My original query was how I should interpret the message "The connection
was terminated because the other side is not responding". I'm only trying
to understand possible reasons for such a message to be generated.
Thanks to Paul and Bob for replying to my query.
In answer to their questions:
Yes, I've had advice from the ISP -- stacks of it ("iinet never
disconnects...").
Yes, I've been using a manual connection recently (without noticeable
improvement).
Yes, I carefully noted Bill Parker's 15/5/03 comments (I'm inclined to
agree with his conclusions).
The most helpful comment is Bob's "...the problem can be a long way from
there, either your end or the other end. did you send what the other side
needed in order to respond. ?????" This suggests that my setup may be
partly or wholly responsible. This touches on the main issue for me: Can
the fault be mine? Apparently it can.
Vlad James
Using MacOS 10.2.6
