Dave, at 13:24 on Jul 16 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

db>> USR's modems had a gazillion-trillion-billion little options/commands
db>> all over the place long before V.FC came into the picture...
db> [...]
BG> Perhaps the corporate and govt users need all of that security stuff, who
BG> knows?

db> It's not the security stuff that I was thinking about;  back when USR had 
db> the HST modems (pre-V.32bis?), they were jam-packed with AT commands that 
db> controlled everything but your kitchen sink.  When NetComm and others came 
db> out with their V.32bis modems, the command set was large but nowhere near 
db> as large as the USR models.

Ah, I must beg to differ here.  I know exactly what you mean, and in
essence I agree, with one exception - the Telebit PEP (and NetComm
Trailblazer) modems, which had S registers up into the 100s.  They were
bloody nightmares.

db> These days, NetComms et al have just as many commands as USR, and many of 
db> them are commands that you shouldn't run/change because it'll render your 
db> modem inoperable (which begs the question, why are they there in the first 
db> place?).

True, there are far too many "reserved" registers which can be
altered by the owner, although one could argue that for on-line
troubleshooting with the manufacturer, the ability to write to these
registers is very useful.

db> It's not earth-shattering, but it is easy to miss an otherwise
"useful" 
db> command because it's crowded by totally "useless" commands.  :-)

Some are necessary for non-PC use, but in general, I agree.

BG> I'd actually be interested to hear how it works for you, as I heard that
BG> the problem has been fixed in recent implementations.

db> When I get a chance to "trial" %E2 (as opposed to using
the modem for real 
db> work - not calling TML), I'll let you know.

You mean you actually call elsewhere?  Don't let Paul know, whatever you do!

Regards, Bill
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