passed, but its not currenty on there so I can't advise 
what actual values I get at the moment.

Good luck..............pk.


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