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Subject: Re:  Autobaud at 2400 (new approach)
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Date: Thu, 26-Mar-87 18:27:00 EST
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>We've got a number of ports defined as /AUTOBAUD/PERM connected to our
>dataswitch here.  Normally 1 or 2 CRs is sufficient for the AUTOBAUD to
>determine the baud rate and bring up the login prompt.
>
>...except at 2400 baud.  At that speed, people generally need to type
>a lot (10 or more) CRs.  Sometimes even 50 isnt sufficient.

I have also seen this problem on Fido and Opus BBS's.  Is there any way that
the AUTOBAUD configured to sense space bar depressions instead?  I have read
that at 2400 bps, the <CR> is a nasty guy to detect out of the malestrom and
the space bar may be better.  Also, it provides a larger target for those dial-
up users who insist on having a cup of coffee in one hand when working their
terminal, anyway.
Have fun and see yuh...
  --Curtis R. Anderson
    State University of New York at Buffalo