On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:19:06 -0400, mm
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I don't unplug anything either. I may have lost an internal modem via
a surge on the phone line, or maybe it broke for some other reason.


I remember several cases of losing computer equipment during a
thunderstorm. All of them were modems (connected to phoneline). That's
ONE reason why I prefer external modems.

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