Hi Elwyn,

 EG> my log file for the dial session looks like this

 EG> + 31 Dec 18:31:02 MAX  Begin, v3.01 (task=3)
 EG> ! 31 Dec 18:31:02 MAX  SYS0089:  Cannot open com port (handle 3)
 EG> ! 31 Dec 18:31:02 MAX  Communications driver not properly installed
 EG> + 31 Dec 18:42:54 *LOG Spawning BBS: 115200 33600 3 1440 /Arq/V34/Lapm
 EG> + 31 Dec 18:42:54 *LOG maxp -b33600 -p3 -n03  -
 EG> l\bbs\logs\max03.log max.prm

I think this may be your prblem right here... The HANDLE number (3) looks
to be too low to be a true handle. Maxp 3.01 COM port handle no.'s usually
start around 5 or 6 and upwards. A handle of 3 is more like an actual
(virtual) COM port no. (COM3). Do you have this value hard coded somewhere?


My SPAWNBBS.CMD line used to pass from Binkley to Maximus looks like this -
    Maxp max -b%2 -p%3 -t%4 -n%TASK% -lMax%TASK%.log -s38400
where -p%3 is the handle for the COM port passed from Binkley. Your telnet
node has to do something similar, but using the handle from Vmodem
(whatever that might be). Check the Vmodem docs on exactly what is required
here.

I used to have ">> MAXSP.LOG" appended to the end of that
line so I had a log of the actual values passed, but its not currenty on
there so I can't advise what actual values I get at the moment.

Good luck..............pk.


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