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From: donn@radar.uucp (D Fishbein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: How Does Mail Work? (Also, modems, cables, telebits, etc.)
Message-ID: <1990Nov20.142411.7674@radar.uucp>
Date: 20 Nov 90 14:24:11 GMT
References: <AUXPOST%90110809471897@PUCC.BITNET> <1990Nov9.131746.26483@panix.uucp> <1990Nov10.000004.13226@servalan.uucp> <1990Nov12.081513.2434@panix.uucp>
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alexis@panix.uucp (Alexis Rosen) writes:

>>  Well, I don't know what the "standard" Mac apps for telecom are, but I
>>tried Zterm and it failed miserably--claimed all serial ports were busy. [...]

>Zterm works fine. you must be doing something funny. Likewise MicroPhone.
>They have worked since early betas.

I have noticed that Microphone II will fail with the above message if a getty is
running on the port that Microphone II is trying to open. Killing the getty solves the
problem.
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Donn Fishbein        ..!radar!donn