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From: mathew
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1992 12:48
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1992 12:48
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x10066@raphael.corp.mot.com writes: > Can somebody tell me what are the ill-effects of having an article > posted which is larger than the recommended size of 64k ? It causes UUCP systems using slow modems on noisy lines to waste many dollars of phone time transferring 86% of the file and then losing the connection, then dialling in again and transferring 90% of the file and then losing the connection, then... It causes people with dumbish newsreaders (which use "more" displays to page articles) to get very pissed off when they hit the wrong key 76% of the way through and have to start again and page all the way through the article again. It causes some gateways (to other networks such as Fidonet) to fall over and die horribly. mathew
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!stl!robobar!ibmpcug!mantis!mathew From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: Ill-effects of a posting greater than 64k Message-ID: <DF2JRB18w165w@mantis.co.uk> Date: 23 Sep 92 12:48:24 GMT References: <1992Sep22.200435.13018@schbbs.mot.com> Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK. Lines: 19