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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Michael Chen) writes:

>In article <2klnml$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Karl Denninger) writes:

>   In article <[e-mail]>,
>   Michael Chen <[e-mail]> wrote:
>   >In article <2kk39a$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Karl Denninger)
>writes:
>   >
>   >Is the Chameleon WinSock any faster?  Or is it just a matter of stability?

>   I don't know -- how does about 6kbps sound on a 28.8 connection, clocked at
>   115kbps sound? :-)

>Hmm... I take it that's for uncompressed files.

>   Mosaic is USABLE over these links.

>But since I can't afford a 28.8K modem, it really doesn't matter which
>WinSock I use with Mosaic. :(

Sure it does. First of all, Mosaic is reasonably usable at 14.4 - I do it, and
even have inline graphics turned on. The MSU weather server works great, as
does the interactive map server. (Now, if you try to load one of those bit
.avi files from the weather server, you are going to wait a while, but the
"postage stamp" maps that are inlined are suprisingly reasonable. What DOESN'T
work too well is when people use fairly large pictures of Al Gore inline... :)
)

I was unable to use Mosaic with the Trumpet Winsock. Well, it worked, kinda,
but was subject to fits and jerks, and occasional lock-ups of Windows, random
phone hang-ups, etc. It was NOT a pretty sight!

I switched to Distinct TCP/IP and all of my Mosaic problems went away. Most
inlines take just a few seconds to transfer at 14,400, and there are no pauses
in the reception.
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Pete Holsberg) writes:

>In article <2kk39a$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Karl Denninger) writes:



>I'm not sure what you mean by dial-on-demand. In both Trumpet Winsock and the
>Chameleon I borrowed, you have to launch a program and then do a little
>clicking to get it to dial and then log you in. After that, you invoke the
>E-mail or news reader or ftp or WinMosaic or whatever. ??

Dial-on-demand means that you forget about launching a program to dial. You
just launch, say, your e-mail program.  When the program actually tries to
access another site, the winsock.dll automatically dials. Most dial-on-demand
setups can also be configured to automatically hang-up after an idle period,
and will re-establish the link if something tries to use it again.


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Subject: smtp

Is there any SMTP or equivilant mail server availble for Winsock? Or can
someone reccomend a mail server for DOS/windows that is easy to install and
maintain..

Thank you..