Rod, at 20:09 on Mar 06 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PE> We don't know that either.  What we do know is the USR stats
PE> are stuffed, at least as a measurement of line quality.

BG> Oh really?

RS> Yes really, particularly when there aint a Courier at BOTH ends.

I've just this minute sent Joe a message re this anomaly.

RS> We cant even now be sure that with a Courier on one end and a Sportster
RS> on the other, that we actually do get the SAME data as Courier/Courier.

I can assure you that you do.  This was proved beyond any doubt when
Russell brought his Courier around here a few weeks ago, and the line probe
stats were almost identical to those produced by my Sportster, to the same
remote modems.

BG> In fact, we don't KNOW that at all, and it's likely that if the
BG> USR-measured line levels vary with different remote modems, it's
BG> including the other modem's impedance, or loading on the line.

RS> Thats rather implausible, a MUCH more likely explanation is that
RS> the USR stats are stuffed unless there is a Courier on BOTH ends.

And you have the cheek to accuse ME of jumping to conclusions in the
absence of absolute proof!  So far, BOTH explanations are only guesses,
nothing more.

Regards, Bill

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