Paul, at 15:57 on Nov 25 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

DM> Your failed connects would be cheaper than my local calls. :-(

BG> 'Fraid not.  Unless I physically hear the failed negotiation myself and 
BG> abort the connect, by the time Binkley has realised that the call's a dud, 
BG> it has gone beyond the time limit for cheaper calls.

PE> Not if you set your modem to hang up on a failure to get error
PE> correction.

Why should I change my modem just to accommodate yours though?  :)

Good point nonetheless, and I shall do so immediately.

Regards, Bill

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