CW> Was wondering if anyone knows what would cause `bad data 
 CW> packets' while
 CW> down/uploading files.

Corruption between your computer's serial port and the hard drive.  Are you
SURE you hae CTS/RTS flow control enabled in the modem and terminal?

 CW> Lately I seem to be getting heaps of them. 
 CW> I never use to get any, and my settings haven't changed.

What terminal program, modem, BBS, etc?

 CW> Could it have something to do with telstra upgrading the phone 
 CW> lines to fibre
 CW> optic?

They'd get BETTER in that case.

  Mea Culpa,
 Peter Deane

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