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From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461)
Subject: Re: UUCP, TIP, Kermit, and ....
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jlu@cs.umr.edu ( Eric Jui-Lin Lu) writes:
: Right now, I'm using kermit to log in campus network.  While
: reading this newsgroup, I wonder if there exists any other
: packages that are better than Kermit.  So, here are my 
: problems:
: 
: 1.  What UUCP can do for me except for U-U copy?

UUCP is handy for email as well as automated off hour downloads.

: 2.  There is a package for PC called UWPC.  It let you login from
:     PC to Unix thru modem and allows multiple sessions (up to 7,
:     I believe) in Unix site.  Is there anything similar for 386bsd?

I am working on something similar but I do not have a release date yet.
I have a bunch of other projects that keep taking up my time.

: 3.  To login remote Unix from home (386bsd), what's the best comm package
:     you think?  Will a 9600 modem be much better than 2400 except
:     for the increase in speed?  Is SLIP or remote mount possible?
: 

I'm using Pcomm.  It is very similar to the popular PC software ProComm.
I forget where I originaly got it but it ported from my Sun to 386BSD with
very little trouble.  I find it much easier to use than Kermit.

SLIP is possible but annoyingly slow at 9600 bps.  

--
Thad Phetteplace
Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co.
Phone: (414)382-4461
Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com

The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer.
I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!