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From: kientzle@netcom.com
Subject: Modem Recommendations for IJPPP and HylaFax?
Message-ID: <kientzleDtxG58.3ss@netcom.com>
Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 17:48:44 GMT
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Sender: kientzle@netcom16.netcom.com
My old 14.4 modem gave up the ghost recently, so now I'm shopping for
a new one. Unfortunately, I'm rather dubious that any computer store
is going to know whether the modems they sell satisfy my requirements:
* Works well with IJPPP on FreeBSD
* Works well with HylaFax (Class 2.0 support?)
* Doesn't crash when you drop DTR during a failed negotiation
(annoying bug with my current modem)
* Passes through the second telephone line, so I can use my two-line phone
(my current modem does, but one I "borrowed" from work doesn't)
* Adaptive data/fax answering a plus, but not required
If I can find a sufficiently reliable modem, I'd prefer an internal
one (less clutter, lower price), but if I'm going to have to do silly
things like power-cycle the modem to reset it, I'd obviously prefer an
external one <grin>.
- Tim