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Re: Faxing problems with Global Village

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From: Lawrence Flowers
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 00:00
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Rebecca and Rowland wrote:
> 
> Steve Firth <filter@firthcom.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > I don't agree BTW that GV fax software is horribly buggy, it's probably
> > the best available. If you try Delrina Fax Pro, you can get a feel for
> > buggy.
> 
> Have you ever had to re-install your operating system because of Delrina
> Fax Pro?  Faults I can cope with, sometimes, but...  The GV software has
> been responsible for untold numbers of crashes and hangs on my Performa
> 475, large amounts of HD damage, and so on, under System 7.1 and 7.6.
> It's so poor that I dare not connect to the internet with any part of
> the GV software installed - doing so virtually guarantees some sort of
> problem - anything from an inability to connect wth using PPP and TCP/IP
> to a system freeze and serious HD damage.
> 
> I gather that not everyone has had my experience, but I've read of
> enough people having similar serious problems because of the GV software
> that I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

I have a GV platinum and related software and never had any problems.

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Date: 1998/01/26
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