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burchil@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Andrew Burchill) writes:

Before I start to attempt at a response to your questions, you should
know that there is a fabulous (in my opinion) enhancement available to
Eudora from Simon Fraser University. Ray Davison, a staff member in
the Academic Computing Services, has modified (with Steve Dorner's
approval) Eudora to use a scripting language. Ray calls this scripting
language "C-" (i.e. "C minus"). It is very capable, just like the
scripting language in any modem program. With this utility Ray has
created a script for SFU people that not only navigates the non-cisco
terminal server but also can get into the mail system via Datapac as
well - and makes the decison on how to proceed on its own! Very
impressive to a non-programmer like me.

The script resides in a "TEXT" resource in Eudora, so you still need
ResEdit to paste it in. But once it is done, every one at a site can
use it - that is how it works here at SFU, anyhow.

If you would like to have someone from your computing services work on
this for you, they could use the SFU Eudora (which Ray keeps very
current with Steve's) and the excellent documentation for the "C-"
language and produce a script for all of you.

>As a follow up from the previous article from Garry.
>To access the university Unix system via a modem you have to go through
>two networks - The Dialin network then to telnet.  I have been able to
>get into the dialin network, and to the Unix system but then Eudora
>freezes - I have a couple of questions about assumptions Eudora makes.
>  1. What shell does Eudora use when it gets into Unix (C shell, or Beorne).
>     Does it make a difference.
Generally Eudora doesn't get as far as a shell - it "telnet's" to a
different port - the one the popserver sits on.

>  2. After loging into the University there are a number of system 
>     messages.  Would this mess the system up, some times it takes more
>     than the 2sec limit to list these.
That's OK, with the SFU scripting. I think you can wait up to 60
seconds. You should see all the goop that our Eudora has to navigate
through!

>  3. The login: prompt is 'ccu login:'  Does anyone know if the ccu
>     at the start would cause a problem?
Nah, that's easy - just wait for "ogin:"

>  4. The dial in line is 8,N,1 with no Xon/Xoff and no echo - after the
>     first dialin network.
That sounds OK for Eudora.

...r