AA> Personally the endless USR connections stats being posted in this echo are 
AA> getting very annoying.  These stats might be interesting to a bunch of 
AA> sysops using USR modems but to the majority of readers I would say they are 
AA> a waste of time!

You aren't reading, Albert.   Each of those stats is a good readout of the
line characteristics for the link in question.  The modem is more or less
irrelevant, other than as a measuring instrument.

S/N, frequency response, and bit error rate.

There was a time not too long ago, when figures like that would have
engendered offers of good right arm for said information.

AA> I don't know who the moderator of this area is offhand but perhaps they 
AA> might like to consider declaring those USR stats postings off topic.

Yup.  "Useful, ban it."   Typical Fido.   You should run for the
*C - you'd be right at home.   Or join Telstra - who do have a vested
interest in suppressing the information being posted.

AA> Surely those discussions would be more appropriate in USR_MODEMS.

AA> Not everyone owns or wants to own a USR.

And of course, has no interest whatever in telephone lines, since all the
rest of you communicate by telepathy.  (Try and pick up the thought I'm
sending you NOW...:-)

AA> Regards,

No.

Dave Hatch

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