[comp.sys.next] X and Kermit questions

aberno@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Anthony Berno) (04/19/91)

I have two little questions that I thought I would ask the world:

First, does anyone know how to make Kermit do auto-redial of a modem? This 
seems really trivial in theory, as Kermit has lots of neat features, but try 
as I might, I can't make the friggin' thing auto-redial to save my life!

Second, I've been using the public domain version of X, and the mouse 
buttons keep changing their functions on me. At first, everything works 
fine, but when I try to run xman, all hell breaks loose. The buttons swithc 
around on me, and on one occasion, they stopped working entirely! Any help 
would be appreciated.


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isbell@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Art Isbell) (04/21/91)

In article <k8JN11w164w@questor.wimsey.bc.ca> aberno@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Anthony Berno) writes:
>I have two little questions that I thought I would ask the world:
>
>First, does anyone know how to make Kermit do auto-redial of a modem? This 
>seems really trivial in theory, as Kermit has lots of neat features, but try 
>as I might, I can't make the friggin' thing auto-redial to save my life!
>
I implement auto-redial with the following kermit-5A script in my .kermrc:

define redial -
	:loop, -
	dial \%1, -
	if failure goto loop

Then to dial <phone-number> in auto-redial mode, type (or insert within another
remote-host-specific script in .kermrc) "redial <phone-number>".  Should you
wish to terminate the redialing before a connection is made, type the
emergency escape sequence, "^C^C".
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