G'day Dieter,

Replying to a message of Dieter Mirbach to Jeff Green on 07-08-96:

 JG>> Like I said, it all depends. The other day I was ftping files from
 JG>> Melbourne and the Hobbes site in the US concurrently and overall CPS
 JG>> was reported as 1300. I found this acceptable.

 DM>  I've found it varies all over the place, sometimes with no fixed 
 DM> pattern. One day it's fine, and the other, same time, etc, slow  as a
 DM> wet Sunday Arvo.

Yep. No pattern what so ever! If it looks like it going to be fast enough
for me, I grab what I want now. If it looks too slow, I'll try again later.
Nothing is ever that urgent :-)

Regards...Jeff (jeff{at}grntrs.dialix.oz.au)

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