![]() |
|
|||||
|
||||||
From: Bill (no email)
Date: Fri Jun 02 2006 - 00:31:59 EDT
Zed wrote
> A 9600bps modem is capable of downloads in the region of 0.6 KiloBytes
> per second, so a 25kb attachment would take approximately 42 seconds
> to download.
That sounds reasonable to me. Most dial ups are rated at 56 (download, half
that for uploads) these days, although slower in practice due to connection
quality, error checking and FCC limits. If we don't go nuts with
attachments and cause a 10 minute download time in the morning, it works for
me.
Bill
|