PE> So if YOU were manufacturing a modem, and you couldn't figure out a
PE> way of getting the other end to emulate a 600-ohm resistor (after a
PE> connect even), then what would YOU measure INSTEAD of line quality?

BG> I still think that USR's is the most elegant solution to that problem.

PE> Tell the poor duff that the lines are bad when
PE> there's a different modem on the other end?

Maybe its the fancy electronic equivalent of finger pointing ?
The modem does it when its not a USR, instead of a human droid |-)
@EOT:

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