Re: Slow down BBS Transmissions
  By: Dimitri Papadopoulos to All on Tue Feb 24 2009 14:55:30

 > I'm accessing some BBSes via Telnet using a high-speed internet connection.
 > My terminal is called SecureCRT. I'm under windows XP.
 >
 > When back in the day I was accessing BBSses with a modem, I actually had
 > time to 'enjoy' these ANSI graphics. For these long ANSI scenes, it could
 > take up to 40 seconds, or more to draw on the screen.  I had time to view
 > them as they were comming in.
 >
 > Today, transmissions are so fast that I can't really enjoy them 'line by
 > line' as I used to.
 >
 > Is there any way to "limit" transmission speeds on my
telnet client?  Say
 > emulate 28.8, 36k or 56k modem speeds?

I don't know about SecureCRT, but SyncTERM does this
(http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/).  I sometimes set my speed to 2400bps for a
session, enjoy some ANSIs scrolling down my screen, then become annoyed at the
slowness and change it back.

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