Procomm Plus for Windows 95 Read Me

This file contains updated information intended to serve as a supplement to the printed documentation, help system, and on-line documentation.

General
New Data-, Fax-, and Voice-class Connection Directory entries have the Modem Connection field on the Port Settings panel set to the first available connection by default. In previous versions, new modem type connections defaulted to [Current Connection . Procomm Plus will work best if you have an updated Windows 9 Information !.inf" file for your modem. In most cases, your modem manufacturer will provide this with your modem. #owever, we have included an IN$ %uilder utility that can &enerate .IN$ files for over ',()) different modems. The utility !pwinf4.exe" is located in your \programs directory. If you*ve confi&ured Procomm Plus to answer +ata calls, and you*re runnin& the Procomm ,emote #ost, Procomm will automatically determine whether an incomin& call is a +ata call or a ,emote controllin& computer, and direct the call appropriately.

ASPECT
Connection Directory entries created with the ASPECT dialadd command now default to first available connection. Previously, when a Connection Directory entry was created with dialadd, the connection would be set to [Current Connection . To &et this same functionality an ASPECT script could do the followin&proc main string myconnection = "home pc" dialadd data myconnection set dialentry access data myconnection set modem connection current set dialentry access off dialsave endproc The ./P01T command dllload will only load 2(-bit .dll files. The ./P01T command hangup is synonymous with disconnect with the followin& additionsIf the current Internet connection is throu&h a ,./ +ial-3p Networkin& connection, issuin& a hangup will cause Procomm Plus to han& up the phone line in addition to disconnectin& the current T1P4IP port. The ./P01T command wizard has been added to Procomm Plus. The wizard command starts the specified wi5ard and reports /3110// if the specified file was located and started. wizard filespec

The filespec must be the name of a valid wi5ard file- e.&., trouble.wiz. .ll ASPECT commands that attempt to dial or connect to an Internet host !dial, dialnumber, connect, and connectmanual" will now fail if, when the command is e6ecuted, it re7uires a mode switch to make the connection .N+ the current mode has a modal dialo& displayed.

Scanner Drivers
The 8icrotek scanner driver includes a file named fileio32.dll. Procomm Plus also includes a file of the same name. When scannin& from the Procomm Plus Fax Viewer usin& a 8icrotek scanner, you should follow these steps1. /tart the Procomm Plus Fax Viewer by itself with no other Procomm Plus component runnin&. 2. ,ename the Procomm Plus fileio32.dll to fileio32.bak or some other temporary name. 3. 3se the Fax Viewer to scan your documents. 4. ,ename the Procomm Plus fileio32.bak to fileio32.dll. One of the dialogs in the Microtek scanner driver is inco !ati"le with the Proco Pl#s $a6 9iewer scanning software$ %hen yo# #se a Microtek scanner& yo# will not "e a"le to #se the View | Show Scan Job Window dialog$ The ':-bit 0pson color scanner driver is incompatible with the Procomm Plus Fax Viewer scannin& software. %efore scannin& from the Procomm Plus Fax Viewer, please make sure you have obtained the latest 2(-bit scanner drivers from the manufacturer.

Dial Up Networking
The first time you attempt to use Windows 9 +ial-3p Networkin& after confi&urin& the connection with the Procomm Plus 'nternet Access %i(ard, you will need to enter your !ser name and Password and enable the Sa"e #assword checkbo6 in the Connect $o dialo& before pressin& the Connect button. ;n subse7uent connection attempts, the user information will already be set and you will only be re7uired to click on the Connect button. If the Sa"e #assword checkbo6 is disabled in the Windows 9 +ial-3p Networkin& Connect To dialo&, you will need to do one of two thin&sInstall the Client for Microsoft %etwor&s client in the %etwor& applet of the Control Panel if it<s not already installed. If Client for Microsoft %etwor&s is already installed, but the Sa"e #assword checkbo6 is still disabled, your password file may be corrupted. To correct the situation, delete all files with the e6tension .pwl from your \windows directory. %A)*'*+, This will re ove A-- !asswords fro the syste forced to enter !asswords for all network connections$ and yo# will "e

 When you install a new Dial-Up Networking connection, we disable the acti ity ti!e out in the Settings | Control Panel | Internet | Connection dialog. "he check bo# is labeled $Disconnect if idle for # minutes.$

