Hi Paula,

 PP> Problems arose when I tried to run FB -a   It said something about 
 PP> putting a line into my autoexec.bat file which reads 
 PP> SET MAXIMUS=C:\MAX\MAX.PRM which I already had there.  

Had you rebooted (so the SET had been actioned) before running FB? Is the
MAX.PRM file actually in that location?

 PP> Then I noticed something funny with the FSE.  WHen I 
 PP> would use the quoting in a reply, the moment I would 
 PP> actually copy 4 lines, the next 4 would appear without 
 PP> my having to use the ^C to go to the next 4 lines.  

Yes, that change was implemented between Maximus V2 and V3. Dont panic,
thats the way it now works. This change confused me at first too, but it
actually makes sense because less keystrokes are needed to quote multiple
lots of 4 lines........;-)

 PP> Last but not least, and I am not sure if this one has 
 PP> to do with my modem, my INIT string or what - but I 
 PP> managed to download the latest F-PROT from the net onto 
 PP> my other computer, and when I went to transfer it by 
 PP> modem to the actual BBS, I had CRC errors like you would not believe.  

I highly doubt this is anything to do with Maximus, under DOS (which I
assume you are using), the Fossil takes care of all serial port control. I
would suspect possible H/W changes/settings the most likely cause of this.
Are you sure nothing has changed int his area?

 PP> Not being very technically minded, and definitely not 
 PP> knowing what all the terminology in the DOC fiels 
 PP> means, I guess you can say that RTFM is NOT working for 
 PP> me.  All help and advice will be more than appreciated.

It sounds like most Maximus related things are running fine (as I would
expect), and yes, Maximus 3 does seem to run SMOOTHER than Maximus 2 did,
however that is rather subjective.

I hope some of this helps..........pk.


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