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From: mkirk@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk (Martin Kirk,,,)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.admin
Subject: Re: i2ack request for news/email supply connection
Message-ID: <905@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk>
Date: 24 Jan 89 22:39:12 GMT
References: <332@microsoft.UUCP>
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From article <332@microsoft.UUCP>, by w-colinp@microsoft.UUCP (Colin Plumb):
> 
> Could someone tell the world about the legality of various modems in
> Europe?  I remember hearing about France requiring modems to apologise
> if they call a human.  It won't stop me from bringing and using my
> Trailblazer, but it would be nice to know how quiet I have to keep.

TrailBlazers are legit in the UK. We use them to contact US sites (where good
old 1200 modems won't work anyway due to phone network incompatibilities).
In order to be legal I understand they have to have a country-specific line
card fitted.

(Mind you, although they are legal they are also expensive. Well, you can't
win them all).

Martin Kirk
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