Subj : SEXPOTS - Pulling my hair out... :)
To   : cafarmer
From : Digital Man
Date : Sun Jun 09 2024 08:50 pm

  Re: SEXPOTS - Pulling my hair out... :)
  By: cafarmer to Digital Man on Sun Jun 09 2024 08:32 pm

 > The TCP host socket error is most likely because I do not have the BBS
 > running right now. But it shouldn't have gone that far because there was no
 > RING (I didn't call it).

Right, but your modem is raising/asserting the DCD (data carrier detect) signal.

For modems that support DCD correctly, the command to enable it is AT&C1:

AT&C1
DCD follows carrier state (default).

It sounds like your modem is set for AT&C0:

AT&C0
Always keep DCD on.
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