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In article <898paj$3o6$1@samba.rahul.net>, David McKay 
<mck@waltz.rahul.net> wrote:

> Fred Arredondo <fred@spectrawest.com> wrote:
> : I just changed my dial up phone number in accordance with the recent
> : a2i request.  I set up a new dial up connection to the preferred
> : Oakland number, which no longer requires a sign on script.  I am using
> : Internet Explorer version 5.  My connection time is now three to four
> : times longer than when I was dialing the previous Oakland number using
> : the script.  Most of the delay occurs when the "Verifying user name
> : and password" screen appears.  Any ideas I can try to shorten the
> : connection time will be appreciated.
> 
> I've timed it on the San Jose preferred number, and have consistently
> clocked approx. 35 seconds for the ppp "verifying user name and password".
> The delay doesn't occur when logging into my shell account, so there's
> something interesting going on elsewhere.   All things considered, though,
> the 35 sec. delay is a small price to pay for the greatly improved
> performance (connect speed = 48k, line quality under 30, no disconnects).

Agreed. Could the delay be due to this new terminal server stuff he's 
doing?

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Bob R. Kenyon
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