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Article #3155Re: Help! Two not-so-minor problems with Waffle.
From: Jeff Gostin
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:13
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:13
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frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton) writes:
> time, Waffle won't hang up the darn phone after a caller types "BYE".
> They have to hang up their own modem to break the connection! I am
> using the X00 v1.49a Fossil, the modem is a Practical Peripherals
> 9600SA. I don't know if it is the new chip, or a problem with the
> COM2 port, Waffle's fault, or the Fossil's fault -- but I must say
> that this problem does *not* occur in Telix, Kermit, YTERM, nor any
> of the other communication programs I use.
This is because waffle sometimes "forgets" to flush the buffer. I've
seen a BBS or two (HI ANDY!!!!) add about 4 lines of text to the end of
the "BYE BYE" message (I forget what it's called) to give waffle
something to flush the fossil driver and the comm. buffer with.
--Jeff
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!newsserver.pixel.kodak.com!laidbak!tellab5!obdient!homer!eternal!jgostin From: jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin) Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle Subject: Re: Help! Two not-so-minor problems with Waffle. Keywords: dos waffle 165 Message-ID: <NHgTXB6w165w@eternal.chi.il.us> Date: 23 Jan 93 06:13:46 GMT References: <Z3ZkXB5w165w@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca> Organization: The little node that could... Lines: 22