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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: UUCP Over TCP/IP (why?)
Message-ID: <4648@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 88 13:10:53 GMT
References: <4644@b-tech.UUCP> <413@comdesign.UUCP>
Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
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In article <413@comdesign.UUCP> pst@comdesign.uucp (Paul Traina) writes:
>
>The f-protocol is (relatively) worthless on dialup lines as it was designed
>to work over error free links.  Also, most old SystemV (and 4.1 < bsd)

I've been running a comp.* news feed over dial-up lines with 'f' for 
several months without problems.  With clean lines and small blocks, I'd
call it relatively valuable.  It should also work well with an error-free
modem (like a Trailblazer).

>
>What do you mean rlogin?  All terminal server's I've seen use the telnet
>protocol over TCP as opposed to rlogin.

The annex boxes have rlogin.  Now if they only had the -8 option.

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Jon Zeeff           		Branch Technology,
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