Hmm,
Well here's how I handle a potential loss of my ARACHNE.CFG...basically I keep at least
2 different "ACF" (Arachne Configuration File) files...one I use to have Arachne use
Minterm
and dial, then load EPPPD. This one I now have named SURFBEST.ACF (SurfBest is my
ISP). The other ACF I name SURFBES1.ACF, and with it I use an external dialer and
TCP/IP
driver, such as LSPPP, or one that I have hacked together for testing purposes only at
the
present, though WZPPP does seem VERY stable! Next, I usually use a RAMDisk for my
CACHE and ARACHNE_TEMP, and my preferred driver is XMSDSK. So, my "quick start"
batch which Arachne Setup can create for me, usually named A.BAT, I edit with any plain
text editor, then add the line to load XMSDSK, along with my desired parameters such as
size, drive letter designation, etc., then the next line reads something along this...
"COPY /Y SURFBES1.ACF ARACHNE.CFG" (without quote marks!)
the next line is the rest of the normal quick start A.BAT (something like ARACHNE %1%2)
If I want to use Arachne to dial, with Miniterm, I have another quick start batch.
This one has
the same line to load XMSDSK, but the next line reads:
COPY /Y SURFBEST.ACF ARACHNE.CFG
In this manner I keep a "backup" of sorts for ARACHNE.CFG available at all times...I
also
keep a few ACFs and ARACHNE.CFG in the sub-directory /arachne/backup. Then while
surfing, if anything does mess with ARACHNE.CFG, I can simply exit Arachne, then use
one of my quick start batch files to regain my configuration. Works like a charm!
As for WZPPP...who knows, I may decide to turn it lose on the unsuspecting public if it
stays stable! So far it has worked well on 3 different machines, a Pentium 75 w/8meg
RAM
and MS DOS 5.0, a 486DX2 w/16meg RAM and MS DOS 6.22, as well as my 486DX4 w/DOS 7
and 24 meg RAM! The first 2 machines have 14.4 kbps modems, my DX4 has a 33.6. I'll
let everyone know if/when I decide to put it up for download!
C U L8R!
Wiz <{;-)
Glenn Gilbreath, Jr.
Wizard57M
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