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Article #1869Re: UUCP vs SLIP, info wanted
From: Eric P. Scott
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:07
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:07
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I don't necessarily see this as an "either-or" proposition. If I were in your position, I'd be using Telebit WorldBlazers, and there'd be a clear advantage in having both. For those cases where either would suffice (e-mail, batch file transfer), I'd prefer UUCP/TurboPEP's reliability and efficiency. For interactive use, SLIP would be the obvious choice. You have two particular handicaps that make SLIP impractical: a 2400 bps modem, and restricted dialout. There's no reason why you can't or shouldn't run UUCP. It may be worth buying a better/faster modem even with imminent ISDN availability; it takes a long time to transfer anything at 219 cps. -=EPS=-
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gumby!wupost!csus.edu!news From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Subject: Re: UUCP vs SLIP, info wanted Message-ID: <1992Nov19.050709.191@csus.edu> Sender: news@csus.edu Reply-To: eps@cs.sfsu.edu Organization: San Francisco State University References: <1992Nov16.150537.18505@alf.uib.no> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:07:09 GMT Lines: 14