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[Rob Heard <rhea4446 AT mail.usyd.edu.au>]

I had a similar problem with BL1 and it turned out to be caused by
having a + in my password.

Cheers,  Rob Heard

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Sindi Keesan wrote:
> >
> > > atdt7615041 should work (without the send)
> > Will leaving out the 'send' fix my password problem?
>
> I don't know.  There aren't any BBS's or other shell
> logins around me, so I can't check it myself.
>
> > It works with pcplus or kermit and no script.
>
> Ok, it would appear that the problem is in microcom.
> Do try dialing without the send.  It could be that
> microcom goes into some sort of script mode when you
> use it.
>
> > Within 1 sec of asking for the password it tells me wrong password.
>
> Sounds like your BBS is getting something (the 1st character?).
> Just a thought: does your password perhaps have a non-alphanumeric
> character in it?
>
> > Someone more familiar with linux/unix stopped by to see BL3,
> > and could not get microcom working either.
>
> Perhaps it might help to set a timeout or to use a different
> parameter in the setup (like a slower speed).
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
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