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- From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,biz.comp.telebit
- Subject: Re: PEP vs. V.32bis w/ V.42bis for international connections
- Message-ID: <NZuqqB5w165w@zswamp.UUCP>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 18:38:58 GMT
- References: <0105015D.cvqr6b@phngnc.Phonogenic.COM>
- Organization: Izot's Swamp
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- wjk@Phonogenic.COM (Bill Keenan) writes:
-
- > I am trying to figure out the cheapest (over time) and most reliable
- > way to communicate with a missionary in Nairobi Kenya.
-
- You may want to speak to Doug Thompson (doug@isishq.uucp last I sent him
- mail), as the International Shared Information Service has some experience
- using modems, especially PEP, in developing areas.
-
- > If I use dail-up, the connection
- > will go through several satellites (Nairobi is 11 time zones advanced
- > of me).
-
- Doug mentioned to me that even PEP has its range limits, but I don't have
- concrete numbers.
-
- > Does PEP (a half duplex modulation?) perform better
- > or worse than V.32bis w/ V.42bis in a multi-satellite connection? (I
- > plan to use a UUCP package running on the Mac or PC at either end of
- > the connection.)
-
- PEP is unquestionably the best commonly available protocol for challenging
- telecom links. Protocol spoofing will remove any disadvantages that would
- normally be associated with using UUCP-g over a half-duplex modem.
-
- Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
- geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff (416)258-8467
- Coincidentally, most people who fight for "fairness" would be
- significantly better off under the system they call "fair"...
-