open serial port

[pete moss]

well i just got a message that i, too, could not post to the list cause
i was not a subscriber.  so i resubscribed and am resending this.

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i have read that the serial port consumes more device power when it is
open.  is this also true when the device is asleep?  if it does an auto
off with the port open, will it consume more energy than normal sleeping
mode?

:P