HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,alt.security
Subject: Re: Caller ID products?
Date: 28 Jan 1993 05:08:57 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: physics.ubc.ca

rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin) writes:

>Do I have a right to know your telephone number?  As much as you have
>the right not to tell me.  If you object to your number being displayed
>on the equipment, then make use of the no-cost option to block your
>number.  If your phone company doesn't offer this, or charges for it,
>scream loudly at them.  I'll even help you scream loudly at them as a
>Caller*ID supporter.
Sorry mine does not allow blocking unless you call the operator to make
the call and they charge $1.00 each time for the priviledge. If they let
me block for free I would have no objection. You have the choice always
of not answering. What if they offered a new service- call you r number
and they will tell me if you are home or not (listening for voices
movement etc)- think of how useful this would be for parents who left
their kids home alone, or for checking if a burglar has gotten into your
house. No longer do you have to disturb someone while they are in the
shower because you can tell before you ring from the sounds in the
home-etc.
Of course there ae benign or even useful uses of CallerID. But there are
also gross misuses of it that noone will address except to wring their
hands when they occur. (Kid phones the 900 number- are you home alone?
Bye Bye Kid.I think there are a lot of crooks out there who see this as
a wonderful invention, and no I don't know all of the inventive schemes
they will come up with to use the extra info.


>At least some of us have no interest in your number.  We simply have an
>interest in where the call is originating from and/or what its purpose
>may be.  In that way, maybe, for the first time in about ten years, I'll
>be able to sit down and eat a hot dog without getting interrupted or watch
>an episode of Cheers without having to time-shift it to after midnight.

>I have no interest in invading your privacy.  On the other hand, I also want
>the tools to be able to protect my own.  I have as much right to guarantee 
>my privacy as anyone.  Caller*ID will help that because of my own situation.

>-- 
>\\ Robert J. Granvin                                 User Services Specialist
>// School of Statistics - University of Minnesota            rjg@stat.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: bull@procyon.tuc.noao.edu (Frank Bull/Gemini 8m)
Subject: WorldBlazer Fax
Reply-To: bull@procyon.tuc.noao.edu (Frank Bull/Gemini 8m)
Organization: National Optical Astronomy Observatories
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 20:18:13 GMT

Has anyone actually been able to use a Telebit Worldblazer with the new 
firmware to send or receive a fax? If so, what software and what platform 
did you use to run from?
- 
Frank Bull     (602) 325-9208           |Internet: bull@noao.edu
Gemini 8 Meter Telescopes Project       |CompuServe 75270,1166
PO Box 26732 Tucson, Arizona 85726      |Home sys: noao.tuc.edu!bull%pyrrus.uucp
From: loki.trickster@digund.uucp (Loki Trickster) 
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Comment on Supra 14.4
Date: 16 Jan 93 15:38:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Digital Underground - PRIVATE
Reply-To: loki.trickster@digund.uucp (Loki Trickster) 

KD>Unfortunately, ZyXEL doesn't seem that interested in this sort of
  >arrangement.  Anyone in Chicago who would be willing to loan me one?

Buy it mail order; you've got a 30 day "Evaluation period" in which
Federal Law guarantees you the right to return for a full refund.

(Also, pay with a credit card, for added security)

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: anqi@gaboon.UUCP (Anchi Zhang)
Subject: telix
Organization: Voket Org.
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:02:29 GMT

I have seen reference to a package called telix in this group.
Would somebody tell me what it is and how to get it?

Anchi
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: stssart@st.unocal.COM (Arnold Troeger)
Subject: Zoom Modems vs Telebit: Is it worth the price?
Organization: Unocal Science & Technology Division
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:22:53 GMT

X-Disclaimer:	Opinions expressed here are my own and not UNOCAL's
 My question is:  what do the Telebit modems offer over the Zoom
modems.  Basically, what are you getting for your money when you buy a
Telebit modem?  
--
Arnold Troeger				Unocal Energy Resources Division
Phone:  (714)-693-6946       		P.O.Box 68076          
Email:  Arnold.Troeger@st.unocal.com 	Anaheim, CA 92817-8076
From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Subject: Re: Digicom Scout+ problems
Organization: Netcom
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:27:43 GMT

DMTSI@CUNYVM.BITNET wrote:

: I'd like to warn people buying Digicom Scout+ internal modems. These modems
:don't work properly with 7 bits wordlength. When you set it to 7 bits and, for
:example, even parity, the modem will respond E71 and M71 with equal probability
:i.e. sometimes it misinterprets the parity for Mark instead of Even. Digicom is
:working on the problem.

Dimtry,

thank you for the report. I will keep you updated when this problem is
resolved. It does not occur with the external Scout+ modem (my personal
digital communicator).

