Re: Modem

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_lab.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:04:32 +0100

Dr. Deb <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
 
> Peter T. Breuer wrote:
>
> > Dr. Deb <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
> >> Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> >> > Dr. Deb <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:
> >> >> How do you set a 3Com 5610 faxmodem to "stupid mode?" I need to turn off
> >> > That would involve reading the man page for wvdial, grepping down to
> >> > the word "stupid".
> >> >
> >> > "Intelligent" programs are frustrating when they don't work right.
> >> > This version of wvdial has only minimal sup?? port for disabling or
> >> > overriding its "intelligence", with the "Stupid Mode", "Login
> >> > Prompt", and "Password Prompt" options.
> >> >
> >> > Then move on to the man page for wvdial.conf.
> >>
> >> I did as you advised and found, that like most, the Man page was only
> >> minimally helpful.
> >
> > Why should it be? It's not the manual page for the area of knowledge
> > involved in writing the config file. There's a separate man page for
> > that (as I said! And as it says).

> Peter, I am sure that you are a person who has never tried to learn any new

You don't seem to understand. I wrote down for you where to look!

> skill but were born with the sum of all knowledge at your finger tips.

Well, of course. I know where to look. I.e., wherever one has to look.

> You, my friend are a very fortunte individual. Those of us who are
> seriously handicapped by lack of knowledge must ask questions or forever
> remain unlearned. I had read the "man" pages and since they had not

No you hadn't! I don't know why you insist so! I told you what to read
and you did not read it. And one does not "read" through man pages!
One greps through them. Are you seriously suggesting that *I* have read
the man page for wvdial or wvdial.conf? No. Of course I have not. I
merely quoted the appropriate section to you.

Here's the appropriate quote from the man page for wvdial.conf:

     Stupid Mode

'K? Add it to the wvdial.ocnf file, in the 'tanza for your ISP. I
suppose you might try adding a "= true" or "= yes" or "= 1" if it
doesn't take on its own.

> answered my question, I asked. Appearantly that was a serious
> transgression, for which I apologize.

I don't know what you are talking about!

> Condemned to remain among the unwashed and unlearned.

????

Peter

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