HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil (William C Fenner)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: TRUNCATED BATCH(es)
Date: 21 Aug 92 14:28:36 GMT
Organization: NRL Connection Machine Facility, Washington, DC

In article <0u3TPB2w165w@willard.UUCP> dawson@willard.UUCP writes:
>I interpret these (and others within the document) entries to mean:
>
>  1)  A line is actually to be terminated by <CR><LF>.

Only in the context of SMTP.

>  2)  There are no restrictions on what is in the content of the message
>      body, other than it may be one or more lines containing ASCII chars.

This is true, according to the RFC.  However, general usage (which counts
for a lot in the Internet world) is <80 character, lf-seperated lines,
at least when stored locally or transferred via UUCP.

>So, several questions:
>
>  1)  Is this the latest RFC with regard to Internet email?

Yes, but it sure doesn't tell the whole story.  RFC1123 has a few
clarifications.

>  2)  Do either of us really care, as neither of us is likely to implement an
>      alternative Internet email messaging program?  Except, of course, to
>      evaluate software that we may use...

Especially since very few of us (hi ralph!) are on the Internet.

That's another point -- RFC's only apply to the Internet.  Since UUCP
connection != Internet, you can't point to an RFC and expect it to apply.

  Bill
-- 
Bill Fenner                  fenner@cmf.nrl.navy.mil
From: gordon@pinetree.org (Gordon Dewis)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: TRUNCATED BATCH(es)
Keywords: DOS 1.65b10
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 02:03:19 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Gordon's Pinetree * Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

vikki@precipice.chi.il.us (Victoria Welch) writes:

>   I mentioned this to my feed and he said it might have something to
> do with space problems, but I haven't heard anything else.  I'll query
> him again and see what he has to say.  They don't seem to happen with
> any noticable frequency and I have only had one since I posted the
> original message.
> 
>   Frusterating as I think that I miss responses to questions I have
> posted.  At any rate, I'll let you know what I find out.

I don't believe you are missing messages, though I might be wrong.  Every 
now and then I get a batch with messages which are (usually) 2 bytes 
different from the expected length.  To my knowledge these messages are 
posted too.

  --G

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From: Ralph Sims <ralphs@remote.halcyon.com>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Status Bar
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 21:14:22 PDT
Organization: Halcyon's Remote

jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin) writes:

> supposed to provide for single-file mail and news. I've seen this for
> mail, but have not for news... am I incorrect in thinking it's supposed to
> be single file, or have I royally fubar'd my installation?     

Mail only, not for news.  Perhaps as an option in a future release.
From: system@precipice.chi.il.us (Vikki Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: DOS "cron"/schedule - useless ??!?!?!
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 20:13:00 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Welch Research

Hi Again,

  Starting to get serious about the system here and tried implementing
the schedule feature.  Either I don't understand this or it is
actually useless unless you have a tremendious volume of callers
forcing the waffle to exit and restart - at least as often as you have
schedules set.  If I read the DOS.DOC file correctly, this is how it
is.

  I already have a work around for this - go back to using FrontDoor
so I can execute whatever whenever I need to.  Crude, but effective.

  If I am somehow wrong about this, I would reall appreciate feedback.
It seems odd that cron should work that way, so I figure that I must
have missed something (sez she grabbing the docs again and scratching
head...).

Thanks for any comments / suggestions in advance.

Take care, Vikki.
From: vikki@precipice.chi.il.us (Victoria Welch)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: bug in usenet reader ?
Summary: Unable to edit newsgroup line.
Keywords: DOS version 1.65b10.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 17:33:14 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Welch Research

Hi,

  I am not absolutely sure about this, but I think I have discovered a
bug in the newsreader.  I didn't have a clue until one of my users got
"chewed out" for following a crosposted message.  So much to learn
(sigh...).

  It was then that I discovered what the stuff flashing on the screen
was when I followed a crossposted message.  It seems that the
newsreader tries to query you about crossposted groups before it goes
to the editor.  Here it never stops for input before executing the
editor.  Something like this:

alt.bbs.whatever ?

alt.bbs.whatever.else ?

[etc.]

[editor executes loosing the screen if you are using an external
editor].

  I was able to catch this by going to the waffle internal editor
where I didn't loose the screen.

