PE> Remember how we were discussing what happens if you call
PE> straight after someone else, what happens is that my system
PE> exits after receiving mail, takes the phone off hook (but
PE> doesn't answer it), which means you can get a dud call.

RS> Its theoretically possible to organise things so your modem does get a
RS> proper connect with the calling modem in that case, and does just treat
RS> that as a normal caller. The same possibility applys when you are repeat

Yeah, I thought of that too, but am not willing to put the work 
into that, and I would have to make major changes to the way I
do my mailprocessing too.

RS> dialing on Dave and you happen to attempt to dial out just as someone
RS> calls in. It is doable in that last case, tho its harder in the case you
RS> are talking about, because its harder to postpone the mail processing
RS> that you planned to do with the modem busy.

The last case is already taken care of, that's why Binkley has a
"incoming call, dial aborted" message!

PE> One solution to this problem would be for me to go back to my old method,
PE> and you guys all setting your modems to expire after about 3 minutes or
PE> something, whatever it is before Telecom gives up on your behalf.

RS> Thats a bit tricky coz there can be significant variation in the
RS> handshaking time, particularly with some particular circumstances.

Pardon?  It should work fine.  BFN.  Paul.
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