Rick Collins wrote in a message to Jonathan Michaels:
 RC> At 20:50/12/Feb, Jonathan Michaels (3:712/808) said:
 RC> ====================================
JM> same here .. my telco has checked out the copper in both of our local 
JM> loops, funnily enough they use usr couriers (because of the
JM> diagnostics) to 
JM> do line testing with for those people like myself who have modems and 
JM> complain about 'poor quality lines'. anyway, the tech that does the line 
JM> test experiences the same problem. yet any other of this services
JM> clients 
JM> (they use similar chaep modems) don't have any problems .. just me
JM> and my 
JM> courier, well and the telco tester as well. 
 RC> What flow control settings are you using in the comm software and
rts cts (so i believe) because as it is a uucp session, but also in frontdoor 
as well.
 RC> what's your init?
originally it was AT&F1&K3
then somebody sugessted this
 AT&F1&K3&M5S13=64S15=16&N8
the &N8 forces 14k4, i don't know if the forced 14k4 is helping or its the 
bits in the middle i don't have a clue what it menas. i've just ugraded mu 
courier to the latest version of x2 sdl for an ausrtalian courier that is.
in a week or two most of this will become academic as my service provider is 
packing up his tent and leaving for canade for a year or so on some sort of a 
grant or someting like that.
as i said it seems to have stablised no with this string. funnily enough, 
when the problem started i tried &N8 and the two modems refuded to negotiate. 
i put on anohter 14k4 modem and it refuded to work, i even tried my trusty 
old microcom deskporte fast+ at 14k4, this to faled.
its not a modem problem, its not a poor qualiity line this only leaves the 
modems protocol stack or the modem at the other end. now it too has a perfect 
track record with all modems apart from mine, and npw the chief engineer from 
out national telcoms povidor, who also uses usr courier v.everyting u[graded 
to the most recent x2 sdl.
problems like this are damnably frustrating, especially if you are not so 
sure aboiut your own equipment and suffer from a little 'anziety problem' so 
to speak.
cheers
regards ... jonathan
EMail: jlm@caamora.com.au
 ... i do all i can, with what i have, are you able to say the same ?
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