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- File INFO.SCR
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- AUTOMATIC LOGIN TO CUNIXF FROM MS-DOS KERMIT
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- Christine M. Gianone
- Manager, Kermit Developement and Distribution
- CUCCA/AcIS
- October 1991
-
-
- INFO.SCR is a script program for logging in to INFO (CUNIXF) from MS-DOS
- Kermit from a campus Rolmphone, either a D-type data phone or a 244PC.
-
- Although you can run this script program from within Kermit by typing the
- command "TAKE INFO.SCR", it is more convenient to run it from DOS command
- level via DOS Batch programs that start Kermit for you, tell Kermit to run
- this script program, and feed it certain information to customize its actions.
- The following Batch programs are available:
-
- INFO.BAT - Connects you to CUNIXF, gets you to the prompt.
- EMAIL.BAT - Connects you to CUNIXF, puts you in MM.
- CALENDAR.BAT - Connects you to CUNIXF, puts you in Calendar data entry.
-
- To use these batch files, and INFO.SCR itself, you must be running MS-DOS
- Kermit 3.11 or later, and it must be installed as KERMIT.EXE in a directory
- that is part of your DOS PATH definition. INFO.SCR and the related Batch
- files should be in the same directory. For hard disk systems, this would
- normally be the directory C:\KERMIT\.
-
- For detailed instructions on installation and use of MS-DOS Kermit, see the
- Second Edition of "Using MS-DOS Kermit", available in the CUCCA/AcIS Business
- Office in 102 Philosophy and at local bookstores.
-
- Run any of these Batch programs just by typing its name (the part before
- ".BAT"), for example:
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- C:\>email
-
- (in this example, "C:\>" is the DOS prompt, and you type "email" and then
- press the Enter key).
-
- The Batch programs accept two optional words on the DOS command line, after
- their names. The first is your CUNIXF user ID, for example abc123, and the
- second is your password:
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- C:\>email abc123 secret
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- If you leave out your password, INFO.SCR will prompt you for it. If you leave
- out the user ID and password, INFO.SCR will prompt you for both of them.
-
- Once INFO.SCR knows your user ID and password, it tries to connect you to
- the INFO system (CUNIXF) through your ROLMphone, using the default
- communication port and speed. Normally this is COM1 and 9600 bps, but you
- can change them by putting SET commands in your MSKERMIT.INI file, for
- example:
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- SET PORT 2
- SET SPEED 19200
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- Any key settings, terminal parameters, screen colors, etc, that are
- established in your MSKERMIT.INI file are used.
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- If INFO.SCR fails to communicate with your ROLMphone, it will give you an
- informative message. Check your port and speed setting, make sure you
- have a data cable connecting your PC's serial port and the ROLMphone, make
- sure Kermit is using the same port the cable is connected to, make sure your
- ROLMphone actually does have a working data option, etc. For detailed
- troubleshooting instructions, see "Preparing for Data Communication with
- the CBX".
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- Once INFO.SCR is talking to your ROLMphone, it attempts to connect to the INFO
- terminal server, then it tries to connect to CUNIXF, then it tries to log you
- in automatically, then it sets your UNIX terminal type to be the same as
- Kermit's (VT320), and finally it starts up the desired application, if any
- (such as the e-mail program, MM). Any of these steps can fail. If they do,
- you'll get an informative error message.
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- Once you are successfully connected to the Info system (CUNIXF), you will
- have a terminal screen. The characters you type on the keyboard are sent
- to CUNIXF, and the characters sent by CUNIXF appear on your screen.
-
- Two special Alt-key combinations are available for your use while the terminal
- screen is active. An Alt-key combination is entered by holding down the Alt
- key and pressing the indicated letter while Alt is held down.
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- Alt-q (hold down Alt, press q):
- Log out from CUNIXF, hang up the data connection, exit Kermit,
- return to DOS.
-
- Alt-x (hold down Alt, press x):
- Return to Kermit's "MS-Kermit>" prompt without logging out from
- CUNIXF. To get back to CUNIXF, type CONNECT and then press the
- Enter key.
-
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- INFO
-
- If you want to access various facilities of the Info system, CUNIXF, use
- INFO.BAT. This procedure takes you up to the system prompt, so you can
- access any application. Just type "info" at the DOS prompt, optionally
- followed by your CUNIXF user ID, optionally followed by your password (which
- will echo, so make sure nobody is looking over your shoulder). Examples:
-
- info
- info abc123
- info abc123 secret
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- Be sure to properly terminate your application and log out from UNIX (the
- "exit" command) when you are finished. Get back to Kermit with Alt-q
- or Alt-x.
-
-
- EMAIL
-
- If you only want to use E-mail, use EMAIL.BAT. This starts the MM E-Mail
- program for you, giving you a few lines of instructions. Just type "email" at
- the DOS prompt, optionally followed by your CUNIXF user ID, optionally
- followed by your password. Examples:
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- email
- email abc123
- email abc123 secret
-
- To finish your your e-mail session, use Alt-Q. This should exit safely from
- MM, no matter whether it is in Top, Read, Send, or More mode, log you out from
- UNIX, hang up your data connection, and return you to the DOS prompt.
-
- CALENDAR DATA ENTRY
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- Calendar data entry people should use CALENDAR.BAT. This starts the calendar
- data entry program for you. Just type "calendar" at the DOS prompt,
- optionally followed by your CUNIXF user ID, optionally followed by your
- password. Examples:
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- email
- email abc123
- email abc123 secret
-
- To finish your your calendar session, follow the directions on your calendar
- screen for exiting from the data entry program, then use Alt-Q to log out
- from CUNIXF, hang up your data connection, and return to the DOS prompt on
- your PC.
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- CUSTOMIZATIONS
-
- Once you have the INFO.SCR, INFO.BAT, EMAIL.BAT, and CALENDAR.BAT files on
- your PC, you can edit them for convenience. In most cases this won't be
- necessary.
-
- However, the correct operation of INFO.SCR depends upon your CUNIXF system
- prompt being either "$ " (dollar sign followed by space, the standard Shell
- and K-Shell prompt) or "% " (percent followed by space, the standard C-Shell
- prompt). If your prompt is different, you MUST edit INFO.SCR to tell it what
- your prompt is. Find the line that looks like this:
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- ; define myprompt {cunixf: }
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- Remove the ";" (semicolon) comment indicator, and change "cunixf: " to
- whatever your prompt is (leave the curly brackets), for example:
-
- define myprompt {unix> }
-
- If you don't want to type your user ID each time, add a line immediately
- below "define myprompt" like this:
-
- define userid abc123
-
- where "abc123" is your user ID.
-
- But please, DO NOT put your password in this or any file. You should always
- enter it every time you log in. If you password is in the INFO.SCR file,
- anybody can walk up to your PC and access your private data -- they can read
- it, change it, or delete it.
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- [End of INFO.DOC]
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