With InterSLIP Remote you can control InterSLIP. You still need InterSLIP; InterSLIP Remote is just an addition. To create new configurations, edit them and switch between them you still need InterSLIP Setup.
InterSLIP Remote has three features which InterSLIP Control and InterSLIP Setup does not have: with InterSLIP Remote you can measure the time you are connected to the Internet. It can redial (this feature can be turned on or off) if the modem of your provider is busy. It also keeps a detailed log of all your connects/disconnects and connection times.
Connecting/Disconnecting
There are three possibilities to connect/disconnect:
• Click on the little phone with the handset up of the "Control"-window to connect and click on the phone with the handset down to disconnect
• Choose "Connect" to connect or "Disconnect" to disconnect from the "File"-menu
• Type C to connect or D to disconnect.
Link States
• Idle
You are not connected to the Internet.
• Waiting for modem
InterSLIP is telling your modem to start dialing
• Dialing
Your modem is dialing the number of your Slip account. You can choose it with InterSLIP Setup. Then it is connecting the modem of your Internet Service provider.
• Logging into gateway
InterSLIP is executing the CCL script you chose with InterSLIP Setup in the "Settings" dialog box of your configuration. There the CCL script is called "Gateway script". It will log you in to your gateway. Messages sent by CCL scripts to the user will be displayed in the second line of the "Control"-window.
• Up and running
You are connected to the Internet.
Auto-Redial
You can turn Auto-Redial on or off by
• clicking on the small icon with the dial disc of the "Control"-window. It will be crossed out when Auto-Redialing is disabled.
• choosing "Auto-Redial" from the "File"-menu
• typing A
If Auto-Redial is active, it will start another try to connect after a certain amount seconds. You can set it using the "Preferences"-dialog box. InterSLIP Remote interprets a "Dialing"-link state immediate followed by an "Idle"-link state as a failed try to connect, except when you cancel the dialing progress by choosing disconnect. If the try to connect is successful, on the link-state "Dialing" follows "Logging into gateway", not "Idle", you know. But when the modem of your provider is busy, after "Dialing" follows "Idle" because the modem has hanged up.
Time Connected
The time you are connected is displayed in the third row of the status window. You can use this display to determine the number of telephone units you have used.
Connection Sound
You can turn the connection sound on/off using the Preferences dialog (see below). When you're connecting to the Internet and the current try to connect succeeds, the connection sound is played. It is contained in the 'snd '-resource ID 128. You may want to replace this resource with your own sound. Do not choose a sound which is too long because
A) it eats much memory and perhaps there could not be enough free room in the application zone of InterSLIP Remote to load the sound, and more important
B) loading/playing the sound could take so much time that the computer misses some characters from the modem and the login prompt of your provider's server is not recognized.
Preferences dialog
Use this dialog for various settings. You can enter the "redial delay" in seconds. This is the time InterSLIP Remote waits before it tries to connect after a try failed. In the next edit field you can enter the "CCL message delay". This is the time InterSLIP Remote waits before removing a CCL message (such as "Waiting for login prompt...") from its display. Of course a CCL message is removed earlier when there is a newer message. You can also turn on/off the connection sound.
Log
If "Keep Log" is turned on, InterSLIP Remote keeps a detailed log on all connect/disconnect tries. To turn "Keep Log" on/off, choose "Keep Log" from the "File"-menu or click on the "L" in the "Control"-window. The "L" is crossed out when the "Keep Log"-feature is disabled. To show the "Log"-window, in which the log is displayed, choose "Show Log" from the "Edit"-menu. To clear the log, choose "Clear log", also from the "Edit"-menu.
The following messages can be displayed in the "Log"-window, along with the time and date the actions took place:
A) Started trying to connect
You hit the "Connect"-button, chose "Connect" from the "File"-menu or typed C.
B) Connected successful (number of tries: ##)
You were connected successful to the Internet after ## tries to connect (>1 only when the "Auto Redial"-feature is activated.
