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Grex Info Item 220: Help - phantom characters & commands.
Entered by mcpoz on Sat Mar 18 14:59:11 UTC 1995:

I am not sure if this is the correct forum or not, but I have a question.
When I log on, I get all kinds of heiroglyphics on the screen and various
forms of the request to logon.  Usually it is a sidways triangle after
the logon prompt. (fully filled in triangle, not hollow).  If I enter
my logon, it does not recognize it, but if I erase the triangle, I can
get on.  Then, as I type various messages, either in pine, or in the 
various conferences, I get a lot of phantom characters as I type.  

Also, during e-mail transmissions, I get phantom commands, such as 
"Do you really want to delete?" etc.  I am never sure the mail goes out
unless I get a return note.  

Any general advice?  Is it my set-up or noisy lines, or ???
Thanks

8 responses total.

#1 of 8 by robh on Sat Mar 18 22:07:13 1995:

Sounds like general line noise to me, I've gotten things like
that before, I've gotten things worse than that.

#2 of 8 by davel on Sat Mar 18 22:07:35 1995:

Is your modem set up for MNP error correction?  If so, try disabling it;
attempts to initiate it are likely to be taken as input by Grex.  (But
this commonly presents more serious problems than you describe - such as
complete inability to connect - so it's not all that likely.  Just a top-
of-my-head suggestion.)

Info is a good place for questions like this.

#3 of 8 by davel on Sat Mar 18 22:09:53 1995:

Rob slipped in.  The reason I'd question general line noise is that (if
I understand) the symptoms at connection sound consistent.  The later stuff
does sound like line noise.

#4 of 8 by rcurl on Sat Mar 18 22:18:45 1995:

At the time mcpoz got the odd characters, his terminal was set to ANSI,
while his .profile specifies VT-100. Would this cause the problem? (I
suggested to him it might.)

#5 of 8 by popcorn on Sat Mar 18 22:52:16 1995:

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#6 of 8 by mcpoz on Sun Mar 19 16:17:22 1995:

thanks - I am making headway.  Perhaps I had 2 problems; line noise & 
error correction.  It looks pretty solid now after I am logged on.  
Funny thing, though, every time I log on, I get "password incorrect"
the first time, but it takes the second time.  I tend to type slopily
but I have been making sure it is ok, still getting the incorrect message.
Oh, well, thanks again.

#7 of 8 by popcorn on Sun Mar 19 17:06:13 1995:

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#8 of 8 by mcpoz on Sun Mar 19 19:27:35 1995:

After turning it off, it remains at login, but appears to be ok after that.

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