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In article <25594 at cup.portal.com>, thad at cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) laments:
> 
>           ... forcing a modem to ALWAYS ASSERT DCD or to use the "\M"
> to force CLOCAL mode by the host computer.
> 
> Sheesh.  Give me a break. ... Assuming a modem MUST always assert DCD even 
> when it's on-hook?
> 
For what it's worth, a ZOOM (tm) 2400 external I had occasion to sample
recently (ROM rev. level 9) had _DCD_always_on_ as its factory-default
setting (obtained with AT&F).  It, however, ignored its own DCD output
on pin 8, and connected (signalling CONNECT) and disconnected (going on-hook
and signalling NO CARRIER) just as sweet as you please, in originate mode
at 2400 and 1200, with the CD light and pin 8 signal on the whole time.
So: no unexpected phone bills on this account.
(Never tried answer mode; gave it back cuz 300 baud acted flaky, and I still
-- occasionally -- need that.)
[But then I _am_ just a babe-in-the-woods, and not just when it comes to modems]

                                    -- Fred

Fred E.J. Linton  Wesleyan U. Math. Dept.  649 Sci. Tower  Middletown, CT 06457

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