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From: p40001@mcomp.UUCP
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Subject: Re: GEnie...
Message-ID: <9700003@mcomp>
Date: Sun, 31-Aug-86 22:34:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 31 22:34:00 1986
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Nf-From: mcomp.UUCP!p40001    Aug 31 21:34:00 1986


1. I'm not sure why the user numbers in the AD and in the recent posting
   are different; try either and see if it works.

2. The Full/half Duplex selection works the same after you sign up: pre-
   cede your user number/password combination with ^R to put GENIE into
   full duplex mode. There is no way to switch modes once you are logged
   in, if you forget the ^R you can either turn local echo on or log off
   and log in again, this time with ^R.

3. The GENIE manual lists several different settings which supposedly work,
   to wit:
   
   300 or 1200 Baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity  FOR PCS;

   300 or 1200 Baud, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, even parity FOR TERMINALS.

   In my experience there is good reason for this distinction: If you set
   your parameters to 7 data bits, some XMODEM implementations will not
   work properly, even if they supposedly switch to 8 bits temporarily.
   XMODEM will run on PCs, not on TERMINALS, therefore the distinction.

4. Finally, GENIE has greatly improved in the four months that I have been
   using it, both in terms of speed and in terms of what is being offered.
   Definitely a better bargain than either Source or CS.
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