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- From: Greg Reno <greno@ptd.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.isdn,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Courier I-Modem upgrade?
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 23:44:48 -0500
- Organization: ProLog - PenTeleData, Inc.
- Message-ID: <314F8D40.1727@ptd.net>
- References: <4icrri$nfi@pyrtech.mis.pyramid.com> <4ii991$c5e@eve.enteract.com> <fgoldstein.317.0016468B@bbn.com>
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- Fred R. Goldstein wrote:
- >
- > In article <4ii991$c5e@eve.enteract.com> midas@enteract.com writes:
- >
- > >> o Why is USR no longer supplying flash upgrades via email/ftp/... but is
- > >> sending them by regular mail? Something about the government?
- >
- > >Because legally they aren't allowed to ship any code that supports
- > >analog 33.6K speeds outside the U.S. borders at this time. Since there
- > >is no way to determine that an email address is within the U.S. they
- > >cannot send it that way. Obviously there is also no way to restrict FTP
- > >access to just U.S. locations either.
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-
- So, how do I contact USR for the update? Is there a 1-800 number? Also, what is the date of the
- latest code? The files I saw at the ftp site and on the BBS are older than what I currently have
- (7/95 I think).
-
- Thanx,
-
- Greg
-