On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 23:10:48 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> Hello:
> Can any of you recommend a good dialer-upper and packet-driver combo
> for me to play with?
> I am currently using NetDial by Marc S. Ressl with EPPPD.EXE. This
> combination I have found very reliable for establishing my internet
> connection, and it is very stable in maintaining the connection as
> long as I do not encounter memory problems. This combo works just
> fine with Bobcat/Lynx and with DOS MICQ and with NetMail DOS
> With PC-PINE for DOS, version 3.96, I am having some really bad problems
> with running out of memory. This program is notorious for that. I use
> NetDial and EPPPD.EXE to establish my connection.
> I was thinking that perhaps some other dialer-upper and packet driver
> combo might leave me with more memory available before loading PC-PINE.
> Suggestions anyone?
It would help to have some idea of just how limited memory is. Are XMS
and UMBs available? Is it 8088/6, 286, or =>386? If you just connect from
command prompt and run mem, how much does it say is left. With epppd, I
get 649,408 left. If it can't run in that, it's not DOS :-).
boB
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