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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: This is interesting ...
Date: 25 Sep 1998 16:43:17 GMT
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In article <6uenhq$8o1$1@ash.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
Mr. Scott <montgomery@starfleet.org> wrote:
: First off, I am aware of S2, and for that matter, every other register in a
: standard modem, however I must still maintain that just because it exists
: doesn't mean that using it is a good idea, in fact, I believe it isn't.
: Changing the escape character may render other communication applications
: useless because most assume "+" as the escape character, and they would
: break. Disabling--rather than changing--the sequence would also break
: things.
:
It depends on the modem. Most modern modems can be configured to a certain
desired known state and this configuration can be saved. Then, whenever a
connection is broken (carrier drops from the other modem, or DTR drops from
the computer), the saved state is restored automatically, so every user gets
the same configuration, no matter what the previous did. (This is a bit of
a simplification -- consult your modem manual for details.)
- Frank