From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Dialing up a remote computer
Date: 1 Aug 1997 05:41:37 GMT
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Nate Eldredge (eldredge AT ap DOT net) writes:
> ...you'll get strings such as "CONNECT 9600". Then your programs can just
> talk back and forth over the serial port.

Gak! If you get a string like that, your code should scream at the
user to upgrade their rustbox and it should then keel over to the DOS
prompt. It should actually go on to do something useful, though if it says
CONNECT 14400...
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