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Re: Faxing problems with Global Village

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From: Jocelyn Lavin
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <1d3fs56.1jiuad2kn9twmN@p7.nas1.is2.u-net.net>,
real-address-in-sig@flurbletigibbet.rhubarb.foobar (Rebecca and wrote:

>> 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.

Weird - I've never had any problem with it in 4 years till this weekend.
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From: jocelyn@wardle.demon.co.uk (Jocelyn Lavin)
Subject: Re: Faxing problems with Global Village
Date: 1998/01/26
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