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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!sgigate.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!avondale.demon.co.uk!avondale.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: jfhall@avondale.demon.co.uk (John F Hall) Newsgroups: demon.ip.support,demon.tech.unix,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Batch FTP and Web Pages Date: 4 Jul 1996 01:14:27 +0100 Organization: - Lines: 25 Message-ID: <4rf2d3$24j@avondale.demon.co.uk> References: <31D4AA3A.BC0@www.play-hookey.com> <836289820snz@mynx.demon.co.uk> <4rb5ne$5eq@avondale.demon.co.uk> <4rcrhe$ds@anorak.coverform.lan> NNTP-Posting-Host: avondale.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: avondale.demon.co.uk In article <4rcrhe$ds@anorak.coverform.lan>, Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> wrote: >John F Hall (jfhall@avondale.demon.co.uk) wrote: >: There were a limited number of out of area lines in Hull that connected >: to the PoP in Leeds (or maybe Bradford). Initially the complaints came >: from the Hull users who were unable to connect reliably as the Hull >: number was perpetually busy - they ended up having to dial into Leeds or >: London. Eventually the plug was pulled by Yorkshire Telecoms who >: provided the link between Hull and Leeds as their equipment was swamped >: by all the failed calls that were getting the busy tones. > >Ahh, these people really needed smart software - then they could have >kept their "good thing" going. Take a look at ijppp on FreeBSD (or some >other supporting u**x). Your connection is always there, you just don't >use up a demon modem when you aren't actually sending packets. I'm sure they'd enjoy paying 5p a packet. :-) They stayed connected because calls were charged a fixed amount irrespective of their length. Many small calls are *not* the same. Also because once they disconnected they couldn't reconnect as the lines were busy. -- John F Hall jfhall@avondale.demon.co.uk CompuServe: 100016,1210