* Mukund Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-06-26 06:34 PST]: > > Approximately a 56kbps (kilobits/sec) connection should give a 7-8 > > kbps (kilobytes/sec) speed for downloads. > > > > I think you can calculate for 256 kbps in this ratio. > > > > Correct me if I am wrong. > > It depends on file type, a gz file could give 7-8 kb, but a plain text file > would give much higher as modem also compresses the file.
This had escaped me. I did a little googling on "modem compression" and this is one of the links. http://www.digit-life.com/articles/compressv44vsv42bis/ Aseem. -- "Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit" -- Geetanjali ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
