Re: LF: Troubles with Fterm


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Re: LF: Troubles with Fterm



> 
> Hello, all.
>  I'm running into a problem using Fterm with a modem. I've read the FAQ, 
> and it doesn't deal with the problem I've got.
>  I'm able to connect to all the numbers I've tried, and everything goes 
> fine for a short while. I set the modem (AT&F->OK), dial the number 
> (ATDT1234567->OK), and am told that everything's well (CONNECT 9600). I 
> log in, and then something odd happens.
>  It's like a buffer fills up or something, and I stop getting anything 
> displayed on the screen- nothing I type shows up, and the server appears 
> to stop sending. But when I quit and re-launch Fterm, it gets strange. 
> There's a single character on the screen. When I delete it, and type a 
> command, I find that I'm were I left off. I'll be able to interact with 
> the server for about a screenful, then it'll lock up again. I can repeat 
> the type-quit-continue cycle indefinately, but it's a colossal pain.
> I've got ROM version 1.11, I'm using Fterm 1.0B7, a Hayes Accura 14.4, a 
> male-male adapter, and a null moden adapter. I'm sure that my 
> cable/adapter setup is right. The only place it seems the trouble can be 
> is with the AT commands I use to initialize the modem, or in Fterm itself.
>  Can anyone offer any advice? Maybe some AT commands that've worked for 
> you?
> 
> Thanks,
> Stan Hiller
> 

This is a common probelm with FTerm. It is present in all calculators. There
is presently no fix for it. Just quit & reenter Fterm. If your remote
envrionment is customizeable, like a unix shell, just pipe all of your
commands into a pager set to pause every three or so lines:

% who | more -num3

will show who's online and pause every three lines. That will prevent the
overflow of the buffer. Or on a bbs, set your screen size to 3 or 4.

-steve@adverspace.com


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