From: John Weiss
    To: B.J. Guillot
Thread: BGFAX 1.7 in NT4    01/02  (1/2)
  Date: 26-Apr-97, 11:08am  (Ref# 5275)

;rep:4055,3255
I have been running BGFax successfully under Win95 for quite a while. I 
just switched to NT4, and have a problem in the handoff from BGFax to 
Wildcat 4. Almost every handoff attempt results in a "carrier not found 
on startup" message in an apparent infinite loop (I assume from Wildcat). 
I used the default shortcut created by NT for FBBS.BAT.

I had similar problems in the past that we worked out with some 
configuration changes. Can you see anything here that might cause 
problems in NT4, but works fine in Win95?

Pentium 120, 48MB RAM, SupraFax 288/336, BGFax 1.70, Wildcat 4.20

ACTIVE PROFILE:
B1 E1 L2 M1 N1 Q0 T V1 W2 X4 Y0 %C2 %E0 %G1 -K0 &C1 &D2 &K3 &Q5 &R1 &S0 &X0 &Y0
S00:000 S01:000 S02:043 S03:013 S04:010 S05:008 S06:002 S07:050 S08:002 S09:012
S10:014 S11:055 S12:050 S18:000 S23:062 S25:005 S26:001 S36:007 S37:000 S38:005
S40:104 S41:130 S44:130 S46:138 S48:007 S91:010 S95:043 S109:062 S110:014                                                                                                                                                                                      

FBBS.BAT

@echo off
:: Wildcat 4.x, Supra 288/336 (Class 2), WFWG 3.11 / Win95
path e:\fax;e:\wc;e:\zip
SET BGFAX=E:\FAX
SET DSZLOG=e:\wc\activity.dsz
SET WCNODEID=1
SET WCPORTID=1
SET WCMLOCAL=E:\QM\DL\
e:
:RELOAD
cd\fax
wcwait /s:2
bgfax /host /sd /nh /DTE:57600
if errorlevel 33 e:\wc\cat.bat
if errorlevel 22 e:\wc\cat.bat
if errorlevel 4 goto faxrcvd
if errorlevel 3 goto localcall
if errorlevel 2 goto datacall
if errorlevel 1 fbbs.bat
goto end
:faxrcvd
  goto reload
:localcall
  cd\wc
  cat0.bat
:datacall
  %bgfax%\dobbs1.bat
:end
CLS
cd\wc

BGFAX.CNF

po=1
ft=z
sp=57600
rp=E:\FAX
tc=ATH
bu=ATM0H1
;--------------------- fax send mode strings --------------------
id=206 368 7672
ds=ATDT
dt=45
mb=3
sw=60
fh=To: %to21% From: %fr42% %mo2%/%dy2%/%yr2%  %hr2:%mi2%  Pg %pg2%/%mp2%
fr=John R Weiss (206) 368-7672
;-------------------- front end mode strings --------------------
in=ATZ
in=AT+FCR=1+FLID="206 368 7672"
in=AT+FDCC=1,3,0,2,0,0,0,0
ri=2
an=AT+FAA=1;A
do=Please press the [Esc] key to access Bare Bones BBS.
lo=Loading Bare Bones; one moment, please . . .
ec=MNP
sl=1200
ts=The system detected a 300 Baud connection.  Please try again at 1200+.
ky=P,174
ky=X,0
pi=1
ev=04:58,33
ev=23:58,22

EXEBBS.BAT

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  From: B.J. Guillot
    To: John Weiss
Thread: BGFAX 1.7 in NT4    01/02  (2/2)
  Date: 20-May-97, 2:21pm  (Ref# 5325)

> I have been running BGFax successfully under Win95 for quite a while. I 
> just switched to NT4, and have a problem in the handoff from BGFax to 
> Wildcat 4. Almost every handoff attempt results in a "carrier not found 
> on startup" message in an apparent infinite loop (I assume from Wildcat). 
> I used the default shortcut created by NT for FBBS.BAT.
> I had similar problems in the past that we worked out with some 
> configuration changes. Can you see anything here that might cause 
> problems in NT4, but works fine in Win95?
 
You're probably going to need help from someone who is experienced in NT.
 
The modem could actually be losing carrier, because NT might be dropping
DTR when switching from BGFAX to WC4.  Even though both of those programs
are 16-bit DOS-based, the NT command shell, as far as I know, is a 32-bit
program.  That means when BGFAX exits, the shell then runs WC4.  However,
whenever you have a 16-bit, 32-bit transition, this might be causing NT to 
drop carrier.
 
It's been a long time since I last looked at NT, so I might be remembering 
these details incorrectly.
 
If what I am remember is correct, you might be able to cure the problem by 
telling your modem to ignore DTR toggles that cause the carrier drop
condition.  (Either the &C or &D parameter.  I can't recall off the top of 
my head.)
 
Regards,
bgfax author