Rick Collins wrote in a message to Bill Cooper:
 RC> _Not possible_, Bill.  If you're connected at 33,600 bps, and using
 RC> error correction alone, the throughput has a theoretical max of
 RC> 33,600/8= 4200 bps between the modems, and slightly lower past the
 RC> modem because of the overhead.
For a 33,600 connect using 244 byte packets, the maximum without data 
compression will be within a whisker 4016 cps after allowing for overhead in 
the error correction protocol (and assuming no packets need to be resent -- a 
very optimistic assumption at 33k6).
 RC> The file is a zipped archive comprised of multiple files, in which
 RC> case the *file names* are _not_ compressed in the archive, and
 RC> therefore _may be_ compressed by 4.42bis - and you may show a rate
 RC> of 4400 bps or higher.
Do you want my pathological case .ZIP file? It contains a mass of 1 byte 
files with the .ZIP file size around 2.3MB. It transfers like an ASCII text 
file which gave the original creator of this file bragging rights on transfer 
speeds on a "compressed" file.
Regards,
       David
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