cayz@udel.EDU (James Cayz) (08/24/89)
> I recently downloaded the newest version of KA9Q from simtel20, and am >having a _real_hard_time_ getting Unix to understand what kind of terminal I am >on... (The unix is 4.3BSD) > I posted this yesterday to comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc, and have gotten a few responses, most of them them saying that KA9Q doesn't use any screen driver stuff, and whatever you have in the config.sys is what you are going to get. What I am aiming to do is in one network package, provide telnet, ftp, and smtp. NCSA has a really nice ftp and telnet, but no smtp (please, correct me if I am wrong!!!). KA9Q has all three, but does not have the slick vt102 terminal emulation that NCSA has in telnet operation.... I simply haven't seen any smtp for NCSA, so I sorta ruled that out. So, I tried KA9Q... Go it working, it does ftp, smtp, and telnet.... However, the terminal "emulation" is handled by whatever the DOS config.sys specifies... Logging into a Unix host (BSD4.3), I can't find a termtype that works OK... People have suggested using a different .sys driver. I have tried the following: NANSI (9/87 version), ZANSI, QWIKANSI. I have tried all of them with the standard "ansi", "vt100", "vt102" termtype on the unix end. Also, a "nansi" termcap that someone has sent me... And also "stty -tabs" on the unix end. Inevitably, I end up with something that is close, but not quite the quality of the vt102 driver in NCSA 2.3 .... (What I'd like to get) Now, I know I am being picky, but I would like to have the following qualities for my *ansi*.sys and termcap entry: - an insert mode that doesn't 1. clear the screen for each insert or 2. typeover the old stuff, until you refresh the screen (^L) - Scroll up / down that really scrolls, rather than jamming the new text onto either the first or last line, and not changing the rest of the screen. - cursor motions that is accurate, not 1 line and/or col off (all directions), either all of the time, or only in column 1. So, in summary, what I am looking for is one of: 1. SMTP that works with NCSA 2. a unix termcap and corresponding ibm dos device driver 3. a device driver that is the same as NCSA's internal one. Please, reply directly to me via e-mail if possible... I have had enough time just getting hooked up and running recently that I haven't had a whole lot of time to read new.... I know this has been long, but thanx for all the help with this!!! James |James Cayz can be found via: USPS: Educational Technology Laboratory, |E-MAIL (ARPA): cayz@louie.udel.edu : 203 Willard Hall Education Building, |PHONE: +1 302 451-6307 : University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716