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In article: <01bc5c97$c1532500$6869dec2@youfb.demon.co.uk>  "Ian Golton" 
<IanG@youfb.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> Current news server difficulties notwithstanding, whenever I try and
> connect to Demon (mail, news, WWW, whatever) I only manage a 
connection
> first/second time about 10% of the time.
> 
> The rest of the time it takes 3-9 attempts to get a connection, with
> failures usually giving an "Error: 678: there is no answer" message.
> 
> My question is: is this a "normal" service from Demon?  Once I connect
> (usually at 31200, sometimes at 33600) everything is generally OK - so 
do I
> just have to get used to making several attmpts or is something amiss?
> 
	I have never experienced it to this degree but have always 
assumed it was due to a duff modem, because if there is one, it would 
always be free and at busy times practically the only one available.

	In the bad old days when Demon restricted access by insufficient 
phone lines, I suspected them of keeping the odd dud modem on line to 
defeat repeat dialling software.

-- 
Dr John Betts  Dr@browser.demon.co.uk  London, UK
        Fax    0181 245 6338