From: "Digest" To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 01:00:00 +1100 (EDT) Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 279 Reply-To: Date:- 21 February 2002 1================================================ From: "List Admin" Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:00:00 +1100 (EDT) Subject: [os2genau] Reminder - Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM Place: Melbourne PC Group Victoria, Australia. The Monthly Meeting of Melbourne OS/2 SIG Normally held the fourth Tuesday of each month. 2============================================== Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:30:08 +1000 From: "Mike O'Connor" Subject: Re: [os2genau] ubject: [OT] PSTN specs for Australia & US Hi Daryl, From 13 years back IIRC the make/break ratio on PSTN was 39/61 in US compared with 33/67 in AU. HTH Mike Daryl Pilkington wrote: > Hi, > PTSN specs may be of use to people looking to connect modems up which > share the line with other devices, so I feel whilst this request is > Off-Topic, it is of interest to all computer users. > > OVERVIEW: > I have found a fax-switch, designed for the US market. > It works almost perfectly, except it doesn't detect properly that my > Telstra handset is still on-hook. (Maybe thats the problem:- Telstra) > > The FaxSwith has a PIC controller a few other common ICs & discrete > components. > It will not be to hard to reverse engineer to modify its line detection > parameters :) > > SYMPTOMS: > When an incoming call is switched to the phone outlet, it only rings > the outlet once, as I'm assuming it has "detected" that the phone is > off-hook, so it stops ringing & connects the incoming line. > > Figuring the all-electronic handset is not a heavy load, I plugged 2 > Telstra handsets in, but with the same result. > > It is not a setup problem as if I plug my fax-modem into the phone > outlet, the outlet rings twice & is then answered by the modem, which > is set to answer after 2 rings. > Whilst the modem is AUSTEL-approved, it probably works as it is based > on a US model. > > HYPOTHESIS: > So I suspect that the line voltages/loading specifations for an US PSTN > line are slightly different to those for an Australian PSTN line & the > FaxSwitch isn't quite realising the state of play. It looks like it is > only out a little as my fax-modem can talk to it properly. > > QUESTIONS: > Where could I find the PSTN specs for Australia & US? > Alternatively, perhaps others have have had similar experiences & can > offer some advice. 3============================================== Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:41:38 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: [os2genau] ubject: [OT] PSTN specs for Australia & US ** Reply to note from "Mike O'Connor" Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:30:08 +1000 > From 13 years back IIRC the make/break ratio on PSTN was 39/61 in US compared with > 33/67 in AU. > HTH Mike, but, that only applies to decadic dialing, not, DTMF, I'd imagine... I still think it's progress tones difference.... Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 4============================================== Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:41:18 -0500 From: "Bennett B. Gaston" Subject: Re: [os2genau] SmartCache, Squid, N461 Just a quick follow-up to this thread... I currently have BOTH SmartCache and Netscape's Disk Cache pointed to a RAM drive (via ramfs64.zip package). I have 512MB of RAM, so I can afford to do this. :-) This setup provides EXTREMELY fast surfing -- far faster than any other I have tried. So far everything is stable and well-behaved. Anyone else have a better/alternate setup? Cheers, Bennett Gaston At 07:50 PM 02/10/2002 +1100, you wrote: -- DELETED PORTION -- > >If you are using a local caching proxy, you should set the Netscape >disk cache to a low value but not zero. In the past (not sure about >the latest version) NS performance drawing large tables was terrible if >the disk cache was set to zero. An alternative that some people love >(you there Kris?) is to point the disk cache to a RAM drive. I've >never done this, but I can see it's attractions, especially if you have >some sort of local proxy. > >-- >David Forrester >davidforatterrigal dot net dot au >http://www.os2world dot com/djfos2/ > 5============================================== Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 01:09:20 -0500 From: Chris_neeson Subject: [os2genau] what's an MX? The email thread 'Is there a doctor in the house?' contained references to a MX. What sort of virtual animal is that? Regards Chris 6============================================== From: "John Angelico" Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:20:59 +1100 (EDT) Subject: Re: [os2genau] SmartCache, Squid, N461 On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:41:18 -0500, Bennett B. Gaston wrote: Hi Bennet. >Just a quick follow-up to this thread... I currently have BOTH SmartCache >and Netscape's Disk Cache pointed to a RAM drive (via ramfs64.zip package). > I have 512MB of RAM, so I can afford to do this. :-) Oy vey! You are making me jealous with all that memory! I use SC without NS cache in 64 Mb... > >This setup provides EXTREMELY fast surfing -- far faster than any other I >have tried. So far everything is stable and well-behaved. Anyone else >have a better/alternate setup? That would be hard to find, surely... Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG talldadatmelbpc dot org dot au or talldadatkepl dot com dot au -------------------------------------------- PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... RAM = Rarely Adequate Memory 7============================================== Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:36:04 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: [os2genau] what's an MX? http://www.rfc-editor dot org/rfc/rfc1035.txt Gives the offical description. Ed. Chris_neeson wrote: > > The email thread 'Is there a doctor in the house?' > contained references to a MX. > > What sort of virtual animal is that? > > Regards > Chris