Hmm. That's interesting since I have a relatively new (although cheap)
modem. A D-Link DFM-560E.
Is there some sequence I can send the thing to avoid this kind of
problem?
Thanks
Alan
>> From: "Jeff Waugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 11:47:58 +1000
>> X-Priority: 3
>> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
>> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600
>> Content-Type: text/plain;
>> charset="Windows-1252"
>> X-UIDL: PQp"!fk+!!J(`!!/Sf"!
>>
>> > Slug Digest vol 1 #280 blew away my connection twice. Then I telnetted
>> > to the server and tried to read the mail with elm. It blew away my
>> > connection when I tried to read the digest.
>> >
>> > Deleted the digest, and all the mail popped through OK.
>>
>>
>> Hmm. Familiar, I think I've heard this story before...
>>
>>
>> > Can anybody help me to know what's going on? Where do I look on my
>> > system for log information that might be a clue?
>>
>>
>> There's an old trick that most modems aren't susceptible to these days - put
>> a modem escape in anything that could be downloaded, such as email.
>> Generally to hang up, but you can do a fair few other things. Some people I
>> know even put this text in their headers... :) Evil, but they know their
>> audience.
>>
>> Can someone check their digest archives (if they have them) to see if #280
>> included the old <insert three plus signs for modem escape here>ATH trick?
>>
>> - Jeff
>>
>>
>> --
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>> (Statistics not available.)
>>
>>
>>
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