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- January 1992
-
-
- COMBRAIN
- (c) 1992
- by Stanley Sheff
-
- The Brainex System
- 310/275-2344 310/273-5234
-
-
- WHAT IS IT?
- ===========
- Combrain is a small but powerful telecom program designed specifically
- for unattended RELAY MAIL transfers. The program works at any baud
- rate on ports 1 to 4. Combrain uses script files similar to Procomm,
- and if you are using Procomm now, you can easily use your Procomm scripts.
- Just remove the commands not used by Combrain, and what's left will
- work just fine!
-
- Combrain works in an optional 43 line mode for EGA/VGA, as well as
- an optional monochrome mode.
-
- Combrain features a FAILSAFE timeout system, which insures the program
- will exit if the remote system locks up with you online! This can save
- you big bucks if you call long distance to transfer relay mail!
-
- When Combrain dials a remote system, it will redial if:
-
- o The Line is Busy
- o No Carrier
- o No Dial Tone
- o Incoming Call Detected
- o Dial Time Out
-
- After a connection, the program will end if carrier is lost, or the
- failsafe time runs out.
-
-
- PCRELAY
- =======
- If you are replacing your current modem program, please be sure to
- change your PCRELAY configuration to point to the new communications
- program path.
-
-
- DSZ.COM
- =======
- Combrain shells to DOS to use the file transfer protocol of your
- choice. It is suggested that you use a program that monitors timeouts
- and carrier loss while shelled like DSZ.COM or DSZ.EXE. Combrain can't help
- you once you are in DOS.
-
-
- GETTING STARTED
- ===============
- To get started, you will need to edit the included sample file
- COMBRAIN.CNF. Here's what's in it:
-
- The Brainex System
- 0
- 2
- 19200
- ATZ
- ATB1DT
- 1-310-275-2344
- 5
- 10
- 60
- RELAY.SCR
-
- ========================================
- 1 - BBS Name
- 2 - Reg. #
- 3 - Com Port (1-4)
- 4 - Modem Locked Baud Rate (300-38400) or NONE for Non-Locked Modem
- 5 - Modem Init String
- 6 - Modem Dial String
- 7 - Number to Dial
- 8 - Failsafe Timeout in Minutes
- 9 - Times to Try Dialing the number
- 10 - Time to Wait for Connection after number is dialed
- 11 - Script File Name
- ========================================
-
- To run the program:
-
- Command Line: COMBRAIN [CONFIGURATION FILE] [OPTIONS]
-
- EXAMPLE:
-
- COMBRAIN
- will use default COMBRAIN.CNF
-
- OPTIONS
- =======
- You can specify an alternate configuration file, 43 line screen, or
- monochrome mode.
-
-
- COMBRAIN RELAY1.CNF /43 /B
-
- RELAY1.CNF = CONFIGURATION FILE
- /43 = EGA/VGA 43 LINE DISPLAY
- /B = MONOCHROME DISPLAY
-
-
- SCRIPT FILE
- ===========
- Combrain uses a Procomm style script file.
-
- Script Commands:
-
- LOG OPEN - Opens the COMBRAIN.LOG file. Records Time/Date of everything
- Combrain sees or sends.
-
-
- LOG CLOSE - Closes the Log file. This is also done when the program
- exits.
-
-
- WAITFOR - Waits for a string from the remote system.
-
- Ex. WAITFOR "ENTER PASSWORD : "
-
- You can add a new timeout value, which overides the preset
- value in COMBRAIN.CNF
-
- Ex. WAITFOR "ENTER PASSWORD : " 600
-
- Combrain will wait 600 seconds for the remote to send
- "ENTER PASSWORD"
-
- This command is not case sensitive. Once the text is sent,
- the timeout value will return to the one indicated in
- COMBRAIN.CNF
-
-
- TRANSMIT - Sends text to the remote system.
-
- Ex. TRANSMIT "Hello There^M" <- include a ^M to add a
- carriage return to the text.
- This command is case sensitive.
-
-
- DOS - Runs a DOS program. Case sensitive.
-
- Ex. DOS "DSZ sz FILE.RLY"
-
-
- TERMINAL - Exit script and go into terminal mode.
-
-
- HANGUP - Hangup line and exit program. This is optional,
- as the program will do this when it reaches the end of
- the script file.
-
-
- Sample RELAY.SCR
-
- LOG OPEN
- WAITFOR "Ansi Color"
- TRANSMIT "N Q NS O^M"
- WAITFOR "first Name :"
- TRANSMIT "BRAINEX RIME PASSWORD^M"
- WAITFOR "Command :"
- TRANSMIT "J 12^M"
- WAITFOR "Command :"
- TRANSMIT "OPEN 2^M"
- DOS "DSZ port 2 pB8192 sz BRAINEX.RLY"
- WAITFOR "*" 1000
- DOS "DSZ port 2 pB8192 rz"
- LOG CLOSE
-
-
- TERMINAL MODE
- =============
- Once the modem has been initialized, you can bypass the script file
- and jump right into terminal mode by Hitting ALT T. To exit the
- program at any time hit ALT X. Whenever the program exits, it will
- take the phone OFF THE HOOK, preventing the modem from answering.
-
-
- This is a fully functional DEMO program. It is not crippled in any way.
- The only difference between the registered version and the demo is
- the opening screen, which requires the press of a random function key.
- When you register Combrain, the opening screen will not appear.
-
- To register this program, read REGISTER.DOC
-