[MUD-Dev] [OT] Re: Europe & Distribution

[Ben Carter]

On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 05:01:25AM -0800, Tamzen Cannoy wrote:

> wouldn't become a paying customer for a game that completely tied
> up my internet link, pretty much not even allowing email to get
> through let alone any browsing. And while I might pay the extra $$
> for a

As an aside, this is an artifact of the way Cable/DSL ISP's
configure their bandwith limiting systems (long queues for outgoing
packets) which causes the TCP algorithm to fail to work properly.
(TCP uses dropped packets as the method of determining network
congestion.)

In a properly configured network, you ought to be able to download
applications in the background and generally use the maximum
available bandwidth without it adversely affecting other tasks.

--
-Ben Carter
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from
the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent
disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"
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