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sjsobol@tiny.com (Steven J. Sobol) writes:

> Hi. I'm running Waffle 1.65 and I am getting 800-1000 cps with uucico, but
> I think I can do better. I'm using a Boca 14.4 internal fax modem with
> a 16450 UART. Any suggestions?

   Yeah: disable error correction.  Standard implementations of UUCP 'g' 
protocol has a limited window (usually 3 packets at 64 bytes, sometimes 7 
packets at 64 bytes), and the increased latency caused by error correction 
holding back data until an entire packet is received and CRC-verified can 
result in poor performance.

   Less drastic: configure MNP4 to use small packets only.  This will speed 
the release of UUCP packets in a long data stream.

   If possible, install a FOSSIL and use it in stead of Waffle's native serial 
driver.  I believe that Waffle's DOS docs advise you to do this.

   There is also an alternative to Waffle's uucico available.  The authors 
claim that it is faster and supports more efficient protocols; I found some 
problems with using it inside a DesqView window (no, I don't run a multiline 
BBS, I just want uucico to run in the background) thanks to COM port 
allocation arbitration; returning to 'standard' uucico and a FOSSIL driver 
(installed before DV) made the problems go away.

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