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- From: lnielsen@supernet.ab.ca (Kor Nielsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Amigas speak HTTP with an accent?
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 05:21:19 GMT
- Organization: Alberta SuperNet Inc
- Message-ID: <1056.6655T784T2489@supernet.ab.ca>
- References: <4iparf$n88@storm.cycor.ca>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: rd-p4.supernet.ab.ca
- X-Newsreader: THOR 2.22 (Amiga;TCP/IP) *UNREGISTERED*
-
- >More and more, I'm finding web sites that I can connect to, but either never
- >flow any data, or flow at astoundengly slow transfer rates.
-
- >I'm using AmiTCP3.0b2, AMosaic, and IBrowse through a CSLIP link.
- >(rhcslip.device)
-
- >I tried using Netscape, running on Shapeshifter through MacPPP/TCP, and it
- >works fine there.
-
- >Here's an example: http:/www.vv.com/ works fine on Shapeshifter, but with an
- >Amiga browser, I get a packet every minute or so - I watch the lights on the
- >modem, and the RX light flashes at that rate.
-
- >It's like the server sending the page is really lagged, but only to Amigas -
- >I can connect to the "lagged" server with a PC here in the office, and it
- >runs fine. Pinging the server address on the Amiga works fine too.
-
- >This used to happen with one site in 100, but it's becoming more and more
- >common.
-
- >Anybody else seeing this?
-
- I believe it's the Netscape Server software...it takes priority over people
- using the netscape browser then people using other browsers. (another little
- dirty trick to blow the competition away)
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-