-=> Mark Lewis said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "NETMAIL?" on 05-13-03  21:35.....

 ML> yuck!! that's what happens when direct connections are the default ;-(

Yes, and I can understand his frustration. But I'm surprised that
the software didn't limit the number of tries.

No, I'm not really surprised. When you consider the amount of
software that converted the year to two figures by subtracting
1900, anything is possible.

 ML> that depends on the software setup... some software is "stupid" in
 ML> that it lets the modem answer the phone (ATS0=1) rather than the
 ML> software telling the modem to answer the phone (ATA)

Yup. See above. I couldn't get logged on to my ISP a few days
ago. When I rang their voice line, I was told that the system was
down at the time.

I asked whether they could turn off the modems or something when
that happened so people wouldn't waste a local call fee
(currently 25c) by connecting but failing to log in. I don't
expect it to happen, but you can only try with these people.

 ML> what software is he running? i know that there are some out here that
 ML> can help him...

I'll try to find out.
 
 GM> So maybe, one day....

 ML> that's the goal! >

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