arachne-digest Thursday, February 17 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 04:19:33 -0500 From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Pegasus Mail! On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:40:04 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: > Where can I get Pegasus Mail? Version for DOS: See http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jchap/tvde.htm for instructions on a simple setup for using Pegasus and links for where to get it. Sam Heywood - -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 03:39:18 -0500 From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Virus Alert! On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:39:15 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: >>> Gregy wrote: >>> software; I can imagine what fun it could be to have that CMOS virus >>> program activated while attempting to install BootMagic or System >>> Commander. I'll be your worst nightmare would be pleasant in comparison. >> Nope....manual and install instructions for Boot Manager and System >> Commander, et al say to turn it back off while you do the install, then >> turn it back on...BUT...AMI Bios doesn't require that, as long as you >> answer "yes" (i.e. let the program continue with its instal) > -Bernie replied: > -Actually my BIOS didn't complain when I rewrote my MBR (under the > -installation of Lilo). > -BIOS does claim to have "ChipAwayVirus Detect" or something like that. I > -guess there are diffrent degrees of "cmos av programs". > Are there any CMOS AV programs? Where could I get them? Hello Bernie: Get Integrity Master from Stiller Research. Fully functional shareware. I don't know the name of the URL offhand. Integrity Master will detect changes in your CMOS, and it provides a utility for re-writing the same settings collected from a previous state of a "clean" setup. Special versions are available for DOS. Integrity Master runs fast. It is not bloatware. It is written 100% in assembly language. Integrity Master detects also any changes in your boot and partition sectors, and it runs check-sums on all your files. Any changes to existing files, or if any additional files are being written to your disk, Integrity Master will let you know. To get rid of a CMOS virus when you don't have a clean digital copy of your CMOS settings, I believe the best thing to do would be to disconnect all power to your PC, and to disconnect your CMOS battery for about 8 hours or more. When you re-connect your CMOS battery, the only things that could be in your CMOS would be the default settings, as far as I know. I have heard rumors that there are CMOS viruses that can physically change the firmware, but I don't know if there is any truth in those stories. Does anyone know anything for certain about this? Sounds like a hoax to me. Sam Heywood - -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 06:29:29 -0500 (EST) From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Need Help? Brian, You don't say what kind of CPU the computer has, nor the capacity of the hard drive. If you have another computer such as the one you have been using to read this list and post your query, you can download DR-DOS from http://www.lineo.com, and that extracts into diskette images and a DISKCOPY.COM to write the images onto 1.44 MB diskettes. Or you could be more adventuresome and download FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org). You don't say how much RAM the computer has, nor anything about peripherals. Support the International Alliance for Compatible Technology http://pages.cthome.net/iact/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 07:17:52 -0500 From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne load error Steve Evans, Sorry for this belated reply to your post of 15 Feb, but I was under the weather and am behind in reading listservice posts. You wrote: >>As I mentioned, other users of the Freewwweb and Compuserve ISPs in my local area are connecting and surfing via Arachne quite successfully with only the Primary and Secondary DNS, no proxy server address.<< I use Arachne thru Compuserve and do not have any problems. One peculiarity with Compuserve is that you have to communicate with 7 data bits, Even parity, 1 stop bit (7E1), otherwise, you can't connect. (I tried once with 8N1 and nothing happened, returned to 7E1 and Arachne worked fine.) Roger Turk Tucson, Arizona USA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 06:57:40 +0000 From: "Michael L. Dawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:38:36 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: > I have a program that came with my Sound Blaster Pro card, PLAYMIDI. > If you'd like a copy, let me know and I'll ZIP it to you. > I have many other programs for Sound Blaster too. Mark, I'm using play.exe now and getting satisfactory results. Go