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to: Paul Edwards
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1996-05-11 09:49:16
subject: A short delay

Hi, Paul.

PE> FM> As you may recall the TinyPoint Telix script puts diamonds on the
PE> screen
PE> FM> while waiting for the Enq. In the past it showed 1 or maybe 2, but
PE> FM> recently (this week?) it's been a line and a half. It's not a
PE> FM> significant delay (really just flashes up), but I thought you might be
PE> FM> interested.

PE> Yeah, you're taking about 1.75 seconds negotiation time, compared to
PE> what used to be 1 second.  However, I'm not really keen to speed that
PE> up, because it's basically fast enough usually now (about 1.5 seconds),
PE> and this way I am able to completely avoid changing that code.  It was
PE> worth it before to cut 5 seconds down to 1.  But not to cut 1.5 down
PE> to 1.  BFN.  Paul.

I agree.

PE> P.S. Those failed calls (2) you had the day I put the Spirit Viper in
PE> were my fault.  I tried to answer with "adaptive answer".  Actually
PE> I'm about to try that again.

OK. I see in another message that you'll be testing that
tonight/tomorrow. Maybe I just won't call. :-)

Regards, fIM.

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