When you start TinyTERM, if there’s something wrong in the connection settings, you’ll get an error message. If TinyTERM closes after you click OK on the message, it means TinyTERM is set to close automatically on disconnect. A connection error is handled like a disconnect.

To fix the problem, use Notepad to edit the .tpx file you’re using with TinyTERM. Search for the line:

closedisc=1

Change the 1 to a 0 (zero):

closedisc=0

Save the changes and exit Notepad. The next time you start TinyTERM, you’ll still get the connection error. However, TinyTERM won’t close, so you can fix the connection settings. You can then set the Close session on disconnect and exit option once you know the connection is working properly.

Century Software, Inc., has been asked to change this behavior, so that connection errors don’t trigger the “close on disconnect” behavior. This is problematic, as a Winsock error includes a disconnect event. So this enhancement has not yet been added.

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