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Subject: Re: Problems with login at 2400 bps
To: sarrazip@CS.McGill.CA (Pierre Sarrazin)
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 14:57:57 -0700 (PDT)
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> I use the modem to allow some users to log into my machine. Some of
> them login at 2400 bps (with 2400 bps modems), using their PC with
> Telix or Telemate.  They use the vt100 termcap.  They complain that the
> text is not properly displayed on their terminal. For example, the
> command 'ls -l /usr/games' will display the first few lines, then some
> messed up text indicating that some kind of overflow happened.

The local and remote end probably don't agree on what flow control to
use.  I would recommend using hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) on both
ends, not XON/XOFF.