  I just got through grepping the docs for a clue, but the only thing
I was able to find was the /solo option which would appear to be a
temporary work-around (which I have implemented for now).

  I am running the DOS version of 1.65b10.

  Any help appreciated.

  Thanks in advance.

  Take care, Vikki.

===========================================================================
Vikki Welch, WV9K - sysadmin - Welch Research (vikki@precipice.chi.il.us)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims)
Subject: Re: Updating Usenet Files in Waffle
Keywords: Waffle Administration
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 05:21:54 GMT

otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes:

>> rem usenet.bat
>> edit /waffle/system/usenet
>> copy /waffle/system/usenet /waffle/help/forums
>> copy /waffle/system/usenet /waffle/words

>Don't your users wonder what all those lines like
>	FORUM /sig=sig /dir=C:\NEWS /name="[Newsgroup %N]" /spy=monitor
>	DEFAULT /type=USENET /keep=50 /new /post=2
>mean ?

Nope.  No one's ever asked.  I doubt if they care.
From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Polling a site with work queued
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:10:38 GMT
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Followup-To: comp.bbs.waffle
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066

Robert Coe <bob@1776.COM> writes:

>Is there a way to specify, either in the SYSTEMS file or in the uucico 
>call, that you want to poll a specific site if and only if it has work 
>queued?  I understand that you can indicate (via "-s any" in the uucico 
>call) that you want to poll *all* sites for which work is queued and 
>that you can force (via a dummy POLL.CMD file) a site to appear to have 
>work queued.  

Here is my POLL.BAT file.  You should call it as follows:

CALL C:\WAFFLE\BIN\POLL sitename

This batch file will *only* call the specified site (if it is allowed to,
first of all by whatever is in your SYSTEMS file) if work is queued up
for it.  Twice a day my schedule queues up a forced poll which then allows
POLL.BAT to call out.

I assume a couple of things, that you're using drive C:, and that your
Waffle files are in \WAFFLE and below.

C:\WAFFLE\BIN\BATCH -s%1
CALL C:\WAFFLE\BIN\MDMINIT.BAT
IF NOT EXIST C:\WAFFLE\SPOOL\%1\*.* GOTO DONE
C:\WAFFLE\BIN\UUCICO -s%1 -b19200 -t45 -x0 -v1
REM I call a BAT file here to disable auto-answer until UUXQT is done.
REM CALL C:\BIN\MDMINIT.BAT
C:\WAFFLE\BIN\UUXQT
:DONE
EXIT

Hope this proves useful to you.

----------------------------------------------------
frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Vicuna Systems BBS - 613/547-5066 [9600 v.32/.42bis]
From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 and BNU 1.70, and so forth.
Keywords: Waffle 1.65, BNU 1.70, V.32bis
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:18:52 GMT
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Followup-To: comp.bbs.waffle
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066

moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us writes:

> I may be confused, but I don't believe there is such a baud rate available
> on a modem yet. You need to set your driver rate for 19,200 or 14,400 (MAX)
> and with compression (setup by your AT string), THEN you get the SIMULATED
> rate of 57,600 (compressed thru-put). 57,600K is merely a dream.. they're
> just know working on 28,800K

True, but unless he gets the 57,600K speed from modem to computer he 
won't be able to realize the "simulated" rate, right?

----------------------------------------------------
frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Vicuna Systems BBS - 613/547-5066 [9600 v.32/.42bis]
From: stu@valinor.mythical.com (Stu Labovitz)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 and BNU 1.70, and so forth.
Summary: I should have RTFM.
Keywords: Waffle 1.65, BNU 1.70, V.32bis
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 22:30:21 CDT
Distribution: world
Organization: (What? Organized??) - Mythical Computer Systems

moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us writes:

> stu@valinor.mythical.com (Stu Labovitz) writes:
> > First,  I tried setting a dialers/systems entry combination such that I
> > would have my V.32bis/V.42bis modem call out at 57,600 bps.  I am using
> > BNU 1.70, and set it for a locked port at 57600 -- no problems here.
> >[...]
> >                     Speed unsupported by driver: 57600
> I may be confused, but I don't believe there is such a baud rate available
> on a modem yet. You need to set your driver rate for 19,200 or 14,400 (MAX)
> and with compression (setup by your AT string), THEN you get the SIMULATED
> rate of 57,600 (compressed thru-put). 57,600K is merely a dream.. they're
> just know working on 28,800K

