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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!hole.news.pipex.net!pipex!tube.news.pipex.net!pipex!lade.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.be.innet.net!INbe.net!news.nl.innet.net!INnl.net!hunter.premier.net!news.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: demon.ip.support,demon.tech.unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Batch FTP and Web Pages Followup-To: demon.ip.support,demon.tech.unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 2 Jul 1996 23:05:02 -0500 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <4rcrhe$ds@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <31D4AA3A.BC0@www.play-hookey.com> <836073421snz@dsl.co.uk> <31D87436.7C7F@www.play-hookey.com> <836289820snz@mynx.demon.co.uk> <4rb5ne$5eq@avondale.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] John F Hall (jfhall@avondale.demon.co.uk) wrote: : There were a limited number of out of area lines in Hull that connected : to the PoP in Leeds (or maybe Bradford). Initially the complaints came : from the Hull users who were unable to connect reliably as the Hull : number was perpetually busy - they ended up having to dial into Leeds or : London. Eventually the plug was pulled by Yorkshire Telecoms who : provided the link between Hull and Leeds as their equipment was swamped : by all the failed calls that were getting the busy tones. Ahh, these people really needed smart software - then they could have kept their "good thing" going. Take a look at ijppp on FreeBSD (or some other supporting u**x). Your connection is always there, you just don't use up a demon modem when you aren't actually sending packets. But of course, in a "desktop" world...... -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....