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       OPTIONS    -   This  window  contains general  configuration
       information for your modem.


       Comport    : Set this to the communications port you have
                    your modem hooked up  to.  Valid  ports  are
                    1-4. A setting  of 0  forces  RA  into local
                    mode regardless of command-line parameters.

       Speed      : SPEED refers  to the highest  modem-computer
                    speed your modem supports.  If you are using
                    a high-speed modem you should lock the speed
                    at the modem's maximum speed  to  ensure the
                    highest possible  throughput.  Refer to your
                    FOSSIL documentation on how to do this.

       Lock       : If  you  have  a  high-speed  modem which is
                    capable  of  being  locked at a fixed speed,
                    set this option to "Yes".

       Answer     : Setting this to "Yes" tells  RemoteAccess to
                    make the modem answer the  phone whenever it
                    receives  the ring  string  by   sending the
                    answer command  to the modem (see COMMANDS).
                    If it is set to "No" then it is assumed that
                    the  modem  will  answer  the  phone itself.
                    "Yes"  is   the  preferred  setting,  as  it
                    ensures that your  BBS will  only answer the
                    phone if it is "alive  and well". Otherwise,
                    you  are likely to  upset  your  users  when
                    they  waste  their  money  on   a  BBS  that
                    answers the phone and then does nothing.

       Delay      : This refers  to a  delay,   in  tenths  of a
                    second  that  RemoteAccess   waits   between
                    sending  characters  to  the  modem   during
                    initialisation.   Usually   you   will  only
                    need to  raise this above  zero  if  you are
                    using a high-speed modem that cannot  handle
                    commands  at high speeds.  A typical example
                    of  this is  the Courier HST, which requires
                    a delay of about 3.

       Buffer     : This field  sets the  size of  RemoteAccess'
                    internal communications send buffer for baud
                    rates  up to  2400.  You  can  change it  to
                    fine-tune    your   system    for    maximum
                    throughput.  If you are using a slow machine
                    (ie.  a 4.77 MHz XT),  set it to zero.  This
                    disables  the internal buffering  system and
                    its  associated overhead.  For most systems,
                    the  default setting  of  5  will  not  need
                    to   be   changed.     In   a  multi-tasking
                    environment  though, you  will  achieve much
                    better performance by increasing  the buffer
                    size.  Experimentation   has   shown  values
                    around 80-150 to be most effective.

       Break      : Some modems (such as the Courier HST) can be
                    configured to  clear their internal transmit
                    buffer when they receive a break signal from
                    the  local console.  If the  BREAK option is
                    enabled,  RemoteAccess  will  send  a  break
                    whenever   it  purges  it's   own   internal
                    transmit  buffer.   The  result  will  be  a
                    faster  hotkey response. Since  most  modems
                    CANNOT  handle this, the recommended setting
                    is OFF.

       Tries      : This is  the number  of  times  RemoteAccess
                    will attempt to initialise  the modem before
                    aborting and returning an  error  condition.

       Offhook    : If enabled,  this will force RemoteAccess to
                    take  the modem  off-hook  when  a  call  is
                    terminated.