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From: mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Meir)
Subject: Re: What baud rate should I use?
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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1991 23:08:57 GMT

In article <1991Jun26.204345.18330@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> rlk20269@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Richard Leon Kapusta) writes:
>I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is a
>difference between connecting at 9600 baud and
>connecting at 19200 baud when using a 9600 baud
>V42bis modem?

You should use the fastest speed that your modem allows.  That way, data
compression may allow a faster terminal than actual modem speed, effectively
increasing your throughput.

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