Hi Folks,
I recently joined the forum, and have already launched in with a few posts, but thought it might be good manners to also introduce myself.
I'm a software engineer with an electronics background and over 30 years experience under my belt, mostly writing lower layer protocol stacks for data and telephony applications. I've had a life-long interest in telephones and, as a school kid, used to hang around the entrance to the telephone exchange after school, pleading with the returning engineers to give me any broken stuff they'd picked up on their rounds. You'd be surprised what a 12 year-old could do in the late 60's with a few grotty old telephone receivers and some rickety dials.
I've never had cause to investigate the workings of adaptive ADSL until recently, when I experienced problems with my own line that I needed to understand. In my pursuit of knowledge I stumbled upon this truly excellent website. Please acccept my hearty congratulations on its creation!