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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.coast.net!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: 15 Jul 1996 15:30:30 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4sdkm6$at@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <31D4AA3A.BC0@www.play-hookey.com> <836289820snz@mynx.demon.co.uk> <4rb5ne$5eq@avondale.demon.co.uk> <4rcrhe$ds@anorak.coverform.lan> <4rf2d3$24j@avondale.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] John F Hall (jfhall@avondale.demon.co.uk) wrote: : In article <4rcrhe$ds@anorak.coverform.lan>, : Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> wrote: : >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. : I'm sure they'd enjoy paying 5p a packet. :-) : They stayed connected because calls were charged a fixed amount : irrespective of their length. Many small calls are *not* the same. : Also because once they disconnected they couldn't reconnect as the lines : were busy. Yes, this has been pointed out by a few people :-O I thought it was completely free. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....