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|    Alexey Vissarionov to Karel Kral    |
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|    14 Mar 21 12:34:56    |
   
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   Good ${greeting_time}, Karel!   
      
   14 Mar 2021 06:32:54, you wrote to Nick Andre:   
      
    NA>> The original question was if technically it can be done, if so   
    NA>> then how; not to debate the reason why. "You do not need it" is   
    NA>> a douchebag response.   
    KK> I saw not so bad fax solutions. I read also some "blue prints".   
    KK> What I understood, V.42b is achievable (technically).   
      
   Yes. Also, V.32b (9600 for sure, 14400 very likely) is possible as well.   
      
    KK> V.34 and so are patended still (no open source),   
      
   People who can do that had never cared of any patents :-)   
      
    KK> but maybe technically also OK.   
      
   I don't know of anyone who had worked on that.   
      
    KK> Nowadays there are these "kickstarters" and similar. People are   
    KK> sharing cost of sometimes nonsences -> why not to use that way?   
    KK> If there will be 1000 people like me (wants to spend let say 100   
    KK> EUR per "licence") - it may motive some other poeple to write it.   
      
   100 EUR is the money I'd rather pay for 2 years of 500 Mbit/s internet   
   connection, instead of some ephemeral "license" for a modem emulator...   
      
      
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