You could run ifcico with `-xjnors' and try to analyze the debug log.
> Jan 11 02:30:29 daolin ifcico.modem[29634]: send_str error
> Jan 11 02:30:29 daolin ifcico.modem[29634]: ^Ierrno=5 : I/O error
This one is covered in the FAQ.
> Jan 11 02:30:30 daolin ifcico.modem[29634]: chat cannot find appropriate
> send string
This probably means that you did not specify ModemReset (or Modem<something>).
> I´m running ifcico [FE] version 3.0.cm.alpha-2.2 on a Pentium P90 with
There is no such version. The most recent version is 2.13, see
ftp://ftp.average.org/pub/ifmail/
Eugene