ECU v3.0pl9 on Xenix/286 v2.2.3

[Marc Unangst]

I recently obtained the sources for ECU v3.0 from the uunet archive
and attempted to compile them on my Xenix/286 system.  Since the code
claimed to support Xenix, I thought it would be a piece of cake...

Well, sort of.  ECU compiled okay, and it seems to be functional, but
I can't get it to connect to a tty port.  When I tell it to use
/dev/tty2a at 9600bps (the port my T2500 is on), it tells me that
"another dialout is on the line", and then counts down from 10 seconds.
When it gets to zero, it tells me to use another port.

I've already checked for the obvious -- another process using that port.
There is none.  There's not even a getty to get in the way.  Thinking
that perhaps it was the fact that Xenix v2.3.2 uses HDB UUCP, but
Xenix v2.2.3 uses regular old prehistoric V7 UUCP, I created a
/usr/spool/locks directory, mode 777.  That didn't fix it.  I've also
tried running ECU as root...No dice.

So, any suggestions on how to go about getting ECU to dial out?  It
looks like a really nice program, but I'd like to use it for something
other than generating a nice pop-up dialing menu...

-- 
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