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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: gkermit speed
Date: 30 Dec 1999 13:09:41 -0500
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <s6n76tq85k284@corp.supernews.com>,
DGlenn <d_glenn@excite.com> wrote:
: I am using the prebuilt binary for G-Kermit v1.00 on SCO Openserver 5.0.5.
:
: My problem is that it is running very slow (600 cps maximum). I read the
: FAQ about how to increase the speed and, among other commands, it says:
:
: "Give the following command to the file receiver:
: SET RECEIVE PACKET-LENGTH 2000 ; (or other length)"
:
: How do I get to the "file receiver" to type in the command? Do I need to
: compile my own version and specify these commands in a file somewhere?
:
What is your terminal emulator?
: For your info: The server has an external Multi-Tech 33.6 multi-modem and I
: am connecting with a 56k USR sportster.
:
In this case you can't use streaming because it's not a reliable connection
so, as you have inferred, the only way to boost the speed is to tell the
file receive to use bigger packets. How to do that (or whether it's possible)
depends on what software it is.
- Frank