On Wednesday, December 04 1996, David Drummond wrote to John Piper ...

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

Yes.

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

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

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

What would the fix be, in that case?

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

Page reference?

John (japp{at}mpx.com.au)

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