CompuServe Messages

Well, I found out where the ^C was coming from. It's in my script all right. I didn't see it when I typed the file out, because the "Type" command doesn't make the ^C visible. Immediately ahead of the ^C in the script, I have "#w'2'", which causes LCTERM to wait for 2 seconds before sending the next thing. Of course, actually getting a control-c into the script called for some strange command in SEDT, but that's another story. What follows is conjecture, hearsay, folklore, and misty memory, but it works for me: When a Compuserve node answers the phone, it has a small delay time during which it will reject characters, even after the modem reports "carrier detect". This gets rid of noise characters generated by the transition from no carrier to carrier. It also gets rid of your control-c, unless you wait like I do. Why doesn't it get rid of a CR? I dunno. Regards, [A Dave