I've been having troubles with uploads to my shell using FTP ... more
precisely, the longer the file is the slower the upload.
I don't mean "the longer it takes" ... I mean that a short file might go
up to the server [these are examples to explain, not actual] at
400Kbytes per sec, and a larger file would go up at 4Kbytes per sec.
My ISP "cannot duplicate" the problem, they don't support DOS, so they
blame it upon my "system" and/or CUTE FTP. One techie suggest I get "a
newer version of CUTE FTP" and try that ... i.e. he doesn't really know
what he's talking about.
I don't use FTP from "within" Arachne; I'm always shelled out from an
open session and have FTP & the file(s) I want to upload in the
directory I'm working from.
Can anyone explain the slowdown on these uploads? They start out OK,
but the further into the file the transfer is, the slower it goes.
I was thinking that maybe someone had a server I could upload to and
then compare the speeds/time to uploading the same file to my shell on
my own ISP ... but at this point I don't recall that FTP has capture
capability so I might be able to 'prove' something to myself, but not to
my ISP.
What's the use of placing "large files" for optional download on a
webpage when I could cut it into pieces and mail it in less time. :<
l.d.
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