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Date:      Mon, 29 Jan 1996 14:21:09 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
To:        Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Cc:        nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams), hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Why RFC1323 is disabled on freefall and freebsd.cdrom.com ?
Message-ID:  <199601292121.OAA09292@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <199601292112.OAA04502@phaeton.artisoft.com>
References:  <199601291900.MAA08609@rocky.sri.MT.net> <199601292112.OAA04502@phaeton.artisoft.com>

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> > > > >I was wondering why RFC1323 timestamps are disabled on both freefall
> > > > >and freebsd.cdrom.com
> > > > >
> > > > >I know one reason not to have them is that they defeat VJ header
> > > > >compression, but I don't see the point in having them disabled on
> > > > >freebsd.cdrom.com
> > 
> > I don't think they affect VJ compression at all.  They work on my boxes,
> > but apparently they affect some terminal servers.
> 
> I talked about compression.  I meant Predictor-1, not VJ.  Header
> compression is, I think, largely irrelvant.
> 
> I don't know who hou quoted above, but it's not me.

OK, let's bring in your quote then (I assumed it was you since they said
almost the same thing. :)

You wrote:

> I thought it was because it defeated compression for PPP.

AFAIK, the timestamps aren't a problem except for those folks who have
broken terminal servers, who are more likely to have problems with PPP
than others.

I have them turned off on my router box now, but before I hooked it up
to my ISP's PortMaster I had timestamps working with user-mode ppp
between two FreeBSD boxes.



Nate



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