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> Well sorry for the "delay" but I was in Paris for > some time ... > OK .. "delay" IS THE ISSUE! > Voice over IP ... etc can not take the long delay > times that ATM and Frame Relay may inccure. > It's the same reason high earth orbit sat comm is not > good for that type of communication. ........ > The "delay" of my exported X based Mailtool over a 64K > line between the US and Netherlands is driving me crazy! Here are some approximate light speed latencies: silicon valley to Chicago 40 milliseconds silicon valley to East Coast 60 milliseconds East Coast to Europe 110 milliseconds Via geostationary satellite 260 milliseconds Wolfgang http://www.whnet.com
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