Wolfgang


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From: palmer@icat.larc.nasa.gov (Michael T. Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,alt.security
Subject: Re: Caller ID products?
Date: 28 Jan 93 20:02:59 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: icat.larc.nasa.gov

rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin) writes:

>Therefore, either demand free blocking from your telephone service
>provider or don't call me.  (And if you write via U.S. Mail, don't forget
>to not include your return address and drive out of your way to drop it
>into a mailbox that is outside of your zipcode... Nearly ALL communication
>solutions have much more "privacy invasion" problems than Caller*ID.)

While what you say about other communication solutions is true,the other
solutions do not lend themselves so readily to automated mailing list
generation as Caller-ID does.  If Caller-ID worked by having a mechanical
hand pop out of the phone to scribble my number down on a piece of paper
(semi-legibly, so YOU could read it but a SCANNER/OCR couldn't), then I
wouldn't be so mad about not being able to block my number.

Since the service was introduced in my area (apparently last year while
I was living in Atlanta temporarily), there has been a significant increase
in telemarketing calls from LOCAL businesses.  Olan Mills always has and
always will annoy me, but now every Tom/Dick/Harry siding/pest control/
home security/heating & cooling outfit IN TOWN is calling.  And yes, I use
my phone to call local businesses to check on prices, and this includes
Builder's Square, HomeQuarters, and other hardware-type stores.  I wish I
knew which one it was so I could take my business elsewhere.

But *IF* I were able to permanently block my number (with code to unblock
on a per-call basis), then what you say about Caller-ID is true... it's no
more intrusive (in general) than other forms of communication.  But not
everybody can block, so it *IS* incredibly aggravating for some of us.

-- 
Michael T. Palmer         |  "A man is crazy who writes a secret in any
m.t.palmer@larc.nasa.gov  |   other way than one which will conceal it
RIPEM key on server       |   from the vulgar." - Roger Bacon
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: crucci@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Chuck Rucci)
Subject: Saga of a ZyXel U-1496E modem
Keywords: dead
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 10:00:38 GMT

This is the saga of a 1 month old dead ZyXel U-1496E and the events
leading to it.

It all started about two weeks ago when I started getting the line
dropped at random times during my connection to our Unix computer.
Immediately I blamed the system that I was dialing in to. Then as the
problem started getting worse I knew that something else was wrong. It
got to the point where some of the time the modem wouldnt even finish
establishing the connection when it would drop. Compounded with this
was the problem that about half the time after getting dropped I
couldnt get a dialtone to redial. At this point I figured that the
phone company was to blame and put in for a service call. The phone
company checked the lines and told me that they would charge me if
they had to check the house wiring. So at this point I called Zyxel
and talked to Brent in tech support and he called me and said that  I
had a high S/N on my line. He had an order for the new 5.05 Roms
placed for me since he didnt know why else the modem would drop the
line and the not dial up again. He suggested that I call the phone company
and have them check the line noise. I did that today and they called
me back trying to sell me a " data quality phone line". My connection
is only at 2400 baud!!!!!! (sad I know) I would think that the line
could handle the 3 mile distance at a measly 2400 baud with MNP-5.
So I called Brent back and told him that they told me the phone line
was confirmed good enuf for voice transmissions. He started to get
frustrated at this point and wanted me to try the modem onother lines
because he was confident that the modem was not at fault,a nd he kept
telling me that if I sent in my modem and they tested it and found
nothing wrong with it that they'd just send it back to be and I'd be
without my modem for about two weeks. Well just to prove a point I
connected it up to my other fone line, and called up the system. after
about the usual 15 mins I lost the connection and the modem finally
died this time. It is not accepting any commands. Qmodem 4.5 wont even
see that it exists. It says that the only active serial device is my
mouse. If I press the voice/data button I can hear the dialtone of the
phone line and the modem tried to sync up, but it will not communicate
to the computer. I hope that ZyXel is now happy that the thing finally
died and fell into the grave so that they can replace it now. It is
very unfortunate that this is what it takes since everyone raved about
these modems on the internet. (that's why I bought it in the first place)

I hope that this helps sombody. I'll let you know how the exchange
goes. Everyone cross your fingers.


-Chuck


Organization: Junior, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 11:50:33 -0500 
From: Kwan-Ju Chen <kc2x+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: ZFAX and OS2 2.1b


I can record messages when using ZFAX under OS2 2.1b.  Anyone know how
to solve the problem?  I got sys3176 error message.


Thanks
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: oetiker@iis.ethz.ch (Tobias Oetiker)
Subject: WANTED: Additional ZyXEL ZFAX fonts.
Keywords: Fonts ZyXEL ZFAX fax
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Distribution: comp
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 06:41:53 GMT

Hello,

I am looking for additional fonts which work with the ZFAX software,
of ZyXEL. In the Standart distribution there is just one Font, but
in the Configuration menu it is possible to install an other
Font File.

