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After many years of text-only UNIX dial-up access to the internet, the
local Freenet has started offering PPP connections at a very reasonable
price. I have taken the plunge and signed-up for it.
Here's where it gets sticky. Skipper Pro isn't an option because, last
I checked, it offers no scripting. This isn't a direct PPP connect, but
one that requires some very simple scripting to enable.
I've had no problem using Arachne to get on the Internet, but arachne
doesn't have all the features that one could wish for, unfortunately.
DR-WebSpyder 2.1 beta 2 has some impressive sounding features,
particularly its Java-script support, and I'd love to try to get it
running. I meticulously set it up, using all the same modem, DNS, and
scripting settings that had worked perfectly with Arachne. I rebooted,
and left the PPP stack settings at their defaults as set by the
DR-WebSpyder installer. DR-WebSpyer loads and sits there at the Caldera
logo. I click on "home" and the script-window comes up as it starts to
execute the script. Once the answering modem at the Freenet picks up, the
script reports "failed returncode = 74", if memory serves, and then starts
to redial, which needless to say messes up the who process something
fierce.
Am I missing something?
Additionally, does anyone know if IBM's WebBoy offers any features that
Arachne doesn't? Is it a real mode or a protected mode browser? Since
all the documentation appears to be in Japanese, I haven't been able to
progress far enough with it to know whether it's worth progressing
further. Are there any English-language sources of information on it?
Thanks in advance to all replies.
Canadian PCS and Smartphone information available at:
http://www.islandnet.com/~morag/pcs/
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