david, at 15:04 on Feb 03 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards ...

DD>>> # 22 Jan 20:11:22 BINK Connect 26400/Arq/V34/Lapm/V42Bis
DD>>>   22 Jan 20:11:22 BINK Modem protocol negotiation filtered
DD>>> * 22 Jan 20:11:29 BINK [ STOP, DUDE! ] 
DD>>> (3:711/934.4{at}fidonet) + 22 Jan 20:11:40 BINK CPS: 3502 
DD>>> (31524 bytes)  Efficiency: 132%
PE>>
PE>> And here is another problem.

db> Considering it was Bankstown(NSW)-to-Ascot(QLD) via Optus, 
db> and mine's the heap o' shit NetComm Bill lurves so much, I 
db> figure we did pretty well.  And I'm using IBM's COM.SYS, not 
db> SIO.SYS.

db> My recollection of the same transfer is:

db> # 22 Jan 21:08:51 BINK Connect 26400/Lap-M/V.42Bis/V.34
db> * 22 Jan 21:08:59 BINK The JabberWOCky 
db> (3:640/305{at}fidonet.org) * 22 Jan 21:08:59 BINK Remote Uses 
db> BinkleyTerm 2.59 : 22 Jan 21:08:59 BINK SysOp: David Drummond 
db> from Ascot, QLD, Australia 22 Jan 21:08:59 BINK Phone: 
db> 61-7-3868-1597  Flags: V.Everything,XA,CM : 22 Jan 21:08:59 
db> BINK Tranx: 3103FCE3 / 3103EF70 22 Jan 21:09:00 BINK Created 
db> 1 flag files : 22 Jan 21:09:00 BINK EMSI method: ZedZap
db> : 22 Jan 21:09:00 BINK Outbound file requests
db> + 22 Jan 21:09:00 BINK CPS: 7 (7 bytes)  Efficiency: 0%
db> + 22 Jan 21:09:00 BINK Sent-Z/32 
db> G:\Mail\Files\Outbound\02800131.REQ + 22 Jan 21:09:09 BINK 
db> CPS: 3940 (31524 bytes)  Efficiency: 149% + 22 Jan 21:09:09 
db> BINK Received-Z/32 G:\Mail\Files\Inbound\640_305.lst 22 Jan 
db> 21:09:23 BINK Deleted 1 flag files * 22 Jan 21:09:23 BINK End 
db> of EMSI Session

db> As you can see, the file was uncompressed text, so that CPS 
db> rate is the BTLZ talking through LAPM's hat.  I've had three 
db> 28,800bps connections since then (one to whatever IBM is 
db> running on their OS/2 Support bboard, and two to the 
db> AscendMAX boxes run by Labtam), all other calls have been to 
db> your USR (26.4Kbps) or to M7F ProRack modems (14.4Kbps).

And you didn't delete it from your end and requested it again.  Your
software refused the transfer.

I have ZIPped it now if you want to try again (but it's only 3 odd Kb)

David
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