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From: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: CCITT V.32bis
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Date: 26 Dec 90 14:41:53 GMT
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In-Reply-To: kurt@pnet51.orb.mn.org's message of 18 Dec 90 05:05:27 GMT

In article <3637@orbit.cts.com> kurt@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Kurt Sletterdahl) writes:
   (After all, these features are the creation of a CCITT member, and
   proprietary features seem contrary to the intent of the CCITT.)

Why not?  So long as they're backward compatible - that is, so long as
<proprietary products> still interoperate with any product that's only
standards-conformant.  Additional features that are usable only
between <proprietary products> are added value for users of those
products, and filler for more sales presentation slides :-)