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From: bud@kentrox.uucp (Bud Couch)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: The "unknown"
Message-ID: <1991May3.234106.15243@kentrox.uucp>
Date: 3 May 91 23:41:06 GMT
Sender: bud@kentrox.uucp (Bud Couch)
Organization: Kentrox Industries, Inc.
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In article <422@wybbs.mi.org> rickt@wybbs.UUCP (Rick Tucker ) writes:
>I have recently started using v.32 modems and have noticed that
>when you terminate the connection(via loging out of the host) 
>that you get a steady stream of 'the unknown'.
>Any way to prevent this.
>It really freaks out the terminal, and attached printer.
>
>I am using a MultiModem V32 (mt932ea)
>The other(host) sites are using mt932ea and a US Robitics V.32(whatever)

What you are getting is garbage from the modem during cleardown. I've
seen this on other machines. Try sending the ATH0 (local hang-up) code. 
I've seen this stop the garbage out of a UDS V.32.

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