David, at 19:39 on Feb 09 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards...

PE> If it is, it's fucked by design.  Name one bit of software 
PE> that will wait for the modem to respond at 38400, and then 
PE> quickly switch up to 57600 in case a ring comes through?

DD> Name one sane person who would lock their modem at 57,600 and then promptly 
DD> set their software to 38,400 to communicate with it . . .

Why, Paul Edwards, of course !  So tell me, what do I win ?  :)

Regards, Bill

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