Subj : Hot port
To   : Bob Jones
From : Mvan Le
Date : Wed Sep 20 2006 03:49 am

 ML> I know that BinkleyTerm can use the ExtrnMail fax 
 ML> handling method, but this is not what I want.

 BJ> Depends on how you are starting up the program.

 BJ> In batch files, under the WIN32 version of DOS 
 BJ> command.com, the problem with using batch files to 
 BJ> start a second program (such as Binkley to a BBS) is 
 BJ> that command.com drops DTR, which for most setups will 
 BJ> hang up on the caller.  So, it depends on methods used.

So you're basically saying that the DOS version of BinkleyTerm can't run 
spawnbbs.bat under Windows 2000 ?

I'd have to use thw Win32 BinkleyTerm or WinFOSSIL to get it to work ?

 BJ> As to Binkley, I believe it was designed to call the 
 BJ> fax software and not have the fax software call it.  At 
 BJ> a minimum you will need to tweak the init strings in 
 BJ> binkley.  And you would need to find a setup that lets 
 BJ> you properly terminate binkley after each call....  
 BJ> Probably doable, but the reverse logic that I've seen 
 BJ> most systems running Binkley use.....

Somewhere in Bt-ref.txt mentions leaving DTR high, but that might have been 
related to terminal mode.

Even if I left DTR high when calling "bt unattended", BinkleyTerm would need to 
know that a connection had been made ie. "CONNECT" needs to be sent. Otherwise 
I doin't see BinkleyTerm doing anything with the live line after it enters 
unattended mode ... it would just sit there until the remote end hangs up.

 BJ> I think there is a way to have binkley call BGFax for 
 BJ> fax handling.  There is definately a way to have 
 BJ> Binkley handle the fax calls along with the data 
 BJ> calls.....  Why reverse the process?

I want to see if I can pass telnet callers to BinkleyTerm without using virtual 
modem or virtual com port methods.

FrontDoor can do it, so I want to see if BinkleyTerm could.

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