On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, John J. Boyer wrote: > ... However, minicom still won't create the /etc/minicomrc.dfl > file. Incidentally, it has an attrocious interface. Instead of > just using a plain text interface it is doing something fancy. Yes, minicom uses a text windowing interface library known as ncurses, with line drawing characters around sub windows, and cursor placement escape codes, and the like. For a more basic text interface you might like to try: ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/ibiblio/apps/serialcomm/dialout/xc-4.3.2.tar.gz This is on an ibiblio (formerly metalab) mirror. Short description at: ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/ibiblio/apps/serialcomm/dialout/xc-4.3.2.lsm I don't use the thing much anymore as a terminal program (ppp internet access trumps that easily), but I constantly use the included voice "call" script (highly modified by me), to automatically look up voice phone numbers numbers I have typed into a text file, and dial them for me, then drop the line so I can talk by voice. This is a pure text interface that accepts a search string (key) on the command line. LCR -- L. C. Robinson reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html