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From: jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: UUCP, Flow Control, 040 Machines, and Trailblazers
Message-ID: <130170@gore.com>
Date: 23 Feb 91 21:13:20 GMT
References: <1991Feb23.181700.2753@shaman.com>
Reply-To: jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore)
Organization: Gore Enterprises
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/ comp.sys.next / jiro@com (Jiro Nakamura) / Feb 23, 1991 /
>   I've been running a UUCP line to UUNET with a Traiblazer for over two
> months now. I started with an 030 Cube and have recently upgraded to an
> 040. I was interested in seeing what a difference using hardware flow
> control vs. XON/XOFF flow control would make in my transmissions.

Don't use software flow control with UUCP, unless your data is only plain
ASCII (all uuencoded, for example).  UUCP protocols have their own way of
dealing with buffer overruns, they do not need flow control at all.  If the
only flow control option available to you is software (XON/XOFF or ACK/NAK,
for that matter), TURN IT OFF for UUCP transmissions!

Jacob
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