UNHELPFUL XP HELP files !

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I'm sure that help files are configured purposely, by the people that write
them, to provide answers to every question that one did NOT want answered !

I wanted to use XP's hyperterminal to log into an email account of mine, to
see how many hundreds of junk emails were in there and then xdele them.
....I forgot how to turn on local echo didn't I !! I remembered the pop
address port 110 etc. and other settings but, could I remember how to turn
on "local echo" ....I could not.

This is all Microsofts fault anyway, I was used to using telnet on the odd
occasion in W98 !

IT SIMPLY BEGGARS BELIEF that it obviously did NOT cross the mind of the
IDIOT /s who wrote the hyperterminal programs' help file, that people would
probably be popping in, now and again, for a quick reminder on simple
syntax, and commands. The word ECHO draws a blank in hyperterminals' help
file - can you believe it !

So, I Googled, can you imagine how many dud web pages I visited ? half an
hour trying to remember how to turn on local echo ...I give up.

regards, Richard

ps serve me right for not pasting it into my notes file but, I thought I
had.
Age doesn't come on its' own !
 
RJK said:
I'm sure that help files are configured purposely, by the people that
write them, to provide answers to every question that one did NOT
want answered !

I wanted to use XP's hyperterminal to log into an email account of
mine, to see how many hundreds of junk emails were in there and then
xdele them. ...I forgot how to turn on local echo didn't I !! I
remembered the pop address port 110 etc. and other settings but,
could I remember how to turn on "local echo" ....I could not.

This is all Microsofts fault anyway, I was used to using telnet on
the odd occasion in W98 !

IT SIMPLY BEGGARS BELIEF that it obviously did NOT cross the mind of
the IDIOT /s who wrote the hyperterminal programs' help file, that
people would probably be popping in, now and again, for a quick
reminder on simple syntax, and commands. The word ECHO draws a blank
in hyperterminals' help file - can you believe it !

So, I Googled, can you imagine how many dud web pages I visited ?
half an hour trying to remember how to turn on local echo ...I give
up.

regards, Richard

ps serve me right for not pasting it into my notes file but, I
thought I had.
Age doesn't come on its' own !
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AT E# = Echo characters in command mode - where # = 0-no echo; 1=echo -
http://www.modemsite.com/56k/usehyper.asp

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I'm sure that help files are configured purposely, by the people that write
them, to provide answers to every question that one did NOT want answered !

I wanted to use XP's hyperterminal to log into an email account of mine, to
see how many hundreds of junk emails were in there and then xdele them.
...I forgot how to turn on local echo didn't I !! I remembered the pop
address port 110 etc. and other settings but, could I remember how to turn
on "local echo" ....I could not.

This is all Microsofts fault anyway, I was used to using telnet on the odd
occasion in W98 !

IT SIMPLY BEGGARS BELIEF that it obviously did NOT cross the mind of the
IDIOT /s who wrote the hyperterminal programs' help file, that people would
probably be popping in, now and again, for a quick reminder on simple
syntax, and commands. The word ECHO draws a blank in hyperterminals' help
file - can you believe it !

So, I Googled, can you imagine how many dud web pages I visited ? half an
hour trying to remember how to turn on local echo ...I give up.

regards, Richard

ps serve me right for not pasting it into my notes file but, I thought I
had. Age doesn't come on its own!
Click to expand...

Open Control Panel|PHONE & MODEMS|MODEM tab|PROPERTIES|ADVANCED
In the Extra Settings box type E1 --- and see what that does.
 
Much obliged :-)

regards, Richard


PA Bear said:
Using Telnet with a POP3 Mail Server
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/pop3telnet.htm

Telnet in WinXP/2K
#4 - Connect to the mail server (Windows XP only)
[Brit page, even, and with nice pictures!]
http://www.freeserve.com/help/email/unblockemail2000.htm

Try www.google./com/, RJK, instead of www.google.co. <eg>
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www.loyalinthecolonies.thx

RJK said:
I'm sure that help files are configured purposely, by the people that write
them, to provide answers to every question that one did NOT want
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answered
!

I wanted to use XP's hyperterminal to log into an email account of mine, to
see how many hundreds of junk emails were in there and then xdele them.
...I forgot how to turn on local echo didn't I !! I remembered the pop
address port 110 etc. and other settings but, could I remember how to turn
on "local echo" ....I could not.

This is all Microsofts fault anyway, I was used to using telnet on the odd
occasion in W98 !

IT SIMPLY BEGGARS BELIEF that it obviously did NOT cross the mind of the
IDIOT /s who wrote the hyperterminal programs' help file, that people would
probably be popping in, now and again, for a quick reminder on simple
syntax, and commands. The word ECHO draws a blank in hyperterminals' help
file - can you believe it !

So, I Googled, can you imagine how many dud web pages I visited ? half an
hour trying to remember how to turn on local echo ...I give up.

regards, Richard

ps serve me right for not pasting it into my notes file but, I thought I
had.
Age doesn't come on its' own !
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