[news.admin] use your own modem ?!

werner@molokai.sw.mcc.com (Werner Uhrig) (06/30/89)

In <103726@felix.UUCP>, kenny@felix.UUCP (Kenny `ophidiomaniac' Paul) writes:

> > I'm not quite sure how a German site would (legally) connect to a
> >  modem in the US. I would assume that there are no Bundespost approved
> >  modems that understand US (e.g. Bell) modem protocols...
 
> Through the proper channels, our German office was able to get a 1200
> baud modem that had no problem speaking to our Racal-Vadics.

> ...however, it was evident within minutes that there was no way we could 
> transfer large amounts of data.

	that kind of SCREAMS for the "solution" to replace the "approved"
	modem with one of your own choice, doesn't it ... :-)

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