Subj : -Unpublished- with speed > 300
To   : Ward Dossche
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Tue Mar 05 2024 15:15:38

Hello Ward,

On Tuesday March 05 2024 10:02, you wrote to me:

 Mv>> In the very beginning with the first generation modems it was
 Mv>> required to set the speed of the calling modem to the speed of the
 Mv>> callee. That was the original purpose of the speed field.

 WD> Etc ... here's my mother again telling me what I already know ...

You are not the only one reading here. There are those who were not around in the pre 2400 Baud modem era. My historic exposé also served to explain to them why there is a speed field in the first place.

 Mv>> I say stick to the FTSC standard and use only '300' after
 Mv>> '-Unpublished-'.

 WD> I will switch to the "American female mode"

I am not familiar with that mode...

 Mv>> Sidenote: I would not mind if ERRFLAGS were updated with an option
 Mv>> to enforce it.

 WD> Hmmm ... why haven't I thought of that myself ...

You could start by setting the default speed to 300 in the config of errflags.


Cheers, Michiel

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