BJ>BJ>Try replacing the "-" with a "+".
BJ> VD> Bob, what does the "+" do?  I thought only the "-" was valid there,
BJ> VD> to allow the DOS programs access to the COM ports.  Never heard of
BJ> VD> using "+" there...
BJ>From SIOREF.TXT in SIO160D.ZIP:
BJ>     Placing a dash "-" or a plus "+" in the fourth parameter position, eg
BJ>     (COM1,3F8,IRQ4,-),  causes SIO not to provide any protection for that
BJ>     port.  The OS may still protect the port somewhat.  When the dash
BJ>     parameter is used the port is wide open (like DOS) for any process to
BJ>     access it.  If the plus is used, then DOS/Windows sessions are
BJ>     inhibited from turning DTR off.
Ahhhh...  nifty...  I musta missed that part as I did read the vmodem docs, a 
few times actually...  thanx for pointing that out, Bob.
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