Mail Archives: opendos/1999/09/24/10:49:17
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Mark
On 1999-09-22 opendos AT delorie DOT com said:
>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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