the first line of every connection site is "*<name>" - name is only for output purposes...
the next lines describe how to log on all the way to a NNTP (UseNet site):
Command structure is as follows:
(Note: all commands MUST begin with the "\" character!!!)
command: what it does/expects:
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d Dial number immediately proceeding "d" char
includes all dialing codes
the "@" char indiactes what speed to set up.
w Wait xx seconds for string.
s Send (output to port) text string
r Send a carriage return/line feed char.
x Script is finished.
Please note that the script file will run from top to bottom, trying each connection until it gets a valid connection OR you run out of places to try (entries in the script file)
In most instances, there may be more than one one way to get to a NNTP server. Unablilty to connect may be caused (aside from operator error) by a busy phone line or a down server...
For direct-dial-in Merit folks, the first connection example may be all that you need - aside from changing the phone number and/or the baud rate.
If you find that you can connect manually, and CANNOT write a script for it, that is where the "Pre-Logged" function under the "Options" menu may come in handy.
This is so that you can be already on-line with an NNTP server and still run NetFeed....
!! note that you may also place comment lines in your script file, to do so
make sure that the first character on that line is a "#" character. The
entire line will be ignored...you may use this to remind yourself what your
