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echo: locsysop
to: Bob Lawrence
from: Paul Edwards
date: 1996-04-02 21:21:24
subject: timeout

On 1996-04-01 09:54, Bob Lawrence of 3:711/934.12 wrote:


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.

PE> Depends how often you get the current problem. So far I only
PE> know Bill got it once.

BL>   I had it this morning, and I get it on average once a fortnight.
BL> What's the problem? I get the BUSY and it takes about a minute to
BL> clear.

You didn't have the problem I was talking about.  You called at
8:10, which was 10 minutes after the last guy, so I had not
exited for mail.  BFN.  Paul.
@EOT:

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