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   Message 7,639 of 10,398   
   Roger Nelson to Nick Andre   
   Re: ET phone home   
   12 Jan 17 06:59:08   
   
   NA> On 11 Jan 17  11:23:17, Roger Nelson said the following to Nick Andre:   
       
   [...]   
       
   NA>RN>  NA> KEE numbers to crash upon connection. I'm not sure if the modem   
   NA>RN>  NA> would be disconnected ;)   
       
   NA>RN> If D'Bridge crashed, which I now remember that it would under that   
   NA>RN> circumstance, wouldn't the modem be disconnected automatically?   
       
   NA> Not necessarily. A system crash, or more specifically a DOS program that   
   NA> just decides to give-up... does not automatically drop the carrier signal   
   NA> on a COM port unless its told to do so or a hard-reset is done.   
       
   It just seems to me that if the program that was using the modem crashed,   
   there would no reason for the modem to continue the carrier.   
       
   NA> I have an archive of the source code for 1.60 I believe, I can take a   
   NA> look.   
       
   If you want to, but not necessary for me.   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
   --- DB 3.99 + W10 (1607)   
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