John, at 10:35 on Dec 07 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> Do you run your modem init string in your BBS/mailer 
DD>> software as ATZ perchance?

JP> Yes.

DD>> When you ATZ a USR it immediately switches the port speed 
DD>> to what it was set to last time it was AT&Wed.

DD>> If you write your settings at 38,400, and then run your 
DD>> mailer at 57,600, the first ATZ sent out by the mailer 
DD>> switches the modem's port to 38,400.  Your software is 
DD>> listening at 57,600 and your modem is sending RING at 
DD>> 38,400

JP> From what I've seen, the Courier determines its port speed 
JP> from the FOSSIL. I have my FOSSIL and mailer locked at 
JP> 57600.

Yes, I meant FOSSIL/Mailer

JP> What would the fix be, in that case?

Do an AT&W from a terminal package at 57,600.

DD>> This anomoly is mentioned in the documentation (but not 
DD>> very loudly). A trap for new(ish) USR owners :-)

JP> Page reference?

Page 4-13 explains that ATZ will reset the modem to those settings stored in NVRAM.

page 6-2 explains that ATI5 will display the configuration stored in the
NVRAM.  Note that an actual port speed is shown as being stored in NVRAM.

David
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