From: chuck@brain.UUCP (Chuck Shotton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mac/gnuucp 4.3?
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 91 16:10:12 CDT
Organization: BIAP Systems
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In article <1991May30.162639.4986@world.std.com>, david@world.std.com (david c spiegelman) writes:
> I also have these specific questions:
> 
>     - Is Mac/gnuucp 4.3 better that uupc2.1?
>     - Does it handle news in addition to mail?
>     - Is it any good?
> 
> No responses please from ICE.  I am very aware of your program.  Be nice, and
> give someone else a try.
> 

First, you get what you pay for. I tried for several weeks to get the Mac/gnuucp
4.3 code to work. Jim (?) at Fort Pond was very helpful, but it turns out
that this version *CHOKES* in a big way when used with Telebits spoofing uucp
'g' at 19.2kb. The code just isn't able to keep up a sustained transfer rate
and eventually large (>10k) transfers just hang. At baud rates of 2400 or
less (with no spoofing) there seemed to be no problem with normal UUCP transfers
and mail. Mac/gnuucp 4.3 does not handle news. 

I know you don't want to hear from ICE, but I don't work for them, and feel 
obligated to put in $.02 worth. The uAccess program is an EXTREMELY well 
thought out application, and can be up and running in about 15 minutes. 

I highly recommend it. After you've tortured yourself
for a while with the PD versions of uucp out there, you might want to consider
uAccess as an alternative. For the "hobbyist" user, the price might be a little
bit of a disincentive, but it IS a fully functional news and mail system.

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