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From: bj@perfmap.austin.ibm.com (Bjarne Hansen)
Subject: rlogin/rlogind performance enhancements ???
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Date: Tue, 18 May 1993 01:18:03 GMT
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Does anybody know anything about the above ?

The code reduces the involvement of the agent processes (rlogin/rlogind)
in the task of passing characters between the client and server hosts
by letting the pty and the socket 'talk directly'.

Thanx,
BJ

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Bjarne 'BJ' Hansen       bj@perfmap.austin.ibm.com
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