From: lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Binkleyterm not functioning properly!
Date: 27 Aug 1992 07:06:19 GMT
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

In article <1992Aug24.200925.4518@uvm.edu>, cblaise@moose.uvm.edu.UUCP (Chris Blaise) writes:
> From article <1992Aug21.121624.1461@lub001.lamar.edu>, by lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu:
>> In article <Bt98Ju.1rA@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke) writes:
>>> I'm having a problem running Binkleyterm (2.50) with a Dallas Fax 14.4k 
>>> modem.  When in unattended mode, BT will not recognize the "ring" signals
>>> sent by the modem, and will therefore never answer the phone... but in
>>> Terminal mode, the "ring"s appear onscreen.  When exiting unattended mode
>>> (into terminal mode) after the phone has been ringing, all the "ring"s will
>>> appear onscreen at once... as if they BT was ignoring the modem before.
>>> 
>>> Has anyone else had this problem?  And if you solved it, could you please 
>>> send me a config file?
>>> -- 
>> I have also had the same problem.  However, not with a DALLAS Fax 14.4k modem.
>> 
>> When in Unattended mode, when a caller calls, ring will report on the status
>> window, but Binkley never answers.  After the number of rings in Binkley.CFG
>> has been reached, then it hangs up and goes back to waiting.  This was with
>> version 2.50.  WIth 2.56Beta, it is the same way.  Also, what has happened to
>> BTCTL.EXE in the packages?  The Beta version I understand is not complete per
>> the documents.  I don't see the BTCTL program.  I understand and in the past,
>> have used it to make the necessary files binkley needs, i.e., (MAIL.SYS).
>> 
>> Obviously your modem init strings has the command "V1" as Binkley is reporting
>> ring versus a numeric response.  What about the S0 register?  Is it set to
>> S0=0 to allow the software to answer vs the modem?  Yea, I know what you must
>> be going through, I am going the same rough road...
>> 
> 
> 	I'm having the same problem with all of my nodes too.  They'll ring on
> according to my Bink(2.56) logs, and according to theirs, but no dice.
> One is using a Supra, and the other two are using noname 2400 and 1200 baud
> modems.  This is especially frustrating as their inits are as vanilla
> as you can get, and add that to the fact that it works perfectly with
> our dual standard (ie. Log reports getting calls from OUR hub, etc).
>  
>  TTYL
>  Chris
>  "Perplexed"
> 

Please forgive the above quotes, but this could get technical, so we need a
good base to start on? (I even question that!)  I finally got it up and
running (Bink 256/250) and the only problem I seem to be having now is when I
am polling a node.  It will not pass mail and Binkley reports to press escape
twice or wait a few moments to enter BBS.  Then I get on the next line, "Didn't
Respond".  I have to abort out, entirely of the POLL.  Well, If anyone has
heard of this problem, please pass the buck this way, PLEASE?  I beg of you...
I have sent mail to Binkley Help - thier address on USENET is:
  
f491.n343.z1.fidonet.org

Just in case you want to beg them to help, too.
  
Grady @ The HAM Connection (409)833-1795
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