does this apply to all serial ports in general? or is it just "standard" serial
ports like the 16550 and such.  will this affect my Hayes ESP card??

thanks,

-brian

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"Yes, evil comes in many forms, whether it be a man-eating cow or
 Joseph Stalin, but you can't let the package hide the pudding!  Evil
 is just plain bad!  You don't cotton to it.  You gotta smack it in the
 nose with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!  Bad dog!  Bad dog!"
                                --The Tick