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echo: locsysop
to: Bob Lawrence
from: Paul Edwards
date: 1997-01-12 14:23:20
subject: data overrun?

PE> Can you do this, please. Matthew has started calling with a
PE> 2400 baud modem and having the same problem that Michael was
PE> having. I want to know if it is related to EC or speed. Just as
PE> your normal calls, can you change those things. First of all
PE> try 2400 with EC. Tell me what sort of errors you get, but
PE> don't abort the call, let the software continue, as otherwise I
PE> get no useful log entry.

BL> okay

Your call today had two problems:

1. You didn't connect with EC, I already have the results of you connecting
without EC.

2. The file transfer was aborted very early in the piece.

PE> I wonder what the problem is likely to be? It can't be CTS/RTS
PE> not working because of a dud cable or dud setting, because
PE> otherwise I'd have the same thing happening when sending to
PE> people at 28800 (since I have my port at 57600). 

BL> It could still be CTS/RTS at your end. It may be that this never
BL> gets asked to work at high speed, but at 2400 everything blocks up
BL> and CTS/RTS is used every 6K (or whatever it was.... I forget) does
BL> not work, and then zmodem kicks in and asks to resend. 

It has to get worked at high speed, because 57600 is miles faster than
28800.  BFN.  Paul.
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