Re: Need Help?

2000-02-17 Thread Thomas Mueller
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

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Roger Turk
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

Re: OT Re: what is .pdf

2000-02-17 Thread Glenn McCorkle
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:42:09 -0800, Gregory J. Feig wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:43:02 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote: The attached file _should_ clear things-up (a little bit anyway)g (report created by WATCH.EXE) alright.. Glenn how about telling us where you got that WATCH.EXE

Re: SB16 and Arachne

2000-02-17 Thread Glenn McCorkle
On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:03:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FWIW: I have tried all the DOS MIDI "players" that I have come across in about 2 years of searching the internet. Most require a MIDI board or external device, and will only give you silence through an ordinary sound card. :(

Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Mark David Roth
Mark Roth wrote: 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

Arachne Digest 1000 bug

2000-02-17 Thread Binky28870
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

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Steve Evans
Again, thanks everyone for your suggestions. Here are my disappointed results so far. I have re-copied my original message below in case somebody gets another inspiration. Roger, I tried it with logo animation off -- no improvement. Clarence, I trimmed the config.sys down to almost nothing

Re: AOL Instant Messenger SuSe 6.0

2000-02-17 Thread Or Botton
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:53:37 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: From what I understand, AIM is just a program developed by AOL to compete with ICQ. It appears that AIM does just the same kind of thing as ICQ. A very fine DOS version of ICQ (called MICQ by its author) has been developed. I use

Re: Virus Alert!

2000-02-17 Thread Samuel W. Heywood
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.

Re: Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Mark David Roth
-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

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Sergei Kramar
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,

Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Van Voordturen
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.

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Van Voordturen
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.

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Van Voordturen
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

Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Roger Turk
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

Re: Is this a bug ?

2000-02-17 Thread Bernie
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

Re: arachne-digest V1 #947

2000-02-17 Thread Bernie
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.

Re: Arachne Digest 1000 bug

2000-02-17 Thread Bernie
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?

maps.expedia.com

2000-02-17 Thread Neil Parks
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

Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Richard Menedetter
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

Re: Happy Birthday Pegasus Mail!

2000-02-17 Thread Glenn McCorkle
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

Re: Arachne Digest 1000 bug

2000-02-17 Thread Glenn McCorkle
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

Re: Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Samuel W. Heywood
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

Re: Some More Info

2000-02-17 Thread Clarence Verge
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

Re: Is this a bug ?

2000-02-17 Thread Clarence Verge
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

Re: OT Re: what is .pdf

2000-02-17 Thread J J Young
On 16/02/00 Clarence Verge wrote: snip It might be a good idea to put a Honda engine in a Reynard chassis to enter an F1 race, but putting a supercharger on a Honda Civic to pull a trailer uphill is just silly. I hope the fractured analogy is amusing to some. ;-) The late Frank Costin,

Re: Sound Blaster 16

2000-02-17 Thread L.D. Best
Creative has 2 versions of Play.exe on that original website. The DOS/win3.1 package has play.exe v1.01 ... There is, however another file for Win95 supposedly but which says it's for DOS boot only ... and that has version 1.03 of play.exe. I downloaded the file with the newer version of play.

A new option, maybe??

2000-02-17 Thread L.D. Best
I got an error message today that I'd never gotten before: DISK FULL! I started hunting for stuff that maybe needed clearing of the HDD. I hunted here and there, cleaned caches [have 5 caches in 2 different installations of Arachne], and still only had 1Mb free when I was finally able to

Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Richard Menedetter
Hi "Samuel W. Heywood" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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) SH There is also a very good free IMAP provider at SH

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Dale Mentzer
On 17 Feb 00 at 7:17, Roger Turk wrote: 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,

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Dale Mentzer
On 17 Feb 00 at 0:55, Steve Evans wrote: Again, thanks everyone for your suggestions. Here are my disappointed results so far. I have re-copied my original message below in case somebody gets another inspiration. Steve, are you sure you have the correct DNS (Dynamic Name Server) addresses for

