From: afn03257 AT freenet2 DOT afn DOT org (Daniel P Hudson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: OpenDOS
Date: 3 Feb 1997 01:16:15 GMT
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chambersb AT juno DOT com (Benjamin D Chambers) wrote:

>On Sat, 01 Feb 1997 01:38:34 -0800 Daniel Koozer <dkoozer AT micron DOT net>
>writes:
>>Ever occur to you that the modem may have hung up from inactivity???
>>
>>-DAK
>>
>Why in the world would the modem do that?  Do they actually make modems
>that do???  That's like the TV or Radio turning off because you didn't
>switch stations recently!

 Only IF YOU ACTUALLY SET THE FEATURE UP. They don't come  with the 
 factory setting defaults like that.

 I truly couldn't believe he asked that question after I just mentioned
 my hell with Linux, in the first place. It crashed by itself
 repeatedly. Nonetheless, modems do come with such a device, in my 
 manual it is called the sleep inactivity timer, but like I said it
 defaults to off. Why? Ever use pay services, been downloading a file
 and had it just lock-up without hanging up? Ever try and get a refund?
 Ever run a BBS? Ever have someone lock-up? Not fun to try
 and override, assuming you happen to be there just as it happens.
 A sleep inactivity times set to say 90 seconds, that does not mean no
 transfer as modems constantly communicate for carrier detection etc..,
 will prevent that. its just a feature soem people use and others don't.