Re: HELP: Connecting to Demon with PsiMail

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From: Ian Cumming
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 00:00

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In article <33c3f42d.11052390@news.demon.co.uk>, Barrie N Cooper
<baz@bazzer.demon.co.uk> writes
>Is there anybody out there who has PsiMail Internet working with
>Demon?
>
>I've been trying for ages without any joy.  The modem connection seems
>to be OK but PsiMail bombs out while waiting for "HELLO" at the end of
>the login.  The log file finishes something like this :-
>
>       Type                    Argument
>       ====                    ========
>       Wait to receive string  "ocol:"
>       Sent string to port     "PPP"
>       Sent string to port     ",idle=120"
>       Wait to receive string  "HELLO"
>       Script error            Line busy
>
>I'm using the "demon.prv" file from Psion's web site, and I can make a
>connection from my PC using the same modem/line.
>

I spent a whole day with the same problem. Eventually some helpful guy
at Psion support said he had heard that Demon had changed their logon.
You need to edit the Demon script and remove the line which says 

"stop scipt when "fail" received"

When this line is removed it works (for me anyway)!
-- 
Ian             igc@ayr.corbar.co.uk
                http://www.corbar1.demon.co.uk

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From: Ian Cumming <igc@ayr.corbar.co.uk>
Subject: Re: HELP: Connecting to Demon with PsiMail
Date: 1997/07/10
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