Re: AOL Instant Messenger

2000-02-17 Thread Dale Mentzer
On 16 Feb 00 at 21:15, Glenn McCorkle wrote: On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:02:12, Dale Mentzer wrote: On 16 Feb 00 at 2:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whats aol messenger what part of the web have you been sitting on. Gee, thanks. That really raised the general level of content here on the

SB16 and Arachne

2000-02-17 Thread ausreg
Hi Folks, Sergie wrote: MIDI at SB16 ? You kidding. It's awful. Yes, I know. :( I have posted on this subject before ! Unless you use Win 3.1 (as I have to do for MIDIs) or have a daughter board, such as - Yamaha 724 have MUCH MORE natural sound, especially with XG MIDI standart. And

Re: AOL Instant Messenger

2000-02-17 Thread Gregory J. Feig
On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:39:01 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: I'm sorry if my question about AOL Instant Messenger offended anyone. I really don't know what it is. I thought it might be some kind of chat program similar to ICQ. If this is indeed the case, then my question is not at all

Re: OT Re: what is .pdf

2000-02-17 Thread Gregory J. Feig
On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:41:15 -0800, Clarence Verge wrote: Richard, I personally prefer a flat address space and have always found the segmented Intel architecture repulsive. That hardly excuses adding more software to my hardware just so it can run an incredibly bloated version of a

Re: Virus Alert!

2000-02-17 Thread Gregory J. Feig
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 01:39:15 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: Are there any CMOS AV programs? Where could I get them? Mark.at bootup, you get the screen with AMI BIOSAWARD Bios... Pheonix Bios.etc.and right below that you see your memory test utility counting over until it checks

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Roger Turk
Steve, I think that it is about time for you to post your ARACHNE.CFG. We can go on guessing for the rest of the year about what you have, to no avail. Without your ARACHNE.CFG, I can't compare it to what I have, which I know works for me. Roger Turk Tucson, Arizona USA

Re: AOL Instant Messenger

2000-02-17 Thread Samuel W. Heywood
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:38:39 -0800, Gregory J. Feig wrote: On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:39:01 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: I'm sorry if my question about AOL Instant Messenger offended anyone. I really don't know what it is. I thought it might be some kind of chat program similar to ICQ. If

Re: Virus Alert!

2000-02-17 Thread Roger Turk
Gregy wrote: NOTE......the WARNING screen wasn't just there for fun, or a joke... you need to LOOK through this thing several times, BEFORE you make any changesget familiar with it before tweaking.ANDREAD THE SCREENS.!!!..BEFORE...!!! you make a move on that screenpay

Re: Trouble with TELNET

2000-02-17 Thread Glenn McCorkle
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:26:24 -0500, Mark David Roth wrote: I started TELNET by pressing the [T] key. My server is pop.hotpop.com. When I used TELNET I logged in with the command: telnet pop.hotpop.com 110 telnet user myusername telnet pass mypassword Then I entered the delete comands for

Re: Arachne load error

2000-02-17 Thread Roger Turk
Gregy wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:44:43 -0500, Roger Turk wrote: OS on the 586/133 is MS-DOS 5.0; on the P75 it is MS-DOS 6.22. RogerI hate to mention this (given that we are all a little in love with whatever OS we already have installed), but there have been many Bd stories about

arachne-digest V1 #1000

2000-02-17 Thread arachne-digest
arachne-digest Thursday, February 17 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1000 -- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:34:05 -0600 From: "BRIAN RENFROW" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Some More Info Clarence, When I boot the computer up it

arachne-digest V1 #1002

2000-02-17 Thread arachne-digest
arachne-digest Friday, February 18 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1002 -- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:8:47 +0800 From: J J Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT Re: what is .pdf On 16/02/00 Clarence Verge wrote: snip