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Re: FaxWorks VS. U.S.Robotics Sportster 28.8kb modem

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From: mork
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 12:51
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afelson@rainbow.rmii.com (Adam Felson) wrote:

>I'm unable to use my new U.S.Robotics Sportster 28.8 w/ FaxWorks.  Upon 
>examining the log, it seems that FaxWorks is issueing a "&D3" command (do 
>a soft reset upon DTR loss) which is causing the modem to respond with 
>"ERROR".

>Can the U.S.Robotics be setup to ignore commands it doesn't understand?
>Can FaxWorks be modified to not issue this command?

I use USR sporster 28.8.  I set the following:
Class 1
Receive EOP delay
Use HW FIFO
Special Commands &H2&I2


Didn't hack the binary and this works fine to receive. Haven't
tried to send anything.
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Subject: Re: FaxWorks VS. U.S.Robotics Sportster 28.8kb modem
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 12:51:39 GMT
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