PE> if you wish to send me a non-Austel-approved modem, you should send an 
PE> additional $15000 to cover the cost of any fine that I may incur.

BG> It's $12,000 actually (not that it matters, as nobody can prove that even 
BG> one person has ever been fined for using an unapproved modem)...

PE> Ok, $3,000 for the hassle of having to turn up at court, getting
PE> a bad reputation so that I always get hassled by Telecom, any time
PE> that ANYONE gets electrocuted, etc.

Missing the point completely, as usual.  In words of one syllable, so that
even you can understand them, there is NO evidence to suggest that anybody
has EVER been prosecuted or fined for using an unapproved modem.  Feel free
to try proving me wrong though, I won't mind.

PE> However, as a FAVOUR for *you*, I will drop the $3,000 extra requirement,
PE> and a mere $12,000 will give you permission to supply me with a
PE> non-Austel-approved modem.

That's really white of you, Paul.  Thanks, but no thanks.

--- Msgedsq/2 3.20