BG> Incidentally, I had my first failed connect with his Courier this morning - 
BG> a 28800 MNP connect was negotiated, then the modem immediately dropped 
BG> carrier.  Called again, got another 28800 MNP connect, and the mail 
BG> transferred OK that time.  Most people would blame the modems, but not me.  
BG> Not this time.  I'm not forcing MNP here, so Paul has apparently been 
BG> playing around with his Courier's S27 register, something that should be 
BG> left well alone unless one knows exactly what they're doing.  And I'm 
BG> convinced that Paul doesn't, I'm afraid.

PE> That is correct, I changed S27 to 48 as directed in AUST_MODEMS.
BG>                                         ^^^^^^^^
BG> Tell me, do you always do as you're told, without first understanding the 
BG> consequences?  Nice register to be fucking around with, too.

He told me to try S27=32 and S2=48.  I looked at the first one and
said "get fucked".  The second one I thought I would test.  I am
happy to do tests as requested within reason.  I wasn't happy to
attempt a US code load though.  If there is just a S register I 
need to fix up this stupid modem, then I don't want to hear months
after I ditched the modem "Oh, you never tried Sxx=1" or something.
What I CAN say is that when I had my modem, no-one had any useful
suggestion that worked to fix my modem.

PE> All that did was show up another bug in the Courier.  Nay, TWO bugs now 
PE> that you've added that you had a failed call.

BG> Nope, I simply have no faith in you getting it right, that's all.

You have no faith in my ability to go S27=48?  Coming from 
someone with as much egg on their face as you, that is rich.
BFN.  Paul.
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