ahead and .zip playmidi to me and I'll give it a try on the SB16. Thanks, Michael L. Dawley Pearl, Mississippi -- Compaq Deskpro 575 -- - -- Using Netdial 1.3 with Arachne 1.60 -- - -- Arachne V1.60;b1, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:04:47 -0500 From: Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Trouble with TELNET - -Michael D Hildenbrand wrote: - -Mark, - - Normaly Telnet is used to log into a distant server, like a Unix - -server to read email. Usually, these servers have Pine to read email. - -You don't say, but are you using Pine? Telnet is usually just a vehicle - -to get to the destination. I don't know what Pine is. My server is hotpop.com When I start TELNET I log on with: pop.hotpop.com 110 >On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 04:15:55 -0500 Mark David Roth > I finally found out a little bit about TELNET. I wanted to use it to >delete some files from my email server. I was able to login OK and it >seemed to accept the deletions I wanted to make. But I know I need a >successful update to get them to work and I couldn't do it. I tried >entring >UPDATE and I got back an -err message. When I tried the QUIT command I >also >got an -err message for that butit did quit and return to Arachne. It >did >not successfuly delete the messages. What else can I do to get it to >work? >Is there something wrong with the copy of TELNET that I have? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:27:17 +0300 From: "Sergei Kramar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne load error On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:55:24 -0800, Steve Evans wrote: .. > Sergei, > I will try to get proxy server name/addresses from both Freewwweb and > Compuserve ISPs. But I still wonder why another Freewwweb user in my local > area can surf with Arachne via Freewwweb with no HTTPproxy setting. .. Steve, What does it mean "in my local area"? Do another user use the same provider phone as you? Did you try to use IP address as URL? Give me your e-mail addresses in Compuserve and Freewwweb nets and also their hostnames. I'll try to learn something about the situation from my end of the Internet. Sergei. - -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client - -- Arachne V1.50;s.r.c., NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:55:58 From: Van Voordturen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Trouble with TELNET >Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 04:15:55 -0500 >From: Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Trouble with TELNET > >I finally found out a little bit about TELNET. I wanted to use it to >delete some files from my email server. I was able to login OK and it >seemed to accept the deletions I wanted to make. But I know I need a >successful update to get them to work and I couldn't do it. I tried entring >UPDATE and I got back an -err message. When I tried the QUIT command I also >got an -err message for that butit did quit and return to Arachne. It did >not successfuly delete the messages. What else can I do to get it tpo work? >Is there something wrong with the copy of TELNET that I have? > You'll have to use the external FTP (ftp.exe) that comes with telnet.apm. Probably you'll have to open anather server (like "open ftp.xs4all.nl" instead of "xs4.xs4all.nl") if you use it manually). Yet if you use telnet on a unix shell account, try "mc" for a change. The function keys can be replaced by <escape> with the number key (<esc><1> instead of <F1>) Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:47:17 From: Van Voordturen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne load error >Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:43:37 -0800 >From: "Steve Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Arachne load error > >Bart, >I don't recall any such choice in the setup. Mind spoon feeding me a bit >here? Is "use bootp" something new with version 1.60? Again, I am still >trying to get 1.48 - 1.50 working. And I am using (successfully?) the >dialer that came with the Arachne download (miniterm?). How did you know >that the "load error" was due to insufficient memory? Thanks much for the >kind attention. > >Steve > >- -- Original message -- >Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:30:23 >From: Van Voordturen <labrat@xs4all > >Have you tried checking "use bootp" in the external dialer setup yet? >(I got a load error due to insufficient memory with 1.60, bootp was the >solution) > >(if the package driver loads, modem and port settings must be good) > >Bart > > When I first installed 1.69b1, core.exe refused to start, but echoed something like "insufficient memory, xxx bytes missing". In previous installations, I always used a minimal configuration, but because I like to start multiple dos programs (different arachne versions, telnet and minuet) from a batch menu (that also calls miniterm to log in), I'm happy to see all programs can ignore the contents of ppp.log (even if batch files check for its existence) when they use bootp. (I'm not sure what it is, but I guess it must be a protocol in which a program sends some standard signal to a package driver, which then returns an ip number from a server, instead of getting the number from local source such as environment or ppp.log). In arachne versions 1.4x bootp can be activated from .