Paul, at 15:54 on Dec 26 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PE> Unlike what the Courier users in here like to suggest, it is 
PE> not even documented in the courier manual that the USR 
PE> autobauds AT ALL, let alone that it experiences this 
PE> incredibly stupid behaviour with ATZ (only). 

BG> That's complete and utter bullshit, Paul.  Where do you 
BG> think I obtained that part of the Courier text manual which 
BG> I posted the last time you were bitching about the ATZ 
BG> "problem" ?  Thin air ?  

PE> You quoted something that didn't mention autobaud at all.  

Maybe not specifically, but the implication was obvious to everybody except
you.  Time you bought some glasses.  You sure as shit need them.

PE> Which is just typical of you.  Invent any old rubbish when 
PE> you haven't got any facts to support you.

Coming from somebody who's so thick that they insist that baud=bps, that's
pretty bloody rich.  What I posted before was a direct cut & paste from
the USR text manual, so if you choose not to read or believe it, that's
your problem.

PE> BTW, isn't this the problem where you gave me a Bill 
PE> Grimsley Guarantee that I was absolutely definitely the only 
PE> person in the entire world who ever had, or ever would, 
PE> suffer from USRs stupid autobaud implementation?

No, I simply guaranteed that only you were stupid enough to forget to write
the term's changed bit rates to the modem's NVRAM.

PE> Don't worry, I've already used the piece of paper that 
PE> Guarantee came on. I'd give it back to you, except I don't 
PE> exactly know where it ends up. Probably Bondi Beach. 

What a pity you didn't accompany it on its journey to the seaside...

Regards, Bill

--- MsgedSQ/2 3.50