Re: gFTP rocks!

["Mohammad Abdin" <rafat kcs org kw>]

Well - when I use my ISP's proxy server (from a dial-up connection) 
I get approx 3.0 k/sec - When I don't use my proxy I get around 0.1 
k/sec - I have no idea how this occurs (logically) but I know the 
proxy server is based on a satellite downlink (with ISDN upload to a 
larger ISP). and the other "standard" ISP stuff is done via dedicated 
line to that larger ISP. That may have something to do with it. I was 
also told that it was possible that my ISP maybe "prioritizing" any 
data that goes through its proxy server in order to encourage 
people to use it or something like that. I don't need a proxy server 
for normal net access. But without it, I would never have been able 
to try GNOME (I wouldn't download the many RPMS at 0.01k/sec 
speed)
> On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Mohammad Abdin wrote:
> 
> > Every Linux FTP program I have found does not use FTP proxies 
> > except for Netscape. I think it is an ESSENTIAL feature, cos A 
> > LOT of ISP's use proxies just to speed up people's connection (as 
> > mine does). Its a shame that its missing :P 
> 
> Comming from a school that keeps the dorms behind a firewall, I agree that
> supporting proxies is a _great_ idea.  But how exactly does a proxy help
> speed up a FTP connection?
> 
> -chris
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