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  1. Article: 13268 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
  4. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: Experience with K95 over satellite links
  6. Date: 16 Mar 2002 12:05:57 GMT
  7. Organization: earthfriends
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  18. <a6qq96$efo$1@watsol.cc.columbia.edu> divulged:
  19. >In article <c4914b87.0203140931.41ac24bc@posting.google.com>,
  20. >satprof <satprof@altavista.com> wrote:
  21.  
  22. >: The relatively slow speed was a bit of a disappointment, but it was
  23. >: overcome by initiating 5 concurrent instances of Kermit, and
  24. >: transferring the data in parts.
  25. >:
  26. >That's just the right thing to do in a situation like this.  
  27.  
  28. which seems to present an ideal opportunity to discuss it as an enhancement
  29. to the program, along the lines of `if multiple files are to be transferred
  30. do so n files at a time, where n is controlled by a variable and perhaps
  31. some heuristics.'
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