DR> TE> I can get a USR Courier v.everything for $256.50 or pay $349 for
DR> TE> the ZyXel (I want to keep the 1496 instead of giving it to
DR> TE> ZyXel!) 
DR>See my message to Mike Poston, mine went back yesterday afternoon,
DR>can't stand the garbage any longer. Tyrone Horton tried to help but
DR>to no avail. Want to buy another good 1496 E-Plus cheap?
 TE> Man, this is *not* good news!!  I had hoped to hear you sat that all was 
 TE> well, and the fix was on the way!
When you get the V.Everything, here's something that might help you. This is 
what I had to do to get a reasonable amount of mailer connects with the Hayes 
Optima that I was getting the mail from.
; BINKLEY.CFG - BinkleyTerm 2.59 For USR V34 Courier DS
; ---------------------------------------------
ModemFailure CONNECT 19200/VFC/NONE
ModemFailure CONNECT 21600/VFC/NONE
ModemFailure CONNECT 24000/VFC/NONE
ModemFailure CONNECT 24000/VFC/NONE
;ModemFailure CONNECT 26400/V34/NONE
ModemFailure CONNECT 28800/V34/NONE
ModemFailure CONNECT 16800/VFC/NONE
ModemConnect CONNECT
When calling out, I use &M5 (drop carrier on non-arq connection). And the 
HAYES OPTIMA is the only modem I had this kind of problem with. It would call 
and connect with /NONE and lockup city.:-)
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