I was concerned with trying to make sure that the DTE rate was not a
bottleneck (although having the Fossil locked at 38400 almost certainly
makes sure of this already).  Ralph Sims (ralphs@halcyon.com), however,
hit the proverbial nail on the head when, in an email message, he
reminded me that the BNU.DOC file says that BNU 1.70 only supports speeds
up to 38400.  Regardless of the fact that BNU accepts 57600 at the
command line, it will only lock the port at speeds up to 38400, and thus
Waffle 1.65 correctly reports that the "speed [is] unsupported by
driver".  Just goes to prove, once again, RTFMs (all of them!) !!

   Stuart L Labovitz                    Internet:  stu@valinor.mythical.com
    (insert standard disclaimer here)       UUCP:   uunet!valinor!stu

   Duct tape is like the force.  It has a light side, a dark side,
      and it holds the universe together.      --- Carl Zwanzig
=============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Subject: Re: Wanted: nn for DOS
Reply-To: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 01:24:08 GMT

In article <mike02232920711181815@batpad.lgb.ca.us>, mike@batpad.lgb.ca.us (mike batchelor) writes:
>> OK.. I did it, and now that I have nn258, well.. my German language skills
>Run nwreader.exe with no parameters and you'll get the English
>help screen.  It's very straightforward.

Is there an ftp site where nn258.zoo can be retrieved from?  I sent a
message to the authors site but only got back half of the program.

Pat.
From: eric@erix.uucp (Eric Cafritz)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Updating Usenet Files in Waffle
Keywords: Waffle Administration
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 16:25:31 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: erix

Sorry if this is a FAQ, but is there a way to automatically update
the "Usenet" files in /waffle/systems, /waffle/help/forums, 
and /waffle/words simultaneously?  It is a pain to update these
files each by hand every time I add a new newsgroup in the 
/systems/usenet file.  I am using v.1.64 under DOS.

-------
Eric Cafritz (uunet!erix!eric or ecafritz@attmail.com)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
From: ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims)
Subject: Re: Running NN and PINE under Unix
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 08:19:02 GMT

lbrodsky@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Lloyd Brodsky) writes:

>Does anybody know how to run NN (a newsreader) or Pine, a mailer, under
>Unix. The key problem is that is you simply reference these programs as
>an external program, all the mail and posts come from the account I'm running
>Waffle under and not from the individual user accounts (which don't exist
>from the viewpoint of Unix.

Until Waffle supports static file variables (in this case %A) in the
/dir command of the extern files, you'll have to be contented with
a script.  cd to the user's waffle directory and place a copy
of the pine.conf file there, calling it .pinerc.  The fields can
be filled in with the appropriate information.  The script should
change to the user's directory and invoke pine from that directory.
The problem exists in that pine's files (if you use the pico editor)
can be read and written all over the filesystem.  I'd recommend
making bbstevie the editor, with its security features enabled,
if this is a concern.

Possibly nn can be used in the same way, but you'll need to
setenv USERNAME or LOGNAME to the userid of the bbs user.
From: Ralph Sims <ralphs@remote.halcyon.com>
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 and BNU 1.70, and so forth.
Keywords: Waffle 1.65, BNU 1.70, V.32bis
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 17:21:24 PDT
Organization: Halcyon's Remote

moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us writes:

> I may be confused, but I don't believe there is such a baud rate available
> on a modem yet. You need to set your driver rate for 19,200 or 14,400 (MAX)

The Telebit Worldblazer supports a locked DTE at 57600 (maybe 115200,
but I doubt it).  Many of the newer high speed modems ca use this
rate.
From: carolyns@cityzen.UUCP (Carolyn's Fingers)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: DoorMaster utility.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 00:08:58 EDT
Organization: City Zen Radio 1990/2000 FM, Orlando, FL

kilgore@wuntvor.norman.ok.us (Stan Hall) writes:

>       The Author has released version 5.8 which has Waffle specific
>       functions.   I will mail it to anyone who would like it and
>       hopefully have it available for ftp within a few days.
> 
>       Kilgore
> 
>  
> 
> --
> kilgore@wuntvor.norman.ok.us (Stan Hall)
> The Eternal Apprentice BBS, Norman, OK -- +1 405 325 9607

      I would GREATLY and IMMENSELY appreciate it if you would be able to 
mail 5.8 out to me... many many thanks if you can!

