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- From: carsten@pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Carsten Schultz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin
- Subject: Re: Advantage of SLIP?
- Date: 15 Nov 1992 22:26:26 GMT
- Organization: ZRZ/TU-Berlin
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- References: <1992Nov15.200543.17492@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Reply-To: carsten@pizza.fb10.tu-berlin.de (Carsten Schultz)
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- Robert Delucca writes
- > This is a naive question perhaps. I want someone's opinion concerning
- > the utility or advantage of installing the SLIP package available
- > at the archives. I know of course how useful it is to be on
- > the net, but what I need is a speed comparison and conveniency
- > comparison between SLIP with a V.32 modem and my present setup,
- > where I use UUCP for mail and dial out with MicroPhone to access
- > my account on the university's network, ftp to sites, obtain files,
- >
- > then z or x modem them here. Is it worth the money / trouble?
-
- It is worth the money: SLIP is free!
- The trouble should not be too big, as there have been hints on the net.
- What I like is to be able to use NewsGrazer, rsh, rcp, ftp (and several of
- them at the same time). You might also be able to use -NXHost (although it
- is _very_ slow) and Distributed objects. (There are however installation
- problems with the last two things).
-
- Carsten
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