From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 00:04:02 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 607 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Saturday 03 May 2003 Number 607 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 52x CD Burner (24x CD-RW) that lists OS/2 support at Dick Smiths : Ed Durrant 2 Re: 52x CD Burner (24x CD-RW) that lists OS/2 support at Dick Smiths : Ed Durrant 3 modem problems solved, V92 : Voytek Eymont 4 Re: modem problems solved, V92 : Ed Durrant 5 Re: modem problems solved, V92 : Voytek Eymont 6 eCs and spam : 7 Re: eCs and spam : Ed Durrant 8 Re: modem problems solved, V92 : Ed Durrant **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 13:47:58 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: 52x CD Burner (24x CD-RW) that lists OS/2 support at Dick Smiths Check out this special "hot deal" on DSE website - $10 off at the moment - AUS$118 inct GST http://www.dse dot com dot au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3eb33a63086177e82741c0a87f9c070a/Product/View/XH3466 Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 15:06:03 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: 52x CD Burner (24x CD-RW) that lists OS/2 support at Dick Smiths It also appears that this CyberDrive CW099D CD-RW can burn 100 Min. CDs ! The question is of course how many readers can read 100 Min. (900 MB) CDs ?? Ed. Ed Durrant wrote: > Check out this special "hot deal" on DSE website - $10 off at the moment > - AUS$118 inct GST > > http://www.dse dot com dot au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/3eb33a63086177e82741c0a87f9c070a/Product/View/XH3466 > > Cheers/2 > > Ed. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 20:00:08 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: modem problems solved, V92 coming back to my modem woes: the Telstra modem testing fellow called me, basically, as far as I understood, they just reduce the modem speed till they get what's reliable. anyhow, he suggested that test would be useless for 'my condition', and, suggested unplugging other phones, so, that's what I've done yesterday, and, bingo: yesterday, with both other phones unplugged, I got about 49 for 3 hours today, with the Swatch phone unplugged, and, Panasonic cordless plugged in, I'm getting Modem connect.: CONNECT 45333 Time connected: 00:34:42 FCS errors....: 0 so, it seems, the little cutsey Swatch phone is the culprit.. BTW, coming back to V92, few days ago I had a DELL windoze PC with V92 modem, that connected quite reliably at about 38k, so it seems V92 are certainly an improvement over V90 Voytek Eymont ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 20:05:36 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: modem problems solved, V92 Are the additional phones in your home on sockets installed by a qualified telco engineer ? if you've simply added the sockets yourself, in parrallel to the original one, the impedance will reduce and then the modem won't be matched to the line and yes, this will cause problems. Cheers/2 Ed. Voytek Eymont wrote: > coming back to my modem woes: > > the Telstra modem testing fellow called me, basically, as far as I understood, they > just reduce the modem speed till they get what's reliable. > > anyhow, he suggested that test would be useless for 'my condition', and, suggested > unplugging other phones, so, that's what I've done yesterday, and, bingo: > > yesterday, with both other phones unplugged, I got about 49 for 3 hours > today, with the Swatch phone unplugged, and, Panasonic cordless plugged in, I'm getting > > Modem connect.: CONNECT 45333 > Time connected: 00:34:42 > FCS errors....: 0 > > so, it seems, the little cutsey Swatch phone is the culprit.. > > BTW, coming back to V92, few days ago I had a DELL windoze PC with V92 modem, that > connected quite reliably at about 38k, so it seems V92 are certainly an improvement > over V90 > > Voytek Eymont > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 20:13:06 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem problems solved, V92 ** Reply to note from Ed Durrant Sat, 03 May 2003 20:05:36 +1000 > Are the additional phones in your home on sockets installed by a qualified telco engineer ? > > if you've simply added the sockets yourself, in parrallel to the original one, the > impedance will reduce and then the modem won't be matched to the line and yes, this will > cause problems. don't know. some are certainly installed my me, others, might have existed I am a semi qualified Telstra... how should they be wired ? does T wire them anything other thatn in parallel ? I vaguely recall something about the bell ringer something ..? does that still apply when they don't use bells anymore but some elsctronic buzzers ? /whatever the fault, the V92 winmodem outperformed external V90/ Voytek Eymont ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 21:35:33 -1000 From: Subject: eCs and spam Hi all, I've been hoping to see news of the eCs new release status, especialy after the last SIG meeting. Also last week I saw on the news somewhere that one of the states in the US had passed legislation for spammers, hefty fines and jail (gaol) sentances. They also claimed that some 80 or 90 percent of all spam is generated by only 18 or 19 individuals. When 80 to 90 percent of your email is spam, this is of interest. Any commemt anyone. My network is on hold at the moment as a faulty card is replaced. regards Dennis. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 21:51:30 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: eCs and spam eCS should be out to those who have pre-ordered, in Australia, very soon, certainly by mid-May. I eagerly await copy ! I believe Mark Rogers from Orion-Solutions had intended personally delivering the released eCS 1.1 at the last Melbourne metting (I presume this is the SIG, you referred to). If he didn't I suppose there could be some other delay - most likely printing rather than code from what Mark emailed when I queried when I would get my copy. I am hoping to demo to the South Australian OS/2 UG on May 27th. in Adelaide so I hope I get my copy soon, so that I can prepare my presentation ! Cheers/2 Ed. djn at peninsula.hotkey dot net dot au wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been hoping to see news of the eCs new release status, especialy > after the last SIG meeting. > > Also last week I saw on the news somewhere that one of the states in the > US had passed legislation for spammers, hefty fines and jail (gaol) > sentances. They also claimed that some 80 or 90 percent of all spam is > generated by only 18 or 19 individuals. > > When 80 to 90 percent of your email is spam, this is of interest. > > Any commemt anyone. > > My network is on hold at the moment as a faulty card is replaced. > > regards > > Dennis. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 8 ==========================** Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 21:53:59 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: modem problems solved, V92 Sorry, I am also not a qualified telco engineer. I would guess however that they could install an impedance matching transformer when multiple devices must be connected to one line. They could certainly check the impedance at all sockets. Cheers/2 Ed. Voytek Eymont wrote: > ** Reply to note from Ed Durrant Sat, 03 May 2003 20:05:36 +1000 > > > Are the additional phones in your home on sockets installed by a qualified telco engineer ? > > > > if you've simply added the sockets yourself, in parrallel to the original one, the > > impedance will reduce and then the modem won't be matched to the line and yes, this will > > cause problems. > > don't know. some are certainly installed my me, others, might have existed > > I am a semi qualified Telstra... how should they be wired ? > > does T wire them anything other thatn in parallel ? > I vaguely recall something about the bell ringer something ..? > does that still apply when they don't use bells anymore but some elsctronic buzzers ? > > /whatever the fault, the V92 winmodem outperformed external V90/ > > Voytek Eymont > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------