#: 12579 S8/6/5.5 Convert/Addon
    31-Mar-90  21:54:07
Sb: #12565-TELMERGE
Fm: ROBERT P. VANNATTA 72457,1620
To: Rich Zuris (WSI) 76702,520

Rick:
        What follows is a message incorporating the script that I have
developed for getting TELEMERGE to work on a TELENET 2400b MNP node
with a non MNP modem.  Credit is due to the PPIFORUM for providing
me with the technical information of what had to be done; e.g. wait
a while and send a '@<CR>' to get the nodes attention.
        I have to call long distance to get any access to the great
computer world and I must have made 40 calls debugging this thing
as I had to write it mostly by trial and error (mostly error).
        Even though I am in Oregon I get a special rate (4 cents per min.)
into Longview, WA. and this makes it the cheapest port of entry for me, as
the 4 cent rate is a 24 hr. rate.
        I can reach CIS nodes in Olympia, WA, and Portland OR for about
15 cents (evening) and 10 cents per min (after 11 P.M.)  When there
was only a 1200b (both TELENET and TYMNET) entry point in Longview
it usually made more sense to pay the extra phone bill and go straight
away to a CIS node (thereby getting the 2400b speed (saving time) and
saving TELENET charges.  The higher baud rate favorably impacted both
the phone bill and the CIS log on time.
        Now it is a matter of comparing the TELENET charge to the
phone rate differential and TELENET wins by a hair after 11.pm and
going away in the evening.
        You might put the SCRIPT in the DL's somewhere for future
reference.


#: 12580 S8/6/5.5 Convert/Addon
    31-Mar-90  21:55:06
Sb: #12565-#TELMERGE
Fm: ROBERT P. VANNATTA 72457,1620
To: Rich Zuris (WSI) 76702,520

RE: using TELMERGE with TELENET 2400b MNP node with non MNP modem
        The secret to getting a new TELENET node to recogize your
presence is to transmit a '@^M' after a delay from the time the connection
is made.  The NETWORK keywoard may not be used as it does not send the '@'
A review of the first page of the KEYWORDS chapter of telemerge docs
discloses that the FIRST ATTENTION CHAR is sent *before* the ATDELAY.
It will be missed, so I send a place marker, do the DELAY, then send
the REAL thing.  Force the phone connection with CALL, otherwise the
WAIT will happen *Before* the phone is dialed.
LABEL           CIL             {entry point from TELEMERGE.SYS menu
SERVICE         TELENET MNP/CIS {Screen Display--may be anything
EMULATE         VT100           {Match with CIS Configuration
NUMBER          12065773992     {Longview WA TELENET 2400b MNP number
USEDTR          YES             {Use hardware hangup if your modem allows
BAUD            2400            {Set the Baud rate
ATTENTION       @               {Dummy character sent before ATDELAY
ATDELAY         30              {wait 3 seconds
ATTENTION       @               {transmit required TELENET attention Chr.
ATTENTION       ^M              {followed by required carriage return
TERMINAL        D1              {Declare terminal type.
LOGFILE         CIS.LOG         { <optional> name logfile (logging already on)
CALL                            {call the phone number above
WAIT            @               {TELENET prompt after terminal type sent
SEND            C 202202        {connect to Compuserve
WAIT            User ID:        {look for 'User ID:' prompt
SEND            72457,1620      {transmit your CIS ID number
WAIT            Password:       {look for password prompt
SEND            your password   {transmit your password
END                             {exit script-go to manual control