- Erik


carolyns (Carolyn's Fingers)
"I would never want to do that to you, to take you far and leave you 
 stranded... I would never wish this much on you - when what you have 
 might be enough."  - "Drive That Fast," Kitchens of Distinction.
From: peters@beltrix.guild.org (Peter Sleggs)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Bugs in DOS 1.65 (Was Re: Differences between DOS...)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 08:56:40 EDT
Organization: Bellatrix Systems Corp., Mississauga, ONT Canada

otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes:

> A new bug, at least for me: when you are reading with NEW and post to a
> newsgroup with N messages, it will for some reason assume that there are
> N+2 messages in the newsgroup after this, say "not available" for the N+2nd
> and wind back to the first message.
> Anyone else notice this ?

Yep.

Other bugs
- long headers that wrap are 'difficult' to edit
- impossible to 'forward' to a personal alias

Tested and working nicely
- 256 byte packets [ to Dillon's amiga uucp 1.16 ] This gives great cps
    improvements
- 'rn' news reader ( vs 'new' )

peter

--
Bellatrix Systems Corp. Mississauga, Ontario Canada
peters@beltrix.guild.org or beltrix!peters
From: zatar@dadstoy.uucp (Terry Stockdale)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 and BNU 1.70, and so forth.
Keywords: Waffle 1.65, BNU 1.70, V.32bis
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 20:59:03 CDT
Organization: Lots of little files on drive D:

Ralph Sims <ralphs@remote.halcyon.com> writes:

> moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us writes:
> 
> > I may be confused, but I don't believe there is such a baud rate available
> > on a modem yet. You need to set your driver rate for 19,200 or 14,400 (MAX)
> 
> The Telebit Worldblazer supports a locked DTE at 57600 (maybe 115200,
> but I doubt it).  Many of the newer high speed modems ca use this
> rate.

The Telebit T-3000 supports a DTE rate of 57600.
The Telebit Worldblazer supports a DTE rate of 115,200.  But, I haven't tried
using under Waffle v1.65 (DOS) and the X00 FOSSIL that I run.  X00 does 
support 115,200 also.

------------
UUCP: terry@dadstoy.uucp    INTERNET: cls!dadstoy!terry@uunet.uu.net
                                  or: dadstoy!terry@xcluud.sccsi.com
From: carolyns@cityzen.UUCP (Carolyn's Fingers)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: DoorMaster utility.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 00:16:49 EDT
Organization: City Zen Radio 1990/2000 FM, Orlando, FL

    I remember posting some time ago about running other BBS doors with 
Waffle 1.64.... (DOS)  Someone mentioned a program called "DoorMaster" (I 
think!), and had told me how to mail for it... 
    ... H'AP!  :)  I lost my capture of the missive and am now feverishly 
looking for it locally - to no avail.  If some kind soul with a heart of 
gold would please repost this, I'd be very grateful.  
    Thanks for any help!

- Erik


Erik Dahlberg (Carolyn's Fingers) carolyns@cityzen.uucp
"We are all born in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
From: cybapunk@hovel.welly.gen.nz (Phil Ross)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Bugs in DOS 1.65 (Was Re: Differences between DOS...)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 16:20:09 +1200
Distribution: World
Organization: The Hovel Bulletin Board System

otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes:

> vikki@precipice.chi.il.us (Victoria Welch) writes:
> 
> > Something changed since b10, but I don't have a clue as to what.
> 
> A new bug, at least for me: when you are reading with NEW and post to a
> newsgroup with N messages, it will for some reason assume that there are
> N+2 messages in the newsgroup after this, say "not available" for the N+2nd
> and wind back to the first message.
> 
> Anyone else notice this ?

Yes, happened with me on a local forum.  Waffle 1.65b10.

