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- From: jam@jammys.ocunix.on.ca (James McOrmond)
- Newsgroups: ott.general
- Subject: Re: Freenet & Datapac
- Message-ID: <jam.5203@jammys.ocunix.on.ca>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 21:41:20 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.225130.24657@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> <1993Jan20.152739.2326@cunews.carleton.ca> <jam.5043@jammys.ocunix.on.ca> <1993Jan23.181327.18748@cunews.carleton.ca> <colinm.727837252@cunews>
- Organization: Jammy's Amiga Corner BBS - Ottawa, On, Canada
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- > The donated Gandalf modems are very simple modems that don't do
- >data compression or error correction.
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- And they completely fail to connect if your modem attempts to do
- compression. This isn't true when I call from my Supra24 to/from my
- ZyXEL16.8.
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- > As for Freenet being killed by these modems, tell that to the 3300+
- >people that connected last week!!
-
- Ya, but your forgetting to mention the (at least) 20000+ failed connects.
- I got 5 bad connects myself before I switched modems to connect.
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- >--
- >Colin McFadyen -- Carleton U. Computing and Communications Services
- >Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1S 5B6
- >colinm@ccs.carleton.ca
- >
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- James A McOrmond - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA! - ZyXEL 16.8k V32bis Modem!
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