PE>> I also know that with the "MODE" command, it is
possible to change the
 PE>> buffering on the com port.  I know mine is different from Paul M's, but
 PE>> I can't remember how we found that out. Anyway, he had something like
 PE>> BUFFER=AUTO whereas I had BUFFER=NONE (or something like that, anyway).
 PE>> Suggestions, suggestions?  Basically, I want top priority to be given
 PE>> to the Binkley task (has its own ICON) at all times. Seeing as it is
 PE>> OS/2, it will only ask for time if it genuinely needs it.

 RS> Yeah, well, thats one area where the whole OS/2 high speed comms is a
 RS> problem. Much of that sort of stuff makes very little sense. For example
 RS> you cant just rationally say 'in this circumstance buffer should be
 RS> xxx'. There have even been situations where the right thing with one
 RS> version of the comms drivers is the wrong thing for another. Classic
 RS> beta type stuff.

Pardon?  What I want to say is "in THIS circumstance (running Binkley
and using COM.SYS as the driver" I want maximum priority given to the
Binkley task.  I am more worried about stuff going out that stuff coming
in, as the stuff coming in happens for 10 minutes every day at 5:45AM and
doesn't really affect anyone. I'd still like to give it maximum priority
(which it won't abuse anyway), but it's just not very important.

What buffering occurs on transmitting?  My comms program (Binkley/Maximus)
may have a buffer.  OS/2 probably has a buffer, the 16450 chip probably has
a buffer, and my modem has a buffer.  I wonder what the different sizes of
them are, and what is optimum?

 RS> The only real answer is to find someone running OS/2 Maximus/Binkley
 RS> with your config, say 16450, who is getting good thruput, using the same
 RS> OS/2 version and comms driver versions, and use his settings.

Hmmm, I'll have to ask in one of the echos for that.

BTW, I think I know what to do to prepack your mail, but don't want to do
it until things start settling down.  I could pack the mail after receiving
the daily lot from Dave.  However, I seriously think you should become a
point, and I can strip the number of SEENBY's down to 2.  It should look
SEEN-BY 711/809 934.  That is a lot less that most taglines, which no-one
seems to mind.  Doing QWK packing is going to be fairly dirty, (it's one of
these blind things like a batch file [Predicate Calculus], whereas a point
is well organized).  A lot of setting up is required, but once it's up it's
up.  This is a long-term thing after all. You get the ability to FREQ when
you do it as well.

BFN.

Paul

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