On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> The "connect" word suggestion was in response to a list of words sent earlier
> to this list which are under consideration. The list included "dial," a function
> that would dial a modem. I haven't a clue whether or not REBOL would
> include its own TCP/IP stack and phone dialer, but that sounds good to me!
I am afraid this kind of functionality is WAY outside of the scope of REBOL. It
belongs into the operating system, really. What REBOL could do, at least on
some platforms, is to tell the operating system to take an Internet interface
online. In Windows this would be equivalent to double-clicking on the
corresponding "dial-up networking" icon. On the Amiga it would mean sending an
ONLINE command to the ARexx port of your TCP/IP stack. In Unix it would mean
executing a shell script.
All of the configuration (user name, password, phone number, modem settings,
serial port speed, IP addresses, PPP settings,...) would have to be made ahead
of time though. These things are highly platform- and ISP-specific. Speaking
from a little bit of experience.... :-)
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Holger Kruse
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