Paul, at 07:10 on May 01 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PE> You don't actually know, since you've never tried Binkley 2.60.  I
PE> bet I am right.

BG> Oh come on Paul, the modem dials, the remote answers, it hears the STD 
BG> pips, it drops carrier and redials.  Every time it does that, Telstra 
BG> charges me a 12c connection fee.  It soon adds up, too.  That's with BTPE 

PE> Read what I said.  "You don't actually know, since you've never tried
PE> Binkley 2.60".  You said above "it doesn't behave like
Binkley 2.60".
PE> I don't believe you.  I bet I am right, and you will have the same
PE> problem with Binkley 2.60.

Then it's about time you learned how to speak English, as far too much of
your stuff is cryptic to the point of unintelligibility.  I'm not a fucking
mind reader, you know.

BG> 4.0, which I thought was your recompile of Binkley 2.60.  If not, what is 
BG> it?

PE> It is.  And I bet it behaves identically.  If you try out 2.60, and
PE> it does the same thing, can you ask the question in BINKLEY, as a
PE> problem with 2.60, so that you might get the proper answer.

Couldn't be bothered.  I don't have BINKLEY tagged, nor do I have any
desire to do so.  If 2.60 is fucked, I'll simply go back to an earlier
version.  No skin off my nose at all.

BG> Dunno, I'd be more inclined to go back to 2.59 with EMSI connects if I 
BG> can't figure out how to get ModemTrans to work properly.

PE> That should be fine, although you miss the Afterconnect then.

BG> I don't normally use that function anyway.  I do use Aftercall though.

PE> What a shame that YOU asked me to WRITE that then.

I said I don't NORMALLY use AfterConn, although I did yesterday, so I could
post some stats to Rod.  I can live without it though.

PE> Just disable busy-detect for all calls in the meantime anyway,
PE> why do you care?  Binkley will redial anyway.  BFN.  Paul.

BG> But only after the modem times out, say 60 seconds.  I want it to recognise 

PE> Sounds like the end of the world to me.

Funny, you're the first to complain if something doesn't work properly.

BG> BUSY and redial immediately, just like a decent modem should.  Only hppens 

PE> A decent modem would detect BUSY.

It does.  Trouble is, is also occasionally thinks the STD pips is a BUSY
response as well.  Not unusual on a US modem, USR or otherwise.

BG> when dialling STD via your exchange too.  Other STD calls work just fine.

PE> A decent mdoem would detect BUSY.

So would a decent exchange.

PE> Anyhow, I thought you were switching to Optus?  Optus doesn't have pips.  

Optus is also slightly more expensive with my dialling habits.

PE> BTW, you were very lucky relying on the V32b.  I sent in a message to my NC 
PE> to get V34 added, which he seems to have done without disabling V32b.  Very 
PE> lucky indeed.

No big deal, if worst came to worst, I'd perform the ModemTrans on your
name instead of the flags.  All I need is some difference between yours and
Dave's flags, and I can use that anyway, regardless of what it is.

Regards, Bill

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