\dialer.htm, upper left block. Currently the same page is in .\system\gui\conf_ext.ah; both reachable by pressing hotkey "O", tcp/ip setup, external dialup driver OR from the dialpage (ppp_init.htm), ppp setup, external diler setup screen. Yet I doubt wether your problem is with the hardware or arachne configuration. It would be good to know what OS you are using, and how you're conventional memory is set up. (try "mem/d>memtest.txt" and then attach the resulting file memtest.txt to a message, or attach config.sys) Anyway, there are a couple more people on the list who actually have 586 cpu and/or win9x experience... Follows my "xs4dos.bat" Notes: 1. The copying, moving and deleting of ppp.log is meant forbatch files only, to check wether "probably online". If hangup is done from one directory, the file is also deleted in others) 2. D:\arc is where my arachne 1.49 is; I just never rewrote this batch. 3. "choice" is m$-dos for "ask" or "be ask" (norton) or whatever other menu application. 4. If you edit a batch from within that batch, don't be surprised to find yourself at another line of that batch. 5. The startup option for minuet was replaced after I removed minuet for diskspace... (But I guarantee that it's as easy as starting tenet; use minuet/news for best results, since minuet mail and www are obsolete for the vga, since arachne exists. If there are recent minuet versions, I'd like to know...)(try http://www.xs4all.nl/~rjscheer for the old version) 6. Of course xs4dos.bat is called from info.bat (option "DOS INTERNET", next to win3.11, monkey linux, NewDeal, Norton 5 (overlayed, high loadable), fax for dos etc.) which is called from autoexec.bat, if "%config%" only is set to "batz" from startup menu, but that just happens to be the default in 1 second... (Just waiting 'till the 586 gets to the trashcan where I found this 486) 7. D: is a secondary physical hdd, reserved for dos programs, to be easily transplanted in another pc. Also handy to contain a permanent memory swap, so that linux and windows have faster access to their virtual memory, because physical movements are divided over two hdd's. 8. ARACHNE.DIGEST V1 #1000 appeared and I overslept... XS4DOS.BAT _________________________________________________________________________ @echo off d: cd \arc :menu if exist g:\arc\ppp.log if not exist d:\arc\ppp.log copy g:\arc\ppp.log d:\arc if exist d:\arc\ppp.log if exist g:\arc\core.exe if not exist g:\arc\ppp.log copy d:\arc\ppp.log g:\arc cls if exist ppp.log echo Waarschijnlijk online... if not exist ppp.log echo Waarschijnlijk niet online... if exist g:\arc\core.exe echo Arachne 1.50 op Ramdrive G: echo ............... echo [A]rachne WWW en mail if not exist g:\arc\core.exe echo [R]amdrive installeren met arachne 1.50 if exist ppp.log echo [T]elnet open xs4.xs4all.nl; Login labrat if exist ppp.log echo [F]tp open xs4.xs4all.nl; Login labrat if exist ppp.log echo m[I]cq echo x.edit arachne.cfg echo 5. Dos shell echo 6. stop if exist ppp.log echo 7. hang op if not exist ppp.log echo 7. login met slip/ppp bij xs4all echo [E]dit menu echo ara[C]hne 1.50 beta c echo arac[H]ne 1.60 beta echo ............... choice /c:atfim67er5cxh>nul if errorlevel 13 goto arc16b if errorlevel 12 goto eda if errorlevel 11 goto arc15c if errorlevel 10 goto shell if errorlevel 9 goto ram if errorlevel 8 goto ed if errorlevel 7 goto bel if errorlevel 6 goto end if errorlevel 5 goto minuet if errorlevel 4 goto micq if errorlevel 3 goto ftp if errorlevel 2 goto telnet if errorlevel 1 goto arachne :arc16b call a16.bat goto menu :eda pe arachne.cfg goto menu :arc15c call aa.bat goto menu :shell echo Type exit voor menu... d: cd\arc %comspec% d: cd\arc goto menu :ram if exist g:\*.