APPENDIX C

LOG ON INSTRUCTIONS



Step 1: Set your computer's telecommunications program for full duplex
using 7-bit words, even parity, and 1 stop bit, or 8-bit words, no parity,
and 1 stop bit. You may call at either 300, 1200, or 2400 baud.


Step 2: To reach BIX via Tymnet
BIX is accessible from within the U.S., some of its territories and
possessions, and major Canadian cities through local Tymnet numbers. If you
don't know the Tymnet phone number(s) for your area, contact the BIX
Customer Service Line (see below). At other times, numbers can be obtained
by calling Tymnet at 800-336-0149.
  Some Tymnet callers outside the continental U.S. may be charged higher
telecommunications rates. See the `bix.business' conference for details.
Call your local Tymnet number.
  Depending on your baud rate, Tymnet will respond with "garble" or request
a terminal identifier. Enter the letter A.
  Tymnet will ask you to log in. Enter BIX and a carriage return (CR). You
will then be at the door to the BIX computer.
  If after you enter the letter A, your terminal is still unreadable, you
must change your settings from 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity to 7 bits, 1
stop bit, even parity, or vice versa.


Step 3: You should see the BIX welcome screen and a prompt asking you to
enter your name. Respond with the BIX user name that you selected during
registration. When prompted, enter your password.
  If you are registering, respond to the name prompt with the word new.



Accessing BIX from Outside the U.S.
To reach BIX from outside the U.S., you need a packet network account with
your local Postal Telephone & Telegraph (PTT) company. From your PTT, enter
310690157800. Then follow instructions starting at Step 3. A list of PTT
addresses and contacts for most countries is available by calling or
writing BIX. (See "Problems," on page 206 for the address and telephone
number of BIX.)



Direct Dialing
BIX has a direct-dial number in suburban Boston. The number is 617
861-9767. Enter the word BIX at the prompt. Then follow the instructions
starting at Step 3.














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Problems
If you follow these instructions but still are unable to log on to BIX,
callers from the U.S. and Canada can telephone the BIX Customer Service
Line for assistance at 1800-227-2983 between 8:30 a.m. until 11 p.m.
eastern standard time (New York City time) weekdays. In New Hampshire and
outside the U.S. or Canada, call 603-924-7681.
  The mail address is BIX, One Phoenix Mill Lane, Peterborough, NH 03458.



X.25 Parameters and Overseas Users
BIX supports the X.25 communications protocol according to the latest CCITT
specification. Overseas users should be aware of the parameters BIX has set
and adjust their PAD accordingly. To see your PAD settings as BIX
understands them, from the main system prompt ( : ) enter:

  opt pad q

This will produce a numbered list. For example:

  1.1
  2.1
  3.126

and so on.  The number on the left is the parameter; the number on the
right is its value.
  Here are the parameters that BIX sets, their values, and an explanation:

Parameter    Value     Explanation

      1        16      DLE escape to PAD
      2         1      Echo function enabled
      3       126      PAD forwarding characters:
                        Bit values (current value
                         2+4+8+16+32 +64=126)
                         1   A-Z, a-z, 0-9
                         2 * CR (M)
                         4 * ESC (^[), BEL (^G), ENQ (^E), ACK (^F)
                         8 * DEL, CAN (^X), DC2 (^R)
                        16 * ETX (^C), EOT (*D)
                        32   HT (^H), LF (^J), VT (^K), FF (^L)
                        64   All other characters less than decimal 32 and
                             DEL
      4         0       No forward on timeout
      5         1       XON XOFF of Terminal
      6         1       Only PAD service signals sent to  user
















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      7        21       Send INT packet on BREAK
      8         0       PAD sends data to user's device
      9         0       No PAD after CR
     10         0       No line folding
     11         3       Speed of User Port:
                          0   110    baud
                          1   134.5  baud
                          2   300    baud
                          3  1200    baud
                          4   600    baud
                          5    75    baud
                          6   150    baud
                         12  2400    baud
                         13  4800    baud
                         14  9600    baud
     12         1       XON XOFF of PAD
     13         4       PAD transmits LF to user port after echoing a CR
     14         0       No PAD after LF
     15         1       Line editing available
     16         8       Character Delete (127 decimal=del)
     17        21       Line Delete      (21 decimal = ^U)
     18         0       Line Display     (0 decimal = nul)


When you order BIX to transfer a file to you, the following adjustments are
made:

Parameter    Value     Explanation

      1         0      No DLE escape to Pad
      3         0      No data forwarding characters
      4         1      Forward on timeout (1/20 of a second)
      5         0      No flow control between PAD and user's device
      7         0      No BREAK operation
      9         0      No PAD after CR
     10         0      No line folding
     12         0      No XON XOFF of PAD
     13         0      No LF insertion
     14         0      No PAD after LF
     15         0      No line editing


When the file transfer is completed, the parameters are returned to their
original settings.


















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