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From: edm@nwnexus.WA.COM (Ed Morin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Bit bit no parity vs 7 even
Message-ID: <162@nwnexus.WA.COM>
Date: 11 Aug 89 19:18:31 GMT
References: <4658@brains.UUCP> <12259@grebyn.com>
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.; Seattle, WA
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Many times systems (especially Unix) will accept any parity because they
do not check it (i.e. just strip the bit), but *do* send out even parity.
With the 8th bit getting set to seemingly random 0's and 1's it will invoke
the characters defined in your terminal with the decimal values 128-255
which are often graphics, international, etc.  This will end up looking
like every few characters are garbaged in between normal looking stuff.
The fix you are using sounds like the best alternative...

-- 
Ed Morin
Northwest Nexus Inc.
"Unix Public Access for the Masses!"
edm@nwnexus.WA.COM