AL>BR>I am unable to establish a reliable connection to a particular local 
BS
AL>BR>that I call a lot. This is a one phone line board using a 28800 USR
AL>BR>1. Sometimes the d/l starts normally-blocks transferring smoothly and 
cps
AL>BR>increasing steadily-then suddenly with no warning, no errors indicated 
and
AL>BR>nothing unusual on the Status line, the transfer stops for a few 
seconds!
AL>BR>It then resumes at a much lower cps with cps again increasing, stops,
AL>BR>resumes at a lower cps, etc., until I'm disconnected.
AL>I can't be at all certain, however it sounds to me that you are
AL>experiencing a phenomenon discussed a few months back in the various
AL>U.S. Robotics echo mail conferences.  It was called Spiral Death
AL>Syndrome. The BBS operator will have to have his/her modem updated or
AL>replaced.  Good luck.
Thanks for the reply, Alan.
I don't think this SDS is the problem. I've talked with the sysop, and he 
says that I'm the only one experiencing this problem. Plus, I've posted on 
the board, asking anyone else with a similar problem to let me know. No one 
responded.
The USR 28800 modem is the same one that the board has been using for over a 
year. My problem didn't surface until the BBS upgraded from a 286 to a faster 
486 computer and locked the speed at 57600. The board used to be locked at 
19200, and I had no d/l problems then, using the same modem I'm using now.?!
The sysop says that the d/les are overloading my 16550AFN UART chip and thus 
causing the cps to drop and the eventual disconnect. He says it's a problem 
with my computer setup (although Windows 95 indicates no device conflicts), 
or modem setup!
Any other ideas?
Bob
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