On Jun 09 07:04 96, Arthur Marsh of 3:800/812 wrote:

AM> On Sat 08 Jun at 18:54 Dave Hatch (3:711/808{at}fidonet) wrote to Arthur 
AM> Marsh:

DH>> Punch line - it doesn't happen with a VFC.  It happens with 
DH>> the v34, if and ONLY if, the calling tones are enabled.

AM> Right, so you've tried disabling V.8 calling tones and found that your 
AM> connections work well without them.

DH>> Thinks.  If the blighters are fitting fax processors at 
DH>> trunk exchanges generally, v34 may be triggering 
DH>> malfunctions in a way that VFC doesn't, via the calling 
DH>> tones.  (Or perhaps a bit of video processor gear?  It DOES 
DH>> correlate to the date of starting serious pay TV installation.)

AM> Acting on V.8 calling tones for fax processing is pretty brain-dead; I 
AM> could see about adding V.8 to TS 027 if this is the case.

AM> You've reported this particular item to Frank Nitzsche?

Not yet.  Only just had the brainwave (or overheat..:-).   I want to get
several more A/B cycles in, and definitively point the bone at V.8 before I
strain the poor gentleman's fax inbound yet again.  Thus far, I'd only
class it as an interesting looking and not yet disproven theory.  Need more
support.

Will do - but presently.  Probably about Monday week, on past performances
and fault appearance rates.  (Qestion, _why_ does the dratted thing only
appear sometimes? :-(

Regards,
Dave Hatch.

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