Fa
If you have installed a fa6 modem, and you do not see the Procomm Plus 95 Fax printer in the Start menu*s Printers dialo&, restart Windows and the driver should be available. New pw4.ini settin& in the options! section"a#$se%hort&ames=' The default value of ' causes Procomm Plus to use the short file names when &eneratin& fa6es by printin& from 2rd party applications. New pw4.ini settin& in the options! section"a#(()(elay='*** This value, in milliseconds, defaults to '))) and causes the Procomm Plus to allow more time for 2rd party applications to respond to printin& re7uests. If Fax Manager starts as a ma6imi5ed window, and hides your Windows Taskbar, restorin& Fax Manager should resolve the problem. If you do not have a mail client installed, selectin& File ' Mail will cause Fax Manager to stop respondin& to the system. This is a result of 8icrosoft*s mapi.dll failin& to return the proper messa&e to Fax Manager. .ttemptin& to send a broadcast fa6 usin& multiple connections with the same make and model of modem may not work properly. =ou may e6perience transaction failures, e6treme delays between transactions, and possibly system lockups. This is due to T.PI*s limited ability to distin&uish between connections with the same name. This is not a problem caused by Procomm Plus. 1aller I+ will only work if you have 1aller I+ service from your telephone company, a modem that supports 1aller I+, and a T.PI /ervice Provider, such as 3nimodem49, that supports both 1aller I+ and your modem. .dditionally, you will need a Windows 9 Information !.inf" file for your modem. To help meet these re7uirements, we have included an IN$ %uilder utility that can &enerate 3nimodem49 compatible .inf files for over ',()) different modems. The utility !pwinf4.e#e" is located in your ...\+rocomm +lus\programs directory. /electin& Fax ' Detect Modem Ca#a(ilities from Fax Stat#s will overwrite any customi5ed settin&s in Setu# ' Modem)Connection ' Fax Settings. To enable the Send a Fax %i(ard after it has been disabled, select *el# ' Wi+ards,,, from any of the main Procomm Plus communications modes, start the Send a Fax Wi+ard and deselect the check bo6 used to disable the wi5ard. If you have a Fax -nl. installation, you can re-enable the Send a Fax %i(ard by chan&in& the $se "a# ,izard=no entry to $se "a# ,izard=yes in the ,izards! section of your pw4.ini file .

 There are some known problems when usin& ++0 printin& with ':-bit applications. =ou may e6perience a >eneral Protection $ault in the application that was initiated via the print process. If this occurs, increase the value for the settin& "a#(()(elay in the options! section of your pw4.ini. In many cases, this will solve the problem. #owever, if this does not work, you will need to initiate the send process by printin& to the Procomm Plus 95 Fax printer driver from the desired application. If you send a fa6 usin& the Send a Fax %i(ard, the Com#an. %ame will not appear on the transmitted fa6. 3sin& Word Perfect ?.) to print to the Procomm Plus 9 $a6 driver will cause the fa6 ima&e to appear in landscape mode. There is no work around at this time. If you are sendin& a memo fa6 with a binary file transfer !%$T" fa6, pa&e headers will not appear on the memo fa6 pa&e. . renamed folder in Fax Manager will revert to its previous name when Fax Manager is restarted. =ou can create a new folder with the desired name, move any e6istin& fa6 documents to it, and delete the old folder.

!nternet "e# $rowser

If you have a file called iexplore.exe in your root directory, and you are unable to connect to web sites usin& Procomm Plus %e" .rowser, you may need re-install the Internet 06plorer. ,emove iexplore.exe from the root directory !you may rename the file, or move it to a different directory. Insert the Procomm Plus 1+ and install a&ain.

!nternet %ail Client

%y default, Procomm Plus will automatically add addresses from incomin& Internet mail messa&es to your current Connection Directory. If you subscribe to mailin& lists or other services that &enerate lar&e volumes of mail messa&es, you may reach the limit for Connection Directory entries 7uickly. If this is the case, please consider disablin& the /dd new incoming mail addresses to Connection Director. check bo6 in the 0nternet1 0nternet Mail1 -utgoing panel of Set#!. 8ail addresses, stored in the Connection Directory& are N;T duplicated in the messa&es within your 0n(ox. If automatic incomin& address stora&e is enabled, do not delete Connection Directory entries until you have recorded the addresses elsewhere. If you disable automatic incomin& address stora&e, as described in the previous bullet item, Procomm Plus will store the addresses within the messa&es, but the addresses of previously received messa&es are ;N@= stored in the Connection Directory. 8ovin& mail you have received from the 'nternet Mail Client 0n(ox to the -ut(ox will not cause the messa&e to be sent to another partyA received mail must be forwarded. To determine if a messa&e was received or composed, open the messa&e and look at the Message menu. If the View 2ntire *eader item is disabled, the messa&e was composed within Procomm Plus. If you can select it, the messa&e was received.

