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At 06:17 PM 9/18/98 -0700, Sean M. Doran wrote: > >Sandra Gittlen wrote: > >| In addition to the sheer size of the file, one issue is how to >| maintain a user's link for up to four hours. The Internet was >| not designed for such stateful connections. > >Stateful connections? > >Do you mean "long-lasting bulk-transfers"? No, I think she means modem connections. Lots of cheap modems on poor quality lines won't stay up that long reliably. Many people perceive the internet through an unreliable modem connection. --Dean ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Plain Aviation, Inc [email protected] LAN/WAN/UNIX/NT/TCPIP http://www.av8.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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