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  Serial Connection Distance
 
How long can a cable be that connects serial ports together before it has to be amplified? I've heard parallel port cables shouldn't be more than 6' TIA -Tom McD. when replying, please wipe your feet on the spamcake before entering. (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Normal to get e-mail 1 month after it was sent?
 
(...) That long of a delay is very unusual. Does your ISP have any thoughts on where it all was sitting stuck? They might be able to tell you by looking at the SMTP message headers. On a (marginally) related note, I wonder if NASA will ever drop a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Normal to get e-mail 1 month after it was sent?
 
Today, I had received 15 e-mails, originally dated between the 5th and 10th of May! Most e-mail I recieve very quickly. Is this very unusual? What happens if a mail bounces, due to my mailbox being full, for instance? Does it go 'round and 'round (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: http case sensitivity (Was: Dacta Sets For Sale - 15% Off - New Sets)
 
(...) DNS *is* case insensitive (at least according to RFC 1035: (