Re: Is there a uqwk substitute?

Jim Tittsler (jwt@shrine.cyber.ad.jp)
Sat, 14 Dec 1996 12:53:28 +0900

>The advantage to using uqwk - all else being equal - is that the packet
>is compressed, making the transfer quicker from the host to your PC.

If your provider allows you to schedule jobs with 'cron' or 'at'
it is also faster because all of the mail/news collection from
the server happens before you telephone. On-line time is limited
to pure download time.

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Jim Tittsler, Tokyo  7j1ajh@amsat.org  <URL:http://shrine.cyber.ad.jp/~jwt/>