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From: dlr@daver.UUCP (Dave Rand)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Which is best?
Message-ID: <6304@daver.UUCP>
Date: 21 Oct 88 18:57:08 GMT
References: <9515@conexch.UUCP> <2590@sultra.UUCP>
Reply-To: dlr@daver.UUCP (Dave Rand)
Organization: Association for the Prevention of Polar Bears and Kangaroos
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In article <2590@sultra.UUCP> dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan) writes:
>What about uucp?  Is 300 baud enough for all those 'g' acknowledge packets?

No.

Each 70 bytes transmitted needs 6 bytes of ACK. This is an 8.6 %
"backchannel", or 822 bps at 9600 outgoing. 300 bps is a 3.1% backchannel.

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Dave Rand
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