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From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Using the sio ports with a Modem
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 19:18:00 GMT
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References: <23ihduINNpre@kralizec.zeta.org.au> <1993Aug3.051002.2690@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <1993Aug3.092159.1696@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl>
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In article <1993Aug3.092159.1696@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> rooij@bashful.isp.cft.philips.nl (Guido van Rooij) writes:
> According to me, if a program wants the signal delivery it either sets
> clocal or makes the line its controlling tty. 

I'm sorta confused here about the semantics. If clocal is set, the value
of DCD is ignored, so how do you ever get signal delivery? Don't you need
to clear clocal *and* set the control terminal?
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