vgetty/mgetty - different fax reception ?

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hi,

On Sat, May 08, 1999 at 12:37:56PM -0400, Dmitry Pogosyan wrote:
> Thanks, I'll try restricting max speed. However, there are 
> explicit examples when my modem happily received 14.4 kbs 
> transissions. After this dismal 2400 bps speed connection
> (and 2400 was all I was getting with vgetty before), modem
> intializes and receives next fax perfectly (and then one after
> next) - I have log below. I can't see any differences in the log
> preceeding good and bad receptions :(. Hate to think if this can be
> flaky firmware ...

Flakey firmware would be pretty normal for fax modems.  Most modems get
data right (more or less) but lack severely in fax mdoe.

> Remarks: 
> a) This time the qood connection came from different fax machine,
> however this machine also failed to create anything above 2400 bps when I
> run vgetty earlier this week

Weird...

> b) In the fast call 'normal' resolution is what was requested. 
> After that I also received as fast transmission with high resolution

Strange indeed.

gert
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