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From: daveh@cvedc.uucp (Dave Heinen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: UUCP/Usenet for Mac
Summary: uAccess is great
Keywords: uucp usenet news
Message-ID: <1991Jan31.172838.16123@cvedc.uucp>
Date: 31 Jan 91 17:28:38 GMT
References: <1991Jan26.072903.1982@brainiac.mn.org> <62383@bbn.BBN.COM> <48@uarthur.UUCP>
Reply-To: daveh@id.UUCP (Dave Heinen)
Organization: Computervision Beaverton Oregon
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In article <62383@bbn.BBN.COM>, mfidelma@bbn.com (Miles R. Fidelman) writes:
> ICE engineering makes a UUCP package for the MAC - I don't know if it works
> well or not.  Their phone number is 313-449-8288.


I have used 3 different uucp packages on the mac. Macfsuucp, uupc, and Uaccess.

each has pros and cons depending on your situation.(and budget)

uupc:
	very fast on my 19.2kbit telebit.
	ugly/no real human interface.
	won't run under multifinder well
	locks up my Tops server.
	again goes very fast.
	cheap $$

MACfsuucp
	Very slow on my 19.2 kbit telebit. less than 2400 baud
		( because it doesn't support 3 window G protocol)
	a simple hypercard based human interface.
	works under multi-finder.
	Tops and other servers work.
	again very SLOW on my telebit.

uAccess
	Outstanding human interface for mail, news, sysadmin,config.
	very fast on my telebit
	full functionality including a "cron" capability
	works very well under multifinder.
	Tops and other servers work.
	again Outstanding human interface with full functionality.
	fully supported product, tech-support responds quickly.
	NOT cheap.

Conclusion:
	if your are serious about uucp,mail/netnews for the mac
	and you want to use your machine during transfers
	you need to get uAccess. It's worth the price.


dave
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