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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: UUCP Summary
Message-ID: <37219@cup.portal.com>
Date: 25 Dec 90 03:25:09 GMT
References: <1869097d.ARN0cac@cbmami.UUCP>
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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jason@cbmami.UUCP (Jason Goldberg) in <1869097d.ARN0cac@cbmami.UUCP> writes:
[re: Amiga UUCP operation]

	[...]
	1.  I can't get UUCP1.06d to work at 9600 baud V.32, others have
	reported the same problem, while still others have had the same
	hardware with no problem.  All of us have had the 68030 chip, someone
	reported that the problems went away when they moved there spool to
	ram: but this has not worked for me and my transfers still fail at
	9600 baud.
	[...]

One comment: if you're using a V.32 modem, you want your serial port's baud
set to 19,200 same as you would for a PEP (Trailblazer) modem.

The AmigaUUCP I demo'd at FAUG earlier this year was running on a "stock"
A1000 (68000 CPU, not one of my modified specials) connected at 19,200 baud to
a StarLAN network talking to one of my UNIX boxes.  During the demo I sent
several emails back-'n-forth and also UUCP'd some large files; the transfer
stats on the UNIX box (running HDB UUCP) showed an average transfer of 1,600+
chars per second during the duration of the demo.

The V.32 modems, typically with (at least) MNP 5 or V.42, "should" permit
1,400+ chars per second no sweat.  And if you're using Amigas with 68030 chips
that should be a breeze; even one of the 68010 UNIX boxes I use can process
19,200 with ease.  If you're still having trouble, suggest using ARTM (Amiga
Real Time Monitor 1.0 by F.J.Merten and Dietmar Jansen (comp.amiga.binaries))
to check what's going on in your system, Dale Luck's PM program (on the 1.3 WB
"EXTRAS" disk) to see if something is busy waiting, or at least "ps -ef" to
determine if you've left a game or two running in the background!  :-)

If you really want some speed, get a Microcom QX (Tricom) modem with MNP 9
permitting operation at 38,400 baud ... you'd "almost" think you were on a T1
line connected to the Internet!

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]