* tree g:\ /f |more echo ramdisk vervangen? choice if errorlevel 2 goto menu xmsdsk 3500 g: /y if %comspec%*==g:\command.com* call setg.bat g: md \arc cd \arc pkunzip -d c:\arcc\arc150 d: goto menu :ed pe c:\batz\xs4dos.bat smartdrv /c xs4dos :bel if exist ppp.log goto hang @miniterm>ppp.log @epppd>>ppp.log goto menu :arachne if exist g:\arc\core.exe goto arcram call arachne.bat goto menu :arcram g: cd \arc if exist d:\arc\ppp.log copy d:\arc\ppp.log>nul call arachne.bat d: goto menu :telnet telnet goto menu :ftp ftp goto menu :micq micq\micq goto menu :minuet goto menu :hang termin.com 0x60 if exist d:\arc\ppp.log del d:\arc\ppp.log if exist g:\arc\ppp.log del g:\arc\ppp.log set myip= set remip= set peermru= set netmask= if %stop%*==stop* goto stop goto menu :end if exist ppp.log echo Waarschijnlijk nog online, ophangen? if exist ppp.log choice /c:jn if errorlevel 2 goto stop set stop=stop goto hang :stop set stop= ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ follows AA.BAT ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ @Echo Off D: cd D:\ARACHNE if exist d:\arc\ppp.log copy d:\arc\ppp.log call arachne.bat %1 %2 %3 %4 if not exist ppp.log if exist d:\arc\ppp.log del d:\arc\ppp.log if exist ppp.log if not exist d:\arc\ppp.log move ppp.log d:\arc if exist ppp.log del ppp.log d: cd\arc ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ A16.BAT is a copy from AA.BAT with other directories. Bart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:13:48 From: Van Voordturen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne load error >Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:39:16 -0800 >From: "Steve Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Arachne load error > >Bart, >I did find the note on BOOTP after all in the Arachne.cfg. I tried it with >setting IP_Address BOOTP instead of PPP, but it didn't make any noticable >difference. Freewwweb ISP still won't go to the start page (any start page) >after connecting. Compuserve ISP starts loading the start page, then stalls >before finishing --OR even if I stop it, any attempt to go to another URL >ends up with the "Arachne load error". > >I also tried restarting with a bare-bones config.sys and without any >autoexec.bat, hoping to rule out any memory issues. I do have the drive >compressed --do you suppose that might be the problem? > >Steve > (Since I'm behind answering, you get two replies...) I had the impression that core.exe just wouldn't load after loading epppd. I was wrong there. In fact I'm more or less clueless. Drive compression may be a problem, since disk space may be incorrectly calculated, especially if you keep compressed files (archives) on a compressed volume. That would, however, definitely affect any other attempt to write to this volume. There might be a problem with the phone line, but that would usually depend on the time of day. What if you exit arachne and try to log in with telnet.exe manually? Bart (586 users, question for U) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:44:43 -0500 From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Arachne load error Bart, IIRC, memory problems were reported when 1.49 came out (at least, I reported it). There was no problem loading 1.60b1 on the P75 with 40 MB RAM and it works like a charm. Incidently, I am running Arachne on the P75 without a RAM disk, but *with* Smartdrv caching. I have been using Arachne since 1.40 and other than not upgrading a couple of 1.4x releases occasionally, it has been running fine on both computers. Because of the (apparent) memory problems on the 586/133, I have not upgraded on that computer since 1.48, although I did try 1.49 which had the problems. Did not try 1.50 because (a) there were some problems with the version initially released, (b) I knew that I had memory problems with 1.49, so I figured that I would also have memory problems with 1.50, and, (c) 1.48 worked satisfactorily as far as I was concerned. OS on the 586/133 is MS-DOS 5.0; on the P75 it is MS-DOS 6.22. I agree with you, that if the computer connects, the modem and port settings must be good. See my immediate previous post to Steve Evans regarding Compuserve requiring 7E1 and not working with 8N1. Roger Turk Tucson, Arizona USA Bart (Van Voordturen) wrote: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 09:01:52 -0500 >From: Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Arachne load error > >Steve, > >I have Arachne loaded on two computers, one is a 586/133 MHz with 8 MB ram >(originally a 486/33 MHz) and the second is a P75 with 40 MB ram. The best >that I can do on the 586/133 is Arachne 1.48. 1.49 (with dynamic images) >won't load or crashes, I don't remember which. On the P75, I have 1.60b1 >loaded and it works great! > >Suggestions: Turn the animated X-I logo off. (In ARACHNE.CFG look for >"Logo" and change it to read, "Logo 0".) > >In ARACHNE.CFG, do you have the home page set to "home.arachne.cz"? At some >point Michael P. changed his URL to this, but I can't remember when. > >Hope this helps. > >Roger Turk >Tucson, Arizona USA > >Steve Evans wrote: > >>>I've been trying for months, off and on, to get past "Arachne load error". >I seem to have gotten further than many new Arachne users. For now, it is >version 1.50 (had the same trouble with version 1.49). Let me know if you >think 1.60 has any real chance of faring better. > >I've tried it on two machines --one a 386 with 2 megs of RAM and the other a >486 with 8 megs RAM -- same symptoms on both. Using MS-DOS 6.22, no EMS, >DOS loaded high. Before