C) Disconnected (connection duration: ##:##)
You were disconnected from the Internet (by pressing the "Disconnect"-button, choosing "Disconnect" from the "File"-menu or typing D). The connection lasted ##:## minutes.
D) Connecting was aborted
You canceled connecting (during the modem was dialing etc.) before you were connected.
E) Connection was (already) started, but not by IS Remote
You started connecting to the Internet with another program than InterSLIP Remote while InterSLIP Remote was running -or- there was already a connection to the Internet before you launched InterSLIP Remote.
F) IS Remote was quitted without disconnecting (measured connection duration: ##:##)
You quitted InterSLIP Remote without disconnecting. The time you was connected before you quitted InterSLIP Remote was ##:##.
An alert will ask you if you really want to do this if you try it. InterSLIP Remote cannot measure the time you are connected to the Internet if it is not running all over the time you're connected!
At the bottom of the "Log"-window (scroll down until you reach it) there is the total number of log entries and the total connection time displayed.
Version Overview
1.1.1
- fixed bug. InterSLIP Remote scrolled to the right/bottom when going off the left/top scroll arrow in the log window while holding down the mouse button.
- fixed bug which caused InterSLIP Remote to crash when clicking in the Preferences dialog box (only in the 68K-version; I have a PowerMac and so I had trouble to find these two bugs.) [don't know what this second bug was; it disappeared after recompiling with CW7.]
- corrected two spelling mistakes in this file
- ported to CodeWarrior 7 IDE
1.1
- log window
- preferences dialog
- connection sound
- rewrite application (cleaner, I hope less bugs)
1.0.1
- fixed bug which caused InterSLIP Auto-Restore to go to the debugger (and crash if it is not installed) when it cannot find its preferences file
1.0
- first release
Future Plans for V1.2
I plan to make InterSLIP Remote scriptable so you can control it via AppleScript. If you have other scriptable Internet applications (like Anarchie) you will be able to make scripts which do all these Internet tasks for you (connecting, checking for mail, getting news from Newsgroups, disconnect for example).
Disclaimer
Matthias Wuttke hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Matthias Wuttke will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Matthias Wuttke or an agent of his has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Matthias Wuttke be liable for any damages, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.
Shareware
If you use InterSLIP Remote for more than two weeks and you decided to keep it, please send $5 shareware fee to me. If this is to much for you, send less.
You can send me the shareware fee directly - in this case, send cash only, please - or pay to Kagi Shareware using the "Register" program.
About Kagi Shareware
Kagi Shareware is a shareware registration service that is available to any shareware author and can accept a variety of payments from shareware users. Kagi Shareware handles all aspects of registering shareware; collection of payer information, processing of payments, replies to payers, detailed accounting to shareware authors, site license invoicing, etc. The idea is to make it easier for everyone involved with shareware; easier for users to pay shareware fees by providing a variety of payment methods, easier for shareware authors by easing the administrative burden.
For more information about Kagi look at their WWW-site (http://198.207.242.3) or contact Kee Nethery (kee@kagi.com).
Thanks to
Troy Gaul (Infinity WDEF),
F. Pottier (Floating Unit used in WuFrame),
Marc Elmlund (he found lots of bugs),
all users who complained about the bug(s) in V1.0 & V1.1,
all users who suggested new features implemented in V1.1,
and, of course & last but not least, to all registered users!
How to contact the author
Please tell me any spelling-mistakes in this Readme. Please report any bugs or problems you have with InterSLIP Remote - I will try to fix them in the next release. Suggestions are very welcome. If possible please send me e-mail - it's much faster and not as expensive :)
email (Internet):
matthias@kagi.com
wuttke@stein.teuto.de
Snail mail:
Matthias Wuttke
Hilterweg 14
33803 Steinhagen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) (5204) 8502
PS: Sorry for any mistakes in the spelling! Please tell me my mistakes, I'll correct them.
