On Wed, Oct 27, 1999 at 11:34:55AM -0400, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 11:28:48PM +0100, Steve Dodd wrote:
> > No, it's always dangerous if your modem looks for +++ in the data from the
> > remote modem as well as in that from the local host (which is a bit broken),
> > or if you can persuade the local host to send some supplied data back (i.e.
> > with a ping packet or similar).
>
> This is generally only true for "TIES" modems. TIES modems look
> for the escape sequence with no bracketing delays. It was an attempt by
> some modem manufacturers to get around the Hayes Hayward patent.
[snip]
Ah. Yes, I meant the above only for modems that didn't implement guard times.
I didn't know the reason why some modems didn't, I'd put it down to
stupidity on behalf of the designers ;-)
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