starting Arachne MEM shows 697k of conventional >memory free and 6.9 MB XMS free. I have tried to configure it as simply as >possible. Modem is a US Robotics internal set to port 1, irq 4. I tried >setting slower speeds. I have tried substituting the actual port address in >the Arachne.cfg, but it makes no difference --connection is usually >successful anyway. I am using everything as the Arachne installation set up >automatically. > Roger, How come no-one before mentioned trouble loading on p75 or 586/133 before? What OS are you using? Steve, Have you tried checking "use bootp" in the external dialer setup yet? (I got a load error due to insufficient memory with 1.60, bootp was the solution) (if the package driver loads, modem and port settings must be good) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:59:26 +0100 (MET) From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Is this a bug ? Clarence wrote: >> But what kind of setting is it? I've never even heard of a "system=" setting. > >Hey, it's just a flag ! <G> > >If my batch files find SYSTEM=CRAP then they know they have to re-boot to load >all the stuff windows won't let me run. But how can you change this setting? "set system=normal" would work, but "system=normal" will not. //Bernie http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:15:13 +0100 (MET) From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne Digest 1000 bug Binky wrote: >Oh no !!!! I have the Arachne Digest 1000 bug !!! >I've been naming my archived digests "arachxxx.txt" >and now that we've reached a 4-digit number, 1000 >will be 100 because of the 8.3 DOS filename limit ;o) >(guess I'll have to name it arac1000.txt) What about using ex. arachA00.txt? (for the next 100 - and there are plenty of more letters to use when you need them). A better sollution (IMHO) would be to put all the 001->999 in one directory/packed file and make a new one for the next 1000 digests. //Bernie http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:17:10 +0100 (MET) From: Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: arachne-digest V1 #947 Charles wrote: >>Try LaTex (pronounced la-tech), it's a rather common format and can do all >>those things quoted (but might be a little hard). There are programs out >>for most OS, including but not limited to W95 (never got that one to work >>but it worked at two friends computers), DOS and Linux. > >This is an old message... I used to use LaTeX on Unix stations, I liked >it. Is the DOS or the W95 version any good? Where do I find them? The DOS and W95 versions are the same as the Linux version (same source), dunno where I got it but searching for it should turn up some links. //Bernie http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:05:06 +-0100XYZ(nWxst) From: "Neil Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: maps.expedia.com The Expedia site provides driving directions for going from place to place within North America. After it gives directions, it offers an option of showing "turn by turn" maps. Arachne 1.60 beta 1 doesn't seem to deal with that option correctly. If the URL is very long (depending on the detail with which the start and end points are described), then Arachne just refreshes the driving directions page. If the URL is shorter, then Expedia sends just a logo saying I must have got there by direct link. It suggests I should read a help page, which talks about cookies. Expedia sends lots of cookies. Maybe Arachne isn't receiving all of them properly. - -- ...This msg brought to you by NEIL PARKS Beachwood, Ohio mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.en.com/users/neparks/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:41:34 +0100 (CET) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) Subject: Trouble with TELNET Hi Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: MR> I don't know what Pine is. PINE is a mail and newsreader for Linux, BSD, DOS, .... and even Windows. It is programmed by the university of washington IMHO. The bad thing is, that the DOS port has come to a halt, and there will be no further DOS versions :(( The last version works great, but it has some deficiencies because of shortage of memory :((( (sadly it is NOT compiled with DJGPP) So if you look at a large Newsgroup, it will exit with a lack of memory version. The other bad thing is, that it is made for local MBOX file access under Linux. It has also support for IMAP, but only VERY limited support for POP. PS: There is a good free IMAP provider, called www.subdimension.com. But they only provide IMAP, and no SMTP. (so you have to use your ISPs SMTP server to _SEND_ mail) I have forgotten the exact URL but a search engine should help. (I think it was something with *.washington.edu) CU, Ricsi - -- Richard Menedetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ICQ: 7659421] {RSA-PGP Key avail.