If you go any Infos please mail'em to me ... If I get respons, I'll
sumarize to the newsgroup.

All the Best

Tobi

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From: kfason@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Kevin Fason)
Subject: Supra question
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:57:07 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

which register sets the delay of carrier loss to hang up?  I used to
have my phone in the back of my SUpra, but now that I wanna use Silent
answer w/fax I moved it and just split the line to the two (I livei n a dorm
right now) and since the phone is not disconnected I need to see what register
will set the delay so the modem will not hang up if me or somoene else
picks up the phone accidently.  thanx!

-KF
From: weis@mvax.uakom.cs
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Modem and serial card programming
Date: 21 Jan 93 08:49:14 +0100
Distribution: world
Organization: Institute of Automation and Communication

Hi,
	We're looking for public free documentation and program in
C-language for programming serial cards and modems. Can anyone let
us know anything about it? Thanks.

Regards
Dano

e-mail: weis@sun.uakom.cs


Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Subject: Re: Fax/Modem Software
Organization: Netcom
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:02:43 GMT

Robert J Barth (rob@sound.demon.co.uk) wrote:

:   QuickLink II     DOS  WIN3  

I use this on a Mac. Was just upgraded to Quicklink III.
For OCR and Zmodem upgrade to Quicklink Gold (for $69).

:   BitFax           DOS  WIN3

Bitfax supports more printers and graphics boards than other fax
software which I have used. Available at ftp.rahul.net /pub/wolfgang
if you would like to try it with Sierra or Class 1 fax interface.

:   MTEZ             DOS
:   Comit            DOS
:   ArchFax               WIN3
:   Eclipse SE            WIN3
:   Eclipse Pro/OCR       WIN3
:   WinFax Lite           WIN3

WinFax Lite 2.0 is the OEM version which ships with Scout+ modems.

:   WinFax Pro            WIN3

Was recently upgraded to WinFaxPro 3.0 which includes OCR.

:   DosFax           DOS

DosFax Lite 2.0 ships with Scout+ modems and is the one I use most
often. I will upgrade to DosFax Pro soon. As an example 20 pages in
200x200 resolution takes 12 minutes to fax. Fax is not efficient
for more than about 3 pages. For larger files data mode is usually
more suitable.

: cheers
: -rob-

Have a nice Sunday!
Wolfgang

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   Wolfgang Henke     Data lanes not car pool lanes      wolfgang@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Undocumented features in USR 4.1 Roms?
From: analog@sutro.SFSU.EDU (Anthony Yee)
Date: 25 Jan 93 12:51:16 PST
Distribution: usa
Organization: San Francisco State University

I have a USR v32bis modem with the mentioned 4.1 roms. supposedly , this would
give me HST channel as well if I typed in some magical init string. Can anyone
help me on this one? I have heard rumors of this, but if there is no truth in
this rumor, can someone let me know so I won't get my hopes to high? Thanks.

Please email to me :  analog@sutro.sfsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: rob@sound.demon.co.uk (Robert J Barth)
Subject: Fax/Modem Software
Reply-To: rob@sound.demon.co.uk
Distribution: world
X-Mailer: cppnews $Revision: 1.20 $
Organization: Sound & Vision BBS (UK) 0932 252323
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:15:38 +0000

What do we know about the merits of the various Fax Software around ?

I'm sure there are more, but I'd like to hear from people who have used any
(or all!) of these, and how you rate them, useability, features etc..

Also, how much did you pay for them, and where from ?

Ones I've heard of are :

  QuickLink II     DOS  WIN3
  BitFax           DOS  WIN3
  MTEZ             DOS
  Comit            DOS
  ArchFax               WIN3
  Eclipse SE            WIN3
  Eclipse Pro/OCR       WIN3
  WinFax Lite           WIN3
  WinFax Pro            WIN3
  DosFax           DOS


cheers
-rob-

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jh4658@medtronic.COM (Joe Hanson)
Subject: Re: Problems connecting to a Telebit
Organization: Medtronic, Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:44:33 GMT

Dan Shimizu (shimizu@unix.SRI.COM) wrote:
: I've been having major problems connecting to a Telebit, which is
: reputedly supposed to be able to handle v.32bis. I've tried a AT&T
: Paradyne using v.32bis and a Twincomm with v.32bis. In both cases I
: have been only able to get a 9600 baud connection, even when I set
: long time outs and diable fall back (in the case of the AT&T.)

: Have other people have problems with v.32bis connections to Telebits,
: or is just me? Any suggestions?

: Thanks,
: DAN
: shimizu@unix.sri.com

I used to be able to connect using my SupraFAXmodem V.32bis to a
Telenet T3000.  The Telebit would call up my modem.

