Re: [DMetal/FV support??

[szatezal@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane)]

butch@netcom.com (G.Sanchez) wrote:

>Lawrence Faust (lfaust@delphi.com) wrote:
>: Ho, all---
>: 	
>: 	OK, I've looked at Warp 6. Now, I'm interested in Metal/FV.
>:  did an install, got it up in local mode.
>: Will NOT send data to modem upon connect.

>If you set it up in local mode, then don't expect it to connect with 
>another modem since as far as its concern there it is not supposed to 
>take calls. Your modem may answer the incoming call but metal will just 
>ignore it. You should have something like this in your metal config file:

>MODEM=<GENERIC.MODEM>
>MODEMQUITYPE=<USR>
>MODEMPORT=<GS.PORT>

>the modemtype=<usr> will vary depending on your modem, its not nessesary 
>thoug.

>: 	My hardware: IIgs w/4meg. RAM & 9mHz Zip, Intrec Hardware Handshaking
>:  modem.

>You need a ProTERM hardware hanskaking cable, that works the best!!
>Wait a minute Intrec is ProTERM duh :) Not thinking too hard this mornig 
>:) Your cable should be allright. No problems there.


>: Leaving messages on GEnie (the A2 area's usually heavy on support)
>: has not helped. I've been told the the Supra's the problem (by a user), so I

>Wait a minute, supra is NOT the problem, I think that what is happening 
>is that you do not have the proper metal.config for a supra modem. There 
>is one and it works great (from what I have been told by other Supra 
>metal BBS sysops). If you are interested I will dig it up and post it for 
>you. My conclusions, you need the metal.config for a supra and everything 
>should work, you also need the modem result codes which will be in the 
>config file, this will allow metal to return the actual baud rate and all 
>that info. Again, I will dig it up for you and post it here.

Various configuration files can be had via anonymous ftp to:
ftp://galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu/pub/metal/configs

I would *highly* recommend you consult those. If not look for more
help over on alt.bbs.metal.

>: 	
>: 	If I can get the thing up & running, I'd also like to apply for a
>: site ID (for FutureNet) and also find out how to get FidoNet/Usenet feeds for
>: Metal.
>: 	
> Oh boy, just BUG the living you know what out of Tony Diaz. I know of 
>users who have been waiting for over one year just to get a site id. What 
>does not help is that most of those users do not send all the nessesary 
>information and Tony does NOT tell them what is missing either. So if you 
>want a Futurenet ID, then I suggest you keep sending email to him untill 
>you get a reply and send the PROPER information and things will be smooth 
>and not take a long time. No I am not saying that Tony is the slow one, 
>just that if you do not send all that is required you will be waiting a 
>long time for an ID. Here is what you need to send him

>BBS Name
>BBS Location
>BBS Phone number
>Site you would like to link with

>I beilave thats it, with metal, you can link to ANY site on the network, 
>no need to link with those so called hubs like many other bbs networks.

...and WE get yet another diatribe from Gabe... when will it end? Who knows...

As far as joining the futurenet network goes, here's how to go about it, IMHO:

1. Get metal/FV working.
2. Browse the futurenet sites list, and look for a site which you would
    be willing to call. Email the sysop - ask 'em if you could connect to 
    his/her bbs. I'll post the latest to alt.bbs.metal if needed.
3. AFTER KANSASfest post on alt.bbs.metal about *exactly* what you must
    provide in order to join the network.  There is an auto-matic address
    which will give you this information back, via email, but I don't have it
    handy.
4. Then send the information to root@space-bar.fnet.org....



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