On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, Mason Loring Bliss wrote:

> An update...
> 
> UUCP is working on my site, but my overall results are mixed:

First of all, congrats on getting this far!

> 
> UUCP results:
> -------------
> 
> 1) I was able to get Taylor UUCP to successfully transfer files back and
> forth using both the 'i' and 'g' protocols. However, performance was
> extremely bad as compared to the UUCP implementation I run on my Mac. There
> were large pauses *between* files which outweighed the speedy rate at which
> files would come in. From staring at the modem lights, it seems that this
> was the fault of the uucp on my end, although I'm not sure how to remedy
> the problem. (The pauses acted like they were happening as Taylor UUCP
> processed each incoming message. However, I'm not sure if this is the case,
> as rmail wasn't being run until after the call had completed.)

Here's a snip of a message sent to someone else with a similar problem by
Curt Sampson (the sysadmin here, and all around NetBSD guy.)

>If you have the `i' protocol, used by Taylor UUCP on Unix systems,
>that's the best one to use. It's bidirectional (sends outgoing and
>incoming files at the same time) and streaming, so it will run the
>link at full speed.
>
>If you're stuck with `g' protocol, you can't expect more than
>1.5-2K/sec on a 28.8K modem even under optimal circumstances. Look
>for parameters such as `window size'; you want that set as high as
>it will go (7).

tail -f the /var/spool/uucp/Log file to see what's happening.  Send
yourself some attachments, etc.

- Ari

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