Re: Seeking Help

[bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Robert Church)]

In article <1kfrg1$7mk@agate.berkeley.edu> chiu@ucsee.Berkeley.EDU (David Chiu) writes:
>Recently I've run into a bit of odd problem with the old //e I have.
>Every attempt to download from varies different system fails regardless
>of speed, transfer protocol, or file type. Specifically file transfers
>are aborted after excessive errors after approximately 20 - 25k of
>material has been downloaded; files smaller than 25k downloads without
>problems while file larger than 25k will fail and abort soon after 25k
>"limit".

Try putting the phone to you ear and dialing a few numbers. In the time 
between your dialing and the tone see if you don't hear some crackling on
the line. Sounds like a wet phone line to me.

Bob