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why is uploading files so slow?

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From: M. Lamphier
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00
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I have been having trouble sending files as e-mail attachments.

I have an ISDN line (64K) with an NEC ATerm 35 adaptor (modem) and a 
PowerMac6100. Data comes in to my system at a very good rate, up to 
5kbps/sec. in some cases. However it is VERY slow when I try to send 
data out. I have recently been trying to send files as e-mail 
attachments, using Eudora J. Even fairly small files (12K - 15K) take 
forever to send, and usually fail. The failure is due to the MacTCP 
timing out. I get the following message:

_____________

That pesky MacTCP is acting up again.
5
The connection timed out
{37:140]

_____________

Does anyone know what I can do to improve this situation? Is the slow 
transmission rate due to a problem with my ISP? (At one point I had two 
different ISPs, but found the same problem with both so I'm not sure)

Is there a way to tell the MacTCP not to time out, or to reset it so it 
takes e.g. 30 mins. before it times out?

Anyone else have this problem? I need to solve this because I have had 
several important files that I haven't been able to send from home (I 
eventually had to break each up into several smaller files in order to 
send). 

Any insights would be appreciated.

-Marc Lamphier
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From: "M. Lamphier" <lamphier@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Subject: why is uploading files so slow?
Date: 1997/03/19
Message-ID: <332FE10E.1722@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
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Organization: Network Operation Centre, The University of Tokyo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,fj.net.isdn,fj.net.modems,fj.life.in-japan