} - -=> A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries <=- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:49:21 -0500 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Pegasus Mail! On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:40:04 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: > Where can I get Pegasus Mail? http://www.pmail.com/dl/dos.asp - -- Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:04:31 -0500 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Ghostscript (what is .pdf) On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:39:35 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: > Where can I get Ghostscript from? You'll need these 4 files. ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu:21/ghost/aladdin/gs510/gs510ini.zip (805 kb) ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu:21/ghost/aladdin/gs510/gs510dos.zip (890 kb) ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu:21/ghost/aladdin/gs510/gs510fn1.zip (1143 kb) ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu:21/ghost/aladdin/gs510/gs510fn2.zip (1053 kb) Install and configure instructions are in gs510ini.zip - -- Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:12:34 -0500 From: "Glenn McCorkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Arachne Digest 1000 bug On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 02:58:24 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Oh no !!!! I have the Arachne Digest 1000 bug !!! > I've been naming my archived digests "arachxxx.txt" > and now that we've reached a 4-digit number, 1000 > will be 100 because of the 8.3 DOS filename limit ;o) > (guess I'll have to name it arac1000.txt) > Congrats to Michael on the first Digest Millennium. > Binky To keep them _all_ consistant: Try this at the DOS prompt in your digest archive directory ren arach*.* arac0*.*<enter> - -- Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA DOS prog. for QV cameras http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/qvplay.html Other stuff http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Arachne, The Web Browser for DOS Open the 'DOOR' to the WWW. Keep the 'windows' closed. http://arachne.browser.org/ http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:22:19 -0500 From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Trouble with TELNET On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:41:34 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote: > Hi > Mark David Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > PS: There is a good free IMAP provider, called www.subdimension.com. > But they only provide IMAP, and no SMTP. (so you have to use your ISPs > SMTP server to _SEND_ mail) There is also a very good free IMAP provider at http://www.telebot.com, aka http://www.telebot.net. With this provider you can use IMAP both for sending and receiving mail. Works with Arachne, but you might need to use a Winblows machine to do your initial signup. Telebot used to offer web-based email too, but alas, no more. As for doing email, now you can use it for IMAP only. BTW, Telebot will give you also a free fax number and a free voice-mail number, but they are not toll-free numbers. Frequently the servers are busy and hard to access. The really nice thing about the service is that you can use Arachne. Sam Heywood - -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:25:17 -0800 From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Some More Info BRIAN RENFROW wrote: > > Clarence, > > When I boot the computer up it comes up to an error message saying missing > operating system. I don't know if this is from the drive just being blank > or something else. As far as access to DOS disks, the only thing I can get > is upgrade DOS disks. Will that work if I can get it to a C: prompt? Sorry Brian, No. Others here know where/how you can download freeware operating systems. Maybe they will jump in. - - Clarence Verge - -- - - Help stamp out FATWARE. As a start visit: http://home.arachne.cz/ - -- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:57:18 -0800 From: Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Is this a bug ? Bernie wrote: > > But how can you change this setting? > "set system=normal" would work, but "system=normal" will not. You had me worried there for a second, Bernie ! I checked my Autoexec and it (normally) says: SET SYSTEM=NORMAL. I checked my POST and I guess I assumed you would know it was the contents of my environment. <G> Here is that part of the post again: COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM PATH=C:\;..\;C:\DOS\;D:\;\ PROMPT=$p $T$H$H$H$g TEMP=C:\ARACHNE\TEMP SYSTEM=NORMAL - - Clarence Verge - -- - - Help stamp out FATWARE. As a start visit: http://home.arachne.cz/ - -- ------------------------------ End of arachne-digest V1 #1001 ******************************
