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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.development:19107 comp.os.linux.misc:29349 comp.os.386bsd.questions:14353 comp.os.386bsd.misc:4038 sci.electronics:83757 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,sci.electronics Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!wizard.uark.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utzoo!henry From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: 16550 detection Message-ID: <CywsH9.K05@zoo.toronto.edu> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 17:55:56 GMT References: <jonkCyo2Au.239@netcom.com> <Cyp2ws.MIq@bonkers.taronga.com> <jonkCypCzF.Jrq@netcom.com> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 14 In article <jonkCypCzF.Jrq@netcom.com> jonk@netcom.com (Jonathan Dale Kirwan) writes: >: Finally, external modems make great external fuses for minor power surges >: over the phone line. I'd rather not have that plugged into my bus. > >In the US, at least, phone lines theoretically have to have adequate >arresters before the line enters the house or building... Arresters -- to the extent that they protect your side of things at all, as opposed to protecting the phone company's hardware -- are directed at preventing fires, not damage to electronics. That's a whole different order of magnitude, offering no useful protection for your modems. -- Justice for groups that doesn't include justice | Henry Spencer for individuals is a mockery. | henry@zoo.toronto.edu