Late in this thread... <apologies if covering old ground>
Do you get the same slowness with MS Telnet? If so then it is probably AV as suggested. Regards JayJay -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Nichol Sent: 16 September 2005 23:51 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] Unusual problem w/Dynamic Connect 'speed' Goo'day, At 13:53 16/09/05 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 9/9/2005 6:57:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >So, now I wonder WHY - what is it about ZoneAlarm and/or other firewall >software >that might cause this degredation in performance of DC? > > >I suggest that certain software that is supposed to be looking for viral >particles is hindered by the nature of many Pick filestructures. It >would not >be uncommon in Pick to have files that are hundreds of megabytes large. If, >each time one of these files *changes* that triggers a police-program to >re-check it to see if it now contains a virus .... that could be a major >source of >slowness. T'was pointed out to me years ago when I first raised this DC "hesitation" problem that went away if one disconnected ZoneAlarm Pro, or even used the freebie ZA, that "nagling" was the source of the problem.... I'll leave it to someone better qualified than me to explain that...... ><snip> >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 16/09/05 Regards, Bruce Nichol Talon Computer Services ALBURY NSW 2640 Australia http://www.taloncs.com.au Tel: +61 (0)411149636 Fax: +61 (0)260232119 If it ain't broke, fix it till it is! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.1/104 - Release Date: 16/09/05 ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
