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From: hwr@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org (Heiko W.Rupp)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: SILO and data compressing modems
Keywords: com serial rs-232 SILO modem
Message-ID: <1992Dec1.112542.6900@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org>
Date: 1 Dec 92 11:25:42 GMT
References: <84488@ut-emx.uucp>
Organization: The Home of the Pilhuhn
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vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vax) writes:
>  Moral of the story: if you really need the extra 30 cps, use DOS.
>(It peeves me that Unix always is just a wee bit less efficient than
dos:

So? Is it? Then try compiling CNews on DOS while polling mail ...


>  Just out of curiosity, does 386BSD's mail system support an 8-bit path,
>or do we HAVE to uuencode everything?  Oh yeah, this applies to news, too.

Noone prevents you from porting smail or CNews (if it in't already
done).
-- 
Heiko W.Rupp  Gerwigstr.5  7500 Kh'e 1  hwr@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org  +49 721 693642
The First Rule of Program Optimization:
	Don't do it.

The Second Rule of Program Optimization (for experts only!):
	Don't do it yet.