Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 09:46:28 -0500 From: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@math.udel.edu> To: nathan <beemern@ksu.edu> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: magical ftp xfer rates?? Message-ID: <38A17DC4.7198498D@math.udel.edu> References: <38A179A9.D74FF5CB@ksu.edu>
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Chalk it up to the wonders of data compression. Most modems have compression schemes built into them. I would imagine that whatever you were downloading compressed well. nathan wrote: > > QUESTION--> How did this xfer complete in LESS time than the maximum of > 33.6Kbps imposed by the fact that i'm connecting thru 2 analog 56K > modems?? > -- PETER SCHWENK | UNIX System Administrator Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware schwenk@math.udel.edu | (302)831-0437 <-NEW!!! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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