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 In article <820877276_OASIS_@mistered.demon.co.uk>
  ed@mistered.demon.co.uk (Eddie McGlone) said:-

>Happy New year, everybody!
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>I received an e-mail from a reader of the alt.steinberg.cubase news 
>digest.(see below)

*SNIP* to save on phone costs ;~)

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>I am far from being expert in all this so can anyone else help?
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>I have replied to Martin saying that I will ask around so here's 
>hoping.
>
>Best Regards
>
>Ed
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Hi Ed.

I had the same sort of problems as both yourself & Martin. Finally, by a
combination of sheer good luck & a _lot_ of support from Atari groups both here
and on the BBSs, I managed to get a stable, working environment using OASIS. I
have great sympathy with both of you as I was tearing my hair out for about a
week. The source of the problem is that some (most?) of Demon's modems don't
like dealing with the NOS program on the Atari. Basically, what happens is that
your modem & Demon's modem both sit waiting for the other to make the first
move. Luckily, this is a problem that is easily solved.

I will upload my STARTUP.NOS file and my DIAL.TXT file. They will be in a new
thread called Sample Startup Files (original, eh?). Replace all the obvious bits
(name, password, phone no. etc.) with your own information. BTW, my password has
been removed to protect the innocent! When you log onto the 'net, press <F10> &
then <ENTER> as soon as your modem starts dialing. This will allow you to watch
the interchange between it & Demon's server. When you get the blank NET> prompt
again, press <F1>. This will send the string 'ifconfig sl0 up'. That should get
you rocking! Press <F2> to kick the newsgroups and/or <F5> to kick mail
transfer.

Best of luck, mate, and I think you are doing brilliant for a talking horse :o)

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