Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:30:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Steven Hurdle X-Sender: ya830 AT vtn1 To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: DR-WebSpyder and WebBoy Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com 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/