Re: apple IIGS

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Mon, 4 Jan 1999 01:44:07 +1300, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David
Empson) wrote:

>Ah, but the point is that with MNP-5, it does not "check" that the file
>is already compressed, and it will take more than 3 seconds to send it
>(following your example).  You are better off with MNP-5 disabled if you
>are sending data you have already compressed, because MNP-5 will make it
>larger during transmission.
>
>V.42bis _does_ handle the case where its compression actually results in
>larger data than the input.  It disables itself in this case until the
>data is compressable again.

Doh! <insert loud smacking sound as I smack my forehead>

I do this all the time and you'd think I would have learned by now.  I
keep thinking that MNP 5 was okay with compressed data where MNP 1-4
weren't.  However, once I saw that v.42bis up there it finally came
back to me.  v42bis is okay with compressed data where MNP 1-5 isn't.

I hate it when I do that.  :-/

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