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- The Portal log-on script automates the rather complex
- procedure for logging onto the Portal service. It will dial the
- Telenet access number, send your PC Pursuit ID and password if
- you have one, and log you on to Portal, and if you like, it will
- set your Portal user option to use your pseudonym (nickname)
- instead of your real name in messages and meetings.
-
- An additional feature of the script file is if the attempt
- to log onto Portal is unsuccessful (usually due to all circuits
- being busy) it will keep trying until it gets through. The
- PORTAL.CMD file for both Procomm 2.4 and Procomm+ will keep
- trying until either it gets through or you abort it with the Esc
- key. PORTAL.ASP (for Procomm+ only) will try a specified number
- of times (default ten) and if still unsuccessful it will hang up
- and terminate.
-
- PORTAL.ARC contains the following files:
-
- PORTAL.DOC - This documentation file
- PORTAL.ASP - Script file for ProComm+ (ten attempts to
- connect to Portal then disconnects)
- PORTAL.CMD - Script file for ProComm 2.4 or ProComm+
- (infinite attempts to connect to Portal)
-
- Note that PORTAL.CMD will run on either ProComm or ProComm+.
- PORTAL.ASP will only run on ProComm+.
-
- CUSTOMIZING PORTAL.CMD AND PORTAL.ASP
-
- Use your favorite ASCII editor or word processor that edits
- ASCII files to configure these command files for your use. The
- following lines have to be changed for your user names and
- passwords:
-
-
- ASSIGN S1 "c portal,pcpID,pcpPASSWORD^M" ;*** Include PC Pursuit ID/pswd
- ASSIGN S2 "Portal user name^M" ;*** Portal user name
- ASSIGN S3 "PortalPassword^M" ;*** Portal password
-
- ..... other code here .....
-
- DIAL "5" ;*** Change to Telenet/Portal entry in dialing dir
-
- The ASSIGN S1 line must be changed to include your PC
- Pursuit ID and password. Use the format that's already in the
- line. If you don't use PC Pursuit, omit the PC Pursuit ID and
- password; just include the "c portal^M".
-
- The ASSIGN S2 line must contain your Portal user name
- (exactly as you type it) including the ^M at the end to send a
- carriage return.
-
- The ASSIGN S3 line must contain your Portal password (make
- sure you include it EXACTLY as you type it, including upper and
- lower case letters). Include ^M at the end to send a carriage
- return.
-
- If you don't wish to use your pseudonym automatically, delete
- the lines marked off by respective comments in the script file.
-
- The INIT N0 10 line (only in PORTAL.ASP) sets the number of
- times to attempt to connect with Portal before hanging up. The
- default is 10 tries, but you can change this if you like by
- changing the number 10 to whatever number of tries you want.
-
- The DIAL line must be changed to dial your Telenet access
- number in the dialing directory. This is only necessary if you
- plan to execute the script file through the /F option at the DOS
- prompt or with the Alt-F5 key.
-
- EXECUTING THE SCRIPT FILE
-
- You execute the script file the same as with any other
- ProComm script file. It can be called from the dialing directory
- (linked to an entry) or executed stand-alone with the Alt-F5
- keys.
-
- IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
-
- If the script file doesn't work properly (particularly that
- you get into Portal and the script file doesn't log you on
- properly), check that you specified your User IDs and passwords
- correctly. If you get an error from ProComm, make sure you're
- not running PORTAL.ASP from ProComm 2.4.
-
- If you continue to have problems, and you suspect a bug in
- the script file (I've tested them, but problems might pop up in
- unusual circumstances), leave a message at:
-
- BBS - (603)228-3820
- GEnie - KPATZ
- CompuServe - 73007,3311