Hi Matt,

     About "LSPPPDlr 2003" of December 11:

MG> I pasted/copied all your instructions into a single txt file which I
MG> will probably print out on fanfold paper and drag into the next
MG> room, I have a pentium 90 with just DOS on it and it would be a good
MG> machine to dedicate to the lsppp/rlfossil/commo venture.

     With my `LSPPPDlr.BAT' file of December 8 you only had to highlight
some archive file-names and ensure their presence when you execute it...

                                  %-)

MG> I already have kermit and it runs okay...
MS> Evaluate it without its internal ~TelNet~ support, using `RLFossil'
MS> intead...  ...you'll see the point when you compare your cps rates!
MG> I think we've had a discussion in the past about msdos kermit.

     Then you'll probably remember that i mentioned the archaic pre-1985
3rd-party implementations being responsible for `Kermit's bad reputation
over the years...  Quite honestly, i don't believe that you'll ever make
`MS-Kermit' compensate for `BBBS' and `WildCat!' `Kermit' flavours which
many ~TelNettable~ BBSes still keep offering today - most unfortunately!

     `MS-Kermit' working with a 128 Kbps InterNet access (thru a router,
on a P-200 Mhz MMX) will be as fast as ~HTTP~ or `ZMoDem' transfers, for
all purposes;  the problem is to get a remote system which supports this
and i can't tell what kind of cps rates a better HardWare would allow (i
think i observed beyond 25 Kcps in local ~TelNet~ testing, as i recall).

     I'd say `Kermit' is worth a thought in terms of speed;  in terms of
of reliability and UNIVERSALITY there's just no doubt in my mind at all.

MG> What will happen if I try your setup and I happen to have other DOS
MG> internet stuff (bobcat/arachne/lynx/etc/etc) on the same machine?

     I have `Arachne' and `Lynx' working with `LSPPPDlr' routinely.  For
all i know, different packages depend on different `WatTCP.CFG' files so
i wouldn't worry too much:  in case of trouble reset the DOS environment
variables or simply reboot when required.  In my opinion, you won't have
to invest three years of your spare-time in this hobby before conclusive
results show up (my case)!...  When i have fear because of new SoftWare,
i load `XMSDSK' and conduct my evaluations in ~RAMDisk~;  the best work-
bench i've had was when i accessed the ~RAMDisk~ remotely:  all my files
were untouched after the client PC finished rebooting (which does help).

MG> ...I'll keep you posted.

     It's a pleasure to hear of you as long as you can think the same...

                                    Salutations,  ;^)

                                    Michel Samson
                                    a/s Bicephale
                                    http://public.sogetel.net/bicephale/


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