Bill, at 08:05 on May 18 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards ...

PE>> The latter hasn't been proven by a long shot. 

BG>> That's your opinion Paul, but I know several BBS operators 
BG>> (running Couriers) who would disagree with you.

PE>> The ones that haven't done adequate testing.

BG> More complete and utter crap.  Dave was so happy with the 
BG> way his Courier performs on his board that he bought another 
BG> four for use at his work as internet modems, and they've 
BG> been extremely reliable.  

. . .[chomp]. . .

Seven actually.  Two of the staff were so impresed they wanted one too. 
Did I tell you that the one I installed in our Cairns branch for the
PCAnywhere link to the Brisbane office usually maintains a 31,200 or better
link.  It's as good as being there.

David
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