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- From: arumble@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Anthony Rumble)
- Subject: Re: V.42bis effectiveness (was Re: V.42bis - on 2400 baud)
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- Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- References: <amigo.714702563@milton> <1992Aug28.140938.9352@qiclab.scn.rain.com> <KEN.92Aug28212916@stthomas.Cayman.COM> <fRUuCqJ@quack.sac.ca.us>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 01:59:42 GMT
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- mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us (Nick Sayer) writes:
-
- >I don't think v.42bis is probably all that helpfull for "traditional"
- >uses, which amount to reading text interactively or transfering
- >compressed files (typical BBS usage), but for IP linking, it's
- >great, since traditional IP services for the most part are uncompressed
- >(the one big exception is typical use of ftp, but smtp, nntp... all of
- >those are plain ASCII for the most part). And even with VJ header compression,
- >there are some small redundancies that v.42bis can wiggle out.
-
- I use a 2400 v42/v42.bis modem quote a bit for "general" BBS
- useage, and I find it to be quite usefull. It makes reading
- messages, and putting up with all thoes painfull ANSI screens that
- much more bearable.. For transfering compressied files it still
- ovffers the 13% increase or so with the v42 protocol..
- --
- Anthony Rumble
- aka SmilieZ
- "Anything is possible.. If there is enuf money in it"
-