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From: Martin Tom Brown <Martin@nezumi.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: demon.ip.support,demon.tech.unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Batch FTP and Web Pages
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 96 18:01:45 GMT
Organization: Nezumi
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Message-ID: <836416905snz@nezumi.demon.co.uk>
References: <31D4AA3A.BC0@www.play-hookey.com> <836073421snz@dsl.co.uk> <31D87436.7C7F@www.play-hookey.com> <836295557snz@dsl.co.uk> <Pine.3.91.960702173600.672C-100000@hammerhead.cs.odu.edu> <836393413snz@dsl.co.uk> <31DAAD18.2813@www.play-hookey.com>
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In article <31DAAD18.2813@www.play-hookey.com>
kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com "Ken Bigelow" writes:
> Instead of squawking about tariffs and costs, let's see if we can solve the
> problem using existing conditions and current technology.
> One possibility: does Demon (or other ISPs) limit the size of an
> attachment that can be sent with an e-note?
No limit on Demon - and they offer a batch ftp service by Email too.
> If not, here's a very practical way to get those large files.
> My nephew in California (I'm in Maryland) sent me an 8 MB file that way,
> and it worked fine. Would the method fly in the UK?
Not really unless the data was urgent since you could send disks overnight
by snail mail for 25p and at 28k8 it would cost both users 40p cheap rate
in local BT phone connection charges (unless they were both in Hull).
The economics are very different for sending and exchanging data
round the world when the flexibility and speed is invaluable.
Regards,
--
Martin Brown <martin@nezumi.demon.co.uk> __ CIS: 71651,470
Scientific Software Consultancy /^,,)__/