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From: ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: NN258's DIRSCAN program
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 23:37:19 PDT
Organization: Ian Justman's pitiful excuse for an AT clone

I'm trying to use NN258, but to absolutely no avail.  I try to
run the program after configuring it to the file's instructions,
and when I run the program, when the program says it's creating a
files, it does a 2 1/2 Gainor into a black hole, i.e. it locks my
machine up cold.  I have to do a "three-finger-salute", punch
the reset button, or hit the Big Red Switch in order to regain
control of my computer.  BTW, I'm using Waffle 1.65 under MS-DOS
5.00 on a 286 NEAT motherboard with a meg of memory.

Message in short form:  HELP!!!!!!

Many thanks to anyone for anything in advance.
From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: ANSI options in Waffle 1.65
Date: 17 Aug 92 02:29:40 GMT
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Followup-To: comp.bbs.waffle
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066

Hi everyone:

I remember reading something about 1.65 respecting terminal types of 
ANSI.  I just took a look at the docs with grep and there it was, a user 
can set a terminal type of 'ANSI'.

Now, does Waffle make some sort of distinction between ANSI and non-ANSI 
files?  For example, can you have welcome. and welcome.ans and the ANSI 
users would get colours, etc. while the others would just get text?

It would be great if it could!

----------------------------------------------------
frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Vicuna Systems BBS - 613/547-5066 [9600 v.32/.42bis]
Xref: sparky comp.bbs.waffle:1769 alt.bbs.waffle:4707 comp.bbs.misc:489 alt.bbs:5201 comp.mail.uucp:1653
From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle,alt.bbs.waffle,comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Waffle 1.65 is available (details)
Keywords: waffle 165 available for download
Date: 13 Aug 92 10:20:14 GMT
Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066

Hi everyone:
 
In article <71013@apple.Apple.COM> dell@apple.com (Thomas E. Dell) writes:
> Waffle 1.65 was released on 3 AUG 92, and is now available in
> a bunch of places.
 
For those of you without FTP or UUCP access, I have placed the new
WAF165.ZIP release in my file section (/public/comm/waf165.zip) for
public downloading.

Please note!  This is approximately 550,000 bytes of compressed data!  It 
takes a full 40 to 45 minutes at 2400bps, and around 10 minutes at 
9600bps.  Make sure you find out long distance rates before you call!  
:-)
 
Call (613) 547-5066 (Kingston, Ontario) at up to V.32 (9600bps).
 
     - Sign on as guest, no password required.
     - You may wish to quickly <CTRL><C> the opening ANSI screen.
     - Type FILES to enter the file section.
     - Type L (to change directory) and type:  COMM
     - Type P (to change protocol) to one of Xmodem/Ymodem/Zmodem.
     - Type S (to send file to you) and type:  WAF165.ZIP
     - When complete press Q to quit and type BYE.
  
If you are close enough (or your boss is paying your phone bill) feel
free to look around and download any other files you wish.

Oh, one last thing -- the Waffle program is stored as a .ZIP file.  You 
should make sure you are at the root directory of the hard drive you wish 
to install it in, and then type:  PKUNZIP -D WAF165.ZIP

The -D option for PKUNZIP will extract Waffle into \WAFFLE, placing all 
programs and datafiles in respective subdirectories beneath it.

----------------------------------------------------
frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
Vicuna Systems BBS - 613/547-5066 [9600 v.32/.42bis]
From: andyross@infopls.chi.il.us (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: 1.65's UUCICO
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 92 12:11:51 CDT
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL

  I've been told by Tom that he changed the way UUCICO writes to a Fossil
driver. 1.64 sent data one byte at a time. 1.65 now sends multiple bytes. If
your transmit buffer is smaller than the total window/packet size, you can
have problems.

  I spent alot of time trying to figure this one out. I had my Transmit
buffer set to 256 bytes (the modem itself has 3.25K w/ error correction, 128
bytes if not.) This was so that 2400 baud plain connections wouldn't have
much 'lag' when trying to stop a screen. For a 'standard' 7x64 connection, a
512 byte buffer should be enough. Remember that each packet contains 7 (?)
extra bytes for the header. A 3x256 connection would require a buffer larger
than 768 bytes.

  I think this only affects Fossil drivers. The native driver probbaly
wouldn't have this problem.

  By writing multiple bytes to the buffer, you can get higher throughput on
a slow computer/fast connection setup. Could also help under multitasking,
since you can get more stuffed in during a time-slice.

--
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