Jim: I need to apologize to you for something that I just fixed.
Several months ago I sent an email to the reflector concerning poor telnet operation with DX4WIN. I stated that DX4WIN telnet would cease operating after anywhere from 20 minutes to several hours and that other programs with a "keep alive" function continued operating for days. Indeed, that was the case and I finally downloaded the VE7CC AR-cluster user file which has that function and fully integrates with DX4WIN. Now, after several months, I found out what the problem was and it was NOT with DX4WIN. I have an internet security program that runs continuously while my computer is on. This is a measure to keep hackers out of my machine. I just upgraded to a new version of this program and while running through the setup and looking at all the options, I discovered that I had checked the "Lock out Internet after 20 minutes of inactivity." This was the culprit. If there was no activity, I lost my telnet connection! The supplemental "keep alive" program functions that other software has masked the real problem I was having. You had mentioned that you thought my problem was not in DX4WIN, but rather something else. I disputed that claim at the time since other programs ran fine. Since I'm a small time computer geek, I thought I knew what I was talking about. Well, I was wrong and you were right. My sincere apologies. 73, Dan -- N3ND
