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echo: maximus
to: STEFAN XENOS
from: ROY J. TELLASON
date: 1997-04-03 11:25:00
subject: maximus using a null-modem cable

Stefan Xenos wrote in a message to Walter Co:
 GM> you also need to put "CONNECT 115200" in after that, so that 
 GM> max thinks that a telephone connection has been made.. i forgot 
 GM> about that part =)
 WC>  Yikes...hmm...I'll edit max.ctl right? Hmm...say..would it be okay
 WC>  if I'll wait for check it out for me? Thanks Greg. :)
 SX> Here's another idea. Rather than putting Max in WFC mode, you 
 SX> could just go directly into max as if a caller just logged on, 
 SX> using the null modem port as Max's com port.
 SX> Then, set up max so that rather than exiting, it will let you 
 SX> log in again as another user. This would save you typing all 
 SX> those "ring" and "connect" messages. If you check some of the 
 SX> other messages in this echo, you'll find a thread discussing 
 SX> how to do this.
Can you elaborate a bit on how you'd set max up to do this?  I've been 
reading this echo for a while and don't recall which messages you're 
referring to there.
It sure sounds like it'd simplify things a bunch!
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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