Re: (ASCEND) How Ascend should fix thier software problem

[Marc Newman <mknewman@blkbox.com>]

5.0Apxx doesn't support V.90 or K56FLEX.  We need both (we are an ISP).

Marc

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>            While I agree with the sentiment (it took eighteen months
>            to get a stable code version for the 4004)...
>            we have been relatively stable with 5.0Ap42 and 5.0Ap36.
>            Some of these have been up constantly for
>            several months.  And this includes a couple of sites with a
>            high level of use.  We use V.34 modems.
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>            On the other hand the thought of upgrading to 7.x.x is
>            scarey given the track record.
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>            There is only one answer possible:
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>            Ascend should open thier source tree to the public domain.
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>            They have been ineffective in implementing changes (almost
>            everything is broken when they first release it) and it
>            takes several releases to fix anything.  I still, after 4
>            years, 3 revs of modem cards (28800, 33600 and 56kb) and
>            untold versions of software don't have a stable release of
>            software for my Max4004's.  I have been fighting with them
>            on this since 4.3.
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>            I want a release that will not slow down under after a few
>            days, will not reboot on it's own, and will support all the
>            announced features.
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>            I do have a Pipeline 400T with 8 modems that has been up
>            for 2 years.
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>            Marc
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