But after a couple of months, it stopped connecting using V.32bis.
I now connect using V.32.

joe
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: steveny@panix.com (Steve Bookman)
Subject: ":V"Nuvo" modems
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:53:27 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

I am seeking documentation/manuals/command set
information for modems made by a now-defunct company
called "Nuvo" which operated out of California about
two years ago.
From: markp@cranham.cc.earlham.edu (Mark Pearson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Digicom vs Supra - flames wanted
Date: 26 Jan 93 23:00:26 GMT
Reply-To: markp@cranham.cc.earlham.edu

OK, we have decided to try out a Zyxel 1496 modem.
Now for the comparison.
I'm all for a Digicom Scout+. My boss is all for a Supra.
The only major drawback to Digicom that I know of is that apparently if one  
connects the telephone to the PHONE jack on the modem and the wall socket to  
the LINE jack one cannot get the modem to dial a telephone number for one.
Since I regularly use Info Select to dial my numbers and I need to have the  
phone connected via the modem this is a major inconvenience. Any comments?

A major advantage has got to be responses via comp.dcom.modems. I don't see any  
technical support for Supra modems that way.

Second question - there must be another!
I have been following the threads about 16550AFN UARTs etc. Either I missed the  
following or it wasn't said, but :

At what baud does a 16550 become desireable?
For example, if you're using V32 & MNP 5 then your DTE speed might be 19,200. 
Does this warrant a 16550? I guess that using V32 and V42.bis to give 38.4 Kb  
would require it. We're talking here of a bog standard 16MHz 386sx machine.

I'm also confused conceptually about whether internal modems handle the data  
stream differently from external ones. Any pointers?

Mark H Pearson	            Coordinator of Academic Computing
Earlham College, Richmond, In 47374
regular e-mail: 	markp@yang.earlham.edu
NeXT mail     :		now no longer. Sob Sob
Regular smartarsed sig suspended - I'm in mourning for a lost NeXT
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Subject: Re: Cheapest ZyXEL price
Organization: Netcom
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 05:28:09 GMT

Ricky ...suave... Stella (stella@gandalf.rutgers.edu) wrote:

: If you are talking about voice mail and caller id functions, there's an
: upgrade available thru Supra (1-800-72SUPRA) for around $70 bucks...


Does someone have voice mail set up so that I could call in and see if I
like it as a voice caller? I would be particularly interested in
National Semiconductors 'TyIN-2000' or 'The Complete Communicator'.
These two seem to claim data/voice/fax switching and sell in the $200 
to $250 area. Are they just gadgets so far, or do they fill real needs?


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   Wolfgang Henke     Data lanes not car pool lanes      wolfgang@netcom.com
From: lars@spectrum.CMC.COM (Lars Poulsen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: UDS V.32 init string needed
Keywords: UDS v.32 init
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:32:20 GMT
Organization: CMC Network Systems (Rockwell DCD), Santa Barbara, CA, USA

In article <1993Jan23.153907.3749@midway.uchicago.edu>
   pbhoskin@gsbphd.uchicago.edu (Bill Hoskins) writes:
>I just got a UDS v.32 modem without any documentation and am trying to
>get it going.  I've managed to connect to one v.32bis modem and do
>get the message "connect 9600", but then I get thousands of random
>characters back.

Maybe the remote modem thinks that you have V.42 or V.42bis turned on ?

Take my advice: Dump it, if you can't get a manual for it. You will
most likely spend at least 25 hours of your own and colleagues' time.
The value of that time would be more productively spent on buying a new
V.32 or V.32bis modem. The V.32 modems without FAX are only about $225
by now.
-- 
/ Lars Poulsen, SMTS Software Engineer	Internet E-mail: lars@CMC.COM
  CMC Network Products / Rockwell Int'l	Telephone: +1-805-968-4262	
  Santa Barbara, CA 93117-3083		TeleFAX:   +1-805-968-8256
From: vporguen@unl.edu (victor porguen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 14.4K fax modem prices. Mine was $225.
Date: 28 Jan 1993 03:31:06 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unlinfo.unl.edu

starfish@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Smarter than the Average Blur) writes:


>I've noticed some people selling used 14.4 fax modems for $350 and $400.

>I bought my Scout+ for $225 and it came with WinFax and DosFax. What is
>so bad about the Scout+ that it would be so cheap?



Why is it cheaper?

Probably because the maker/distributor was willing to live 
with a lower markup.
From: Charles Menser <charles@shadow.peachnet.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Zyxel 1496E+ 'ati2' descriptions wanted.
Date: 28 Jan 1993 18:28:12 GMT
Organization: Peach Net
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: charles.oit.peachnet.edu
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d17
X-XXMessage-ID: <A78D9098A001042E@charles.oit.peachnet.edu>
X-XXDate: Thu, 28 Jan 93 18:31:04 GMT

Could someone please explain the stats quoted by the ati2 command,
on the Zyxel 1496E+.

I understand the bytes/octets sent/rcvd, but the rest... ?

All help is appreciated,
Charles
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