FreeLists / arachne / [arachne] Re: Slow upload

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Udo Kuhnt said:
> I think this is an assumption of yours, not an explanation - there is no
> such thing like 16- or 32-bit transfers in TCP/IP.
>
> Besides, I also use the same 16-bit version of Arachne to upload files,
> and the uploads work smoothly, and after all, one cannot really compare
> FTP and SMTP connections.
>
> Apart from the fact that the version of WATTCP that Arachne uses *has*
> problems with achieving full on DSL connections, I would rather say that
> this particular problem is due to a quirk of either Greg's system or his
> ISP.


Smooth is one thing, fast is another. Glenn and Clarence proved years
ago that Arachne was slower than Windows and other browsers due to the
inefficient nature of WATTCP, which was the only thing available when
Michael P put Arachne together.

Also we must remember that email attachments are always encoded as text
and that is something of a cumbersome process.


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