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- From: aa302@Freenet.carleton.ca (Russell McOrmond)
- Subject: XPR mailing list (was Re: XPR-Bidirectional)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.171521.3050@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
- Reply-To: aa302@Freenet.carleton.ca (Russell McOrmond)
- Organization: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- References: <27v1fw=@rpi.edu> <523@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca> <80t19hb@rpi.edu> <69603@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:15:21 GMT
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- In a previous article, pooler@vccsouth18.its.rpi.edu (Robert Peter Poole) says:
- >(And yes, I mean baud, not bps, in this case. :-) So if you get 19200 bps
- >unidirectional, don't expect to be able to transfer twice that amount
- >(19200 bps send and 19200 receive) with a bidirectional protocol.
-
- It should be said that actual experience with protocols such as
- SLIP and DNET have proven that assumption false. The only limitations I
- have seen are computer and software related, not the modem itself (Except,
- maybe, if you are running a SUPRA V.32bis which is said to not handle
- bi-directional data very well - This I have not personally tested, though).
-
-
-
- ANNOUNCING the XPR MAILING LIST
- --------------------------------
-
- Skip Watson (ciaran@aldhfn.akron.oh.us) has offered to host a mailing
- list for XPR programmers for the purpose of working towards an enhanced
- interface. Many issues such as reliable batch transfer status,
- reading and setting of date information, asynchronous transfers and
- bi-birectional transfers need to be discussed. Anyone interested,
- whether the author of a current host or protocol or thinking about one
- in the future are asked to join so that we can make an improved specification.
-
- It should be noted that while we would be discussing fairly advanced
- enhancements to the protococol, backward compatability with existing
- protocols will be a prime concern. Detection of the 'xpr level' will be
- used as a way to detect compatability of protocols and hosts as far
- as the features that each might require.
-
-
- For joining the list:
-
- xpr-request@aldhfn.akron.oh.us with "subscribe user@site" as the body
-
-
- For posts to the list:
-
- xpr@aldhfn.akron.oh.us
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