Network differences

[Herb Chong]

In article <7018 at amdcad.UUCP> phil at amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes:
>If BITNET uses the RSCS stuff, I believe it has the characteristic of
>transfering only one file over one physical link at a time so that if
>your e-mail message gets stuck behind a huge 20 Mb file transfer in
>progress the short msg has to wait for the long file to finish.

 
once RSCS has begun transmitting a file, it does not stop.  when selecting
a file for transmission though, it chooses the shortest highest priority
file first.  messages can be transmitted at the same time as a file transfer
but are limited in length.
 

Herb Chong...

I'm still user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....

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