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From: dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Obnoxious load-dependant bug in UUCP
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.125557.433@skbat.csc.ti.com>
Date: 12 Mar 91 18:55:56 GMT
References: <49862@apple.Apple.COM> <1991Mar5.101216.3153@panix.uucp> <1991Mar5.102756.3379@panix.uucp> <1991Mar11.190108.27114@intacc.uucp>
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility
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> I received the same errors for a time when I was setting up uucp, they were
> related to a flow control problem. Since the Mac cannot support hardware
> flow control and modem control at the same time, and since modem control is
> essential for security and other reasons, you cannot use flow control at
> all, which means you can't use the Telebit's auto baud rate translation
> feature. Before I came to my senses and realised this, I tried using software
> flow control (XON/XOFF). Of course, you can't use software flow control
> with uucp. The result of doing so was the same type of error messages
> described above.

Apple should allow HSKi/HSKo for hardware flow control and GPi for
carrier detect.  This would be the best compromise.

-- 
Eric Dittman
Texas Instruments - Component Test Facility
dittman@skitzo.csc.ti.com
dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com

Disclaimer:  I don't speak for Texas Instruments or the Component Test
             Facility.  I don't even speak for myself.