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TROUBLESHOOTING QUESTION AND ANSWER
Answers to frequently asked questions about Robocomm
Q When I start Robocomm, I get an "Open Error" error
message.
A Robocomm is not able to open a file because no more file
handles are being made available by DOS. To remedy this
situation, increase the FILES value in your CONFIG.SYS
file, then re-boot and restart Robocomm. FILES=39 is the
suggested value, but you may need a higher number,
depending on your system configuration and operating
environment.
Another possibility is that you've included your Robocomm
directory in your PATH statement and you're starting
Robocomm from outside the Robocomm subdirectory. You
must start Robocomm from within its own directory.
Q After Robocomm opens the mail door it just sits there at
the mail door's command prompt.
A You have not imported the proper prompt definition file.
Robocomm comes supplied with prompt files for Qmail 4.0
(DEFAULT.PPF) MarkMail, RoseMail and CAM-Mail. Make sure
that you use the "Import" command on the prompt
definition screen to pull in the correct prompt
settings.
Q I have a high speed, error correcting modem, yet I'm
seeing errors during downloads, dropped characters when
Robocomm's processing an agenda or failed Ymodem-G
transfers.
A Three things:
If you are using a disk cache program, make sure that
any DELAYED or STAGED write operations are disabled
while Robocomm is on-line. Not all computer systems
can handle writing to disk and reading characters from
the comm port at the same time. The PREAGEN and
POSTAGEN batch files are excellent places to turn your
delayed writes on and off.
Make sure your have RTS/CTS handshaking turned on and
try setting your baud rate at 19200, not 38400.
Depending on your system's configuration and speed,
your system probably cannot operate reliably at 38400
while running Robocomm.
If you don't already have one, a 16550 UART (which
buffers i/o through the comm port) is probably the best
investment in computing hardware you can make. They're
inexpensive and easy to install in most systems.
Q I get a hang up verification error every time Robo tries
to hang up at the end of an agenda. What's up?
A Robocomm attempts to verify that no carrier exists after
hanging up the modem. Two possible causes for this
problem exist. The most common is that your modem is not
properly configured to report the actual status of
Carrier Detect. See the DATA-CARRIER-DETECT subheading
under MODEM INITIALIZATION string for details on
correcting this problem. If you still have problems, and
you are sure that your modem is configured properly, then
try using another modem cable. Some cheap cables do not
properly connect the needed pins for the CD signal. As a
last resort, change the "Ignore Modem CD" switch on
Configure-General screen to "YES". This will disable
Robocomm's CD checking procedures.
Q While on-line with a BBS, the connection was broken and
Robocomm just sat there, without realizing that it had
been hung up on. What happened?
A Your modem is not reporting the actual status of Carrier
Detect. There is no way for Robocomm to know it has been
hung up on, if CD is being forced "TRUE" by your modem.
See the previous answer or the "Modem Configuration"
section of this User's Guide for details.
Q Robocomm doesn't do what it is supposed to while on-line.
I thought you said this thing works!?!
A Robocomm performs very reliably when calling PCBoard and
Wildcat systems that use standard prompt definitions.
However, some Sysops change the prompts on their systems.
Try logging on manually (using Robocomm's terminal or
another comm program) and check to see if the prompts on
the system match those specified on the Directory-BBS
Systems-Prompts screen for that BBS. If not, you will
need to create a customized prompt definition for that
BBS by editing the default prompts. Check the BBS for a
"Robocomm Prompt Definition File" first though. Maybe
someone has created a file for that BBS that you can
simply import into the system directory with one easy
command.
Sometimes, extremely bad line noise can cause problems.
It may save you time to try the problematic agenda item a
second time before investing the time to check out the
prompts.
Q Robocomm hangs my system for unknown reasons. I have to
re-boot!
A If you are using the /OP1 or /OU1 parameter in your ROBO
environment variable, discontinue its use and try again.
Also, check the amount of free memory displayed in the F2
Status window. Try and optimize your computer setup to
get that number as high as possible.
Q Robocomm is not processing the NEWFILES.DAT new files
listing from the QWK packets that it downloads.
A Either there is insufficient memory to run the extraction
utility, or your extraction utilities are specified
improperly or they are not on your current search path.
Are you sure your account in the mail door is set up to
send you a new files scan? Finally, if you are using an
external protocol, make sure there is no environment
variable set that is causing downloaded files to go
somewhere other than where they are supposed to.
Q I'd rather that Robocomm didn't process new files from
the Qmail packets. Is there any way to stop it?
A Specify NONE as the archive and ZIP extraction commands.
Q I'm using a monochrome monitor and I'm having trouble
reading some of Robocomm's screens.
A Try starting Robocomm with the /M command line switch,
which will force monochrome mode on systems that fool
Robocomm into thinking they have a color monitor.
Q I would like to set all of the Robocomm configuration
settings back to their defaults. How do I do it?
A Erase the file ROBOCOMM.MEM and restart Robocomm.
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