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-Command Strings
+**__Command Strings__**
-───────────────
 You can insert special codes in the modem command strings:
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 the message. (i.e. "ATA|" or "RING|")
-Init Command 1-3 ............ Modem initialization commmands.  These are
+**Init Command 1-3**
-                              strings that have to be sent to the modem
-                              to initialize it and to have it ready to
-                              answer the phone.  It is possible to have
-                              up to 3 init commands.  The second one
-                              won't be sent until the first one results
-                              in "OK", and the third one won't be sent
-                              until the second one returns "OK".  Every
-minutes, the modem will be re-initialized
-                              (some modems fall asleep after a while)
-Ok Message .................. What the modem sends back when a command
+Modem initialization commmands.  These are strings that have to be sent to the modem
-                              was accepted ("OK")
+to initialize it and to have it ready to answer the phone.  It is possible to have
+up to 3 init commands.  The second one won't be sent until the first one results
+in "OK", and the third one won't be sent until the second one returns "OK".  Every
+minutes, the modem will be re-initialized (some modems fall asleep after a while)
-Off Hook Command ............ Command to be sent to the modem when the
+**Ok Message**
-                              SysOp is logging in locally.
-Down Command ................ Command to be sent to the modem when the
+What the modem sends back when a command was accepted ("OK")
-                              SysOp presses <Esc>
-Manual Answer ............... Set to "Yes" if ProBoard should send the
+**Off Hook Command**
-                              answer command when a ring is received.  Do
-                              NOT set your modem in auto-answer mode when
-                              using this option.
-Ring Message ................ What the modem sends when the phone rings.
+Command to be sent to the modem when the SysOp is logging in locally.
-Answer Command .............. What ProBoard should send to answer the
+**Down Command**
-                              phone.
-External/Fax Msg ............ ProBoard will exit immediately when this
+Command to be sent to the modem when the SysOp presses <Esc>
-                              message is received from the modem.  This
-                              can be used to receive faxes when running
-                              ProBoard in a standalone environment (for
-                              some modems this string should be set to
-                              "CONNECT FAX").  ProBoard will then
-                              IMMEDIATELY exit with the given errorlevel.
-External Errorlevel ......... The errorlevel ProBoard will exit with when
+**Manual Answer**
-                              the above message is received from the
-                              modem.
+Set to "Yes" if ProBoard should send the answer command when a ring is received.  Do
+NOT set your modem in auto-answer mode when using this option.
+**Ring Message**
+What the modem sends when the phone rings.
-─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+**Answer Command**
-Connect Strings
-───────────────
-<xxx> Bps Call .............. String returned by the modem upon an <xxx>
+What ProBoard should send to answer the phone.
-                              bps call.  This is a 'partial' string. So
-                              if the modem sends 'CONNECT 2400/ARQ', the
+**External/Fax Msg**
-                              string 'CONNECT 2400' will match.  A '|'
-                              can be used to specify a CR/LF.  It HAS to
+ProBoard will exit immediately when this message is received from the modem.  This
-                              be used for the 300 bps connect string,
+can be used to receive faxes when running ProBoard in a standalone environment (for
-                              because "CONNECT" without a '|' would match
+some modems this string should be set to "CONNECT FAX").  ProBoard will then
-                              "CONNECT 2400" or "CONNECT 9600". So the
+IMMEDIATELY exit with the given errorlevel.
-                              correct string is: "CONNECT|".
+**External Errorlevel**
+The errorlevel ProBoard will exit with when the above message is received from the
+modem.
+**__Connect Strings__**
+**<xxx> Bps Call**
+String returned by the modem upon an <xxx> bps call.  This is a 'partial' string. So
+if the modem sends 'CONNECT 2400/ARQ', the string 'CONNECT 2400' will match.  A '|'
+can be used to specify a CR/LF.  It HAS to be used for the 300 bps connect string,
+because "CONNECT" without a '|' would match "CONNECT 2400" or "CONNECT 9600". So the
+correct string is: "CONNECT|".
 You can define up to 6 user-defined connect strings.  For each one you
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-LOCKING BAUD RATES
+**__LOCKING BAUD RATES__**
-──────────────────
 Note: If you use an error-correcting modem (MNP/V42), you may have to
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 fossil does not bleed onto the ProBoard main screen (stand-alone systems
 with no mailers in particular).

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