Category : Files from Magazines
Archive : BYTENV91.ZIP
Filename : COMM.CFG
Output of file : COMM.CFG contained in archive : BYTENV91.ZIP
* COMM.CFG (the default configuration file for COMM.EXE)
*
*
* (in this file, lines beginning with an asterisk are comments)
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
* The phrases
* REGULAR FOREGROUND=
* REGULAR BACKGROUND=
* MESSAGE FOREGROUND=
* MESSAGE BACKGROUND=
* are used to select screen colors.
*
* choose 'COLORS' entries (below) from this list:
*
* foreground/background foreground only
* --------------------- ---------------
* BLACK DARKGRAY
* BLUE LIGHTBLUE
* GREEN LIGHTGREEN
* CYAN LIGHTCYAN
* RED LIGHTRED
* MAGENTA LIGHTMAGENTA
* BROWN YELLOW
* WHITE BRIGHTWHITE
*
* besides WHITE/BLACK, monochrome systems can also use
* HIGHINTENSITY
* UNDERLINE
* ------------------------------------------------------------
COLORS
regular foreground=WHITE
regular background=BLUE
message foreground=BLACK
message background=CYAN
* ------------------------------------------------------------
*
* Up to 10 PHONE DIRECTORY entries may be contained in each
* configuration file. Files other than the default COMM.FIL
* may be loaded by choosing "Load Phone Directory" from the
* DIALING menu.
*
* The heading PHONE DIRECTORY must be first. A blank line
* ends the entries. Each entry is composed of Name, Phone
* Number, Baud Rate, Parameters, Echo Flag, Flow-Control Flag,
* and Add-Linefeed Flag. Each item is separated by a semicolon.
* Each entry must be on a separate line.
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
PHONE DIRECTORY
BIX ;242-1986; 2400; 7-E-1; noecho; flow; addlf=no
BIX direct ;1-617-861-9767; 2400; 7-E-1; noecho; flow; addlf=no
* MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A BLANK LINE BEFORE THIS ONE.
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
*
* The MODEM STRINGS section contains the commands and the
* response phrases for the modem.
*
* In a command string, a vertical bar ("|") is a signal
* to send a carriage-return. A tilde ("~") causes a
* pause of one second at that point in the command.
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
MODEM STRINGS
dial command=ATDT
modem init=
modem reset=~ATZ|~
hangup=~+++~~ATH~|
answer_on=ATS0=1|~
answer_off=ATS0=0|~
phone busy=BUSY
no carrier=NO CARRIER
connect=CONNECT
modem ok=OK
modem error=ERROR
* ------------------------------------------------------------
*
* The entries under KEYBOARD PHRASES are "attached" to the
* keypresses ALT 1 through ALT 9. Assigning the phrase
* "LOGON username" to "macro 1", for example, allows you
* to press ALT 1 and the result be as if you typed the phrase
* yourself at the keyboard.
*
* Inside a phrase, a vertical bar ("|") is a signal
* to send a carriage-return. A tilde ("~") causes a
* pause of one second at that point in the phrase.
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
KEYBOARD PHRASES
macro 1=tymnetid|
macro 2=bixname|
macro 3=password|
macro 4=header skip to last|
macro 5=mail status|
* ------------------------------------------------------------
*
* The INITIAL COMM PARAMETERS section sets the modem
* and serial port to an initial state.
*
* "com port=" can have a value of 1, 2, 3, or 4.
*
* "baud rate=" should be selected from this list:
* 110 150 300 600
* 1200 2400 4800 9600
* 19200 38400
*
* "parms=" specifies the Data Bits, Parity, and Stop Bits
* to the serial port. Data Bits can be 5, 6, 7, or 8.
* Parity can be E, N, or O (for Even, None, or Odd).
* Stop Bits can be 1 or 2. A typical entry: 7-E-1.
*
* "echo=" specifies whether local-echo is initially "on"
* or "off".
*
* "break ms=" specifies the number of milliseconds that a
* BREAK signal should last. The usual value is 250.
*
* "dial wait=" specifies the number of seconds to wait
* for the other computer to answer the phone.
*
* "initial menu=" specifies which of the pulldown menus
* should appear first when the program loads.
* 1 = DIALING, 2 = FILE, 3 = TERMINAL,
* 4 = MODEM CONTROL, 5 = EXIT, and 6 = HELP.
*
* "use carrier=" can be set to "yes" or "no". If "yes",
* the program expects the modem and RS232 cable to report
* the true state of Carrier-Detect. If your modem is set
* so that Carrier-Detect is always on, or if your RS232
* cable is not wired to report Carrier-Detect (pin 8),
* you should set this to "no".
*
* "use alt=no" can be used to turn off the triggering of
* the menus when you press and release the ALT key.
*
* "auto answer=" can be set to "yes" or "no", or omitted
* entirely. If present, the modem will be initialized
* to answer the phone (or not) when the program first
* loads.
*
* "mouse=" can be set to "yes" or "no". If set to "no",
* the program will not use a mouse even if one is present.
* You should set this to "no" if you experience problems
* between the communications program and foreground
* applications that also use the mouse.
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
INITIAL COMMUNICATIONS PARAMETERS
com port=2
baud rate=2400
parms=7-E-1
echo=off
break ms=250
dial wait=60
initial menu=1
use carrier=yes
use alt=no
auto answer=yes
mouse=yes
* ------------------------------------------------------------
*
* The entries under FILE TRANSFER PARAMETERS control the
* way file transfers occur.
*
* "send LF with CR" is used for ASCII-SEND. If "yes",
* linefeeds in text files are sent.
*
* "char send delay" and "line send delay" are in milliseconds,
* and cause delays after each character and line are sent
* during an ASCII-SEND.
*
* "foreground ticks" and "background ticks" give the number
* of 55-millisecond intervals the program apportions to the
* foreground (DOS, or an application program) and to the
* background (the communications program) during a file
* transfer.
*
* "xmodem timeout=" is given in seconds, and indicates the
* time period to wait for further XModem/YModem characters
* before declaring a timeout error for the current block.
* A value of 1 is fairly standard, but larger values (such
* as 5) can be used to relax the error-checking. This is
* especially useful when transferring files via packet-
* switching networks such as TYMNET.
*
* ------------------------------------------------------------
FILE TRANSFER PARAMETERS
send LF with CR=no
char send delay=0
line send delay=0
foreground ticks=9
background ticks=2
xmodem timeout=15
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