 New email! section entries for pw4.ini-eply .elow=* %y default, ori&inal te6t 7uoted in a messa&e reply appears after any new te6t that you type. If you*d rather have the 7uoted te6t appear before your te6t, set this entry to '. New email! section entries for pw4.ini&o+op3=' If you have not specified a Mail Ser"er /ccount in Set#! and you send mail often, add this entry to disable the server warnin& dialo& displayed by Procomm Plus.

!nternet News &eader

The ma6imum si5e of a messa&e that can be viewed from within the 'nternet Mail Client or the *ews )eader depends upon a number of factors, includin& the number of news&roups offered by the server and the amount of ,.8 available for applications. If the ma6imum messa&e si5e is lar&er than either client can handle, you can still view the messa&e by savin& it to disk openin& it with any te6t editor, such as the ASPECT Editor. The *ews )eader creates temporary files when decodin& a messa&e containin& a binary file. %ecause of these temporary files, the decodin& operation will sometimes re7uire up to twice the drive space of the ori&inal file len&th. When the option Maximum lines #er article w3en #osting is set to ) !5ero" in the 0nternet1 %ews1 Re#l. panel of Set#!, the *ews )eader will not split encoded files it posts. New news! section entry for pw4.ini(ecode/ield='** This entry controls how much processin& time the *ews )eader will use while decodin& messa&es. The default value is ')), with a minimum value of ( and a ma6imum of 2()))A the hi&her the number, the less the *ews )eader will yield to other applications. $or e6ample, a settin& of )) will speed up the decodin& process, but the performance of other applications runnin& at the same time may be affected. New news! section entry for pw4.ini+osting(elay=30 %y default, the *ews )eader waits ( seconds between each article posted to your news server. This default should work well with most providers, but you can increase or decrease this amount if you e6perience problems. The unit of time is '4'Bth of a second, so the default value of 2: results in a ( second delay. New news! section entry for pw4.ini%ingle1iew=' The *ews )eader normally opens a sin&le ead !rticle window. /et this entry to 5ero to display multiple ead !rticle windows.

Procomm Remote Read Me

This file contains updated information intended to serve as a supplement to the printed documentation and help system.

General
The Procomm ,emote /ost will not allow access to any of its settin&s while it is waitin& for a call. If you need to access the /ost0s settin&s while you<re remotely controllin& it, and the host is confi&ured to allow you access to its settin&s, to&&le the /ction ' Wait for a call menu item, or click on the Wait for a call Action .ar button, to &ain access to its settin&s. .fterward, if you want the /ost to continue answerin& calls, to&&le the /ction ' Wait for a call menu item, or click on the Wait for a call Action .ar button. .fter connectin& to a Procomm ,emote /ost, it is possible for the user on the controllin& computer to select the /ction ' 4lan& Client Screen and /ction ' 5oc& Client Mouse and 6e.(oard menu items on the /ost, or click their e7uivalent Action .ar buttons. ;nce these features are enabled, it is impossible for the user to manipulate the /ost until someone physically present at the /ost disables these features. The Procomm ,emote /ost is not compatible with ':-bit versions of WinProbe. If you run WinProbe remotely, some features may cause your remote control session to han& and prevent you from re-connectin&. Please up&rade to the Windows 9 version of WinProbe before you attempt to run it remotely. 0ven if the Call Manager0s Call Manger Settings1 7eneral settin&s panel is confi&ured to send Windows shortcut keys to the other computer, the C1trlDC.ltDC+elD keystroke is not sent to the /ost if you press it durin& a remote control session.

'ideo Cards and Drivers

The Procomm ,emote /ost is not compatible with the /d"anced Performance Settings of the 8atro6 8illenium video card, causin& display problems in the Session window. The two 8atro6 8illenium settin&s that affect the Procomm ,emote /ost are the !se De"ice 4itma#s Cac3ing and !se Power7D0 acceleration. +isable both of these settin&s when your computer will be controlled by other computers usin& Procomm ,emote. The Procomm ,emote /ost is not compatible with some advanced features of new video cards. If you are usin& a video driver that interacts with the video card in non-standard or proprietary ways, the /ost may not receive the data it needs to update the Session window properly.