| From: | Gerald Mellor |
| Date: | 15 Aug 2000 at 21:03:13 |
| Subject: | Re: Blacklisting |
Hi Daz, on 15-Aug-00, you wrote:
> I am getting fed up with freeserve now. It has been good since I
> joined about a year ago, but just lately the line always seems to be
> busy and I can never get on. After about 17 attempts to dial up
> Genisis prints out "blacklisting" in the dialup window. What the
> hell does it mean?
It means your modem has blacklisted you for attempting to dial the
same number too many times within a short period. i'm not sure of the
exact values, but this is built into all BABT approved modems (AFAIK)
to prevent abuse.
Resetting the modem should allow you to dial again.
Regards
Gerry
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