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From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Verbose modems (Re: MORE 6386 UUCP WOES)
Summary: Result codes on RING
Keywords: cu, Hayes Modem
Message-ID: <889@vsi.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 88 04:07:55 GMT
References: <319@argon.UUCP> <2096@cuuxb.ATT.COM> <727@wsccs.UUCP> <5042@cbmvax.UUCP>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <5042@cbmvax.UUCP>, ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto) writes:
> 
> I disagree.  Having "result codes" on a dialin modem on a Unix
> system is a pretty stupid idea, for the above mentioned reason
> (Modem sends "CONNECT" message to the computer ... computer thinks
> "CONNECT" is a login name, etc.).

It is certainly a drag to be stuck in upper case because
RING was seen as a login.  To combat this, we set our modems
to give digit result codes instead of verbose ones; we've
been quite pleased except that it's harder to debug the
outgoing dialing...

     Steve
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