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- From: jam@jammys.ocunix.on.ca (James McOrmond)
- Message-ID: <jam.5301@jammys.ocunix.on.ca>
- Newsgroups: ott.general
- Subject: Re: Freenet & Datapac
- Distribution: world
- 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> <jam.5203@jammys.ocunix.on.ca> <colinm.727993956@cunews>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 01:47:29 EST
- Organization: Jammy's Amiga Corner BBS - Ottawa, On, Canada
- Lines: 35
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- >>compression. This isn't true when I call from my Supra24 to/from my
- >>ZyXEL16.8.
- >
- >As stated many times before, the 2400 bps modems here at CU don't do
- >any type of compression or error correction. That's why it has to
- >be disabled on the originating modem. Part of the user education
-
- Actually, you should re-word that. The modems we've been given can't
- handle the simplest of things, so we have to confuse the users even more
- by telling them to change settings on their modem that they can use when
- calling every other system in the city.
-
- >to use compression as well as 2400 8,N,1. I know you think that
- >this is a big deal and that users won't understand, but give them
- >some credit, it's really not that difficult.
-
- I have been a sysop for 6 years, and belive me. most users won't
- understand.
-
- >>Ya, but your forgetting to mention the (at least) 20000+ failed connects.
- >>I got 5 bad connects myself before I switched modems to connect.
- >
- >Ya, right!!
-
- At least you agree on that point.
-
- >Colin McFadyen -- Carleton U. Computing and Communications Services
- >Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1S 5B6
- >colinm@ccs.carleton.ca
-
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