David Nyquist wrote the following to Craig Ford, and I quote (in part):

    CF> BINK Dialing 2815565464 (1:106/357{at}fidonet.org -- Conch) 
    CF> BINK 'RINGING'                                           
    CF> BINK 'CONNECT 26400/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS'                 
    DN> [..stuff deleted to save space...]

 DN> Hmm.  I don't know why it works with your system.

Karma? :-)

 DN> Well of the Binkley systems that I connect with are old versions.  
 DN> From the 2.59 era.  It seems that most of our sysops are quite out 
 DN> of date here in our net.

Send me a few addresses and let me check them out.

 DN> Anyways I'm still getting those lost carrier messages with those 
 DN> type of binkley systems.  Maybe it might have something to do with 
 DN> my settings.  I hope not.

I can just about assure you that you don't.

 DN> Is your fossil locked by any chance?

My port is locked, but I don't use a FOSSIL (reasson to follow).

 DN> Of course I'm using the DOS version of XR6.

I primarily run the OS/2 flavor (with ports locked by SIO hence no FOSSIL),
and tinker with the W32 incarnation.


Regards....

Craig
aka: cford{at}ix.netcom.com
   : craig.ford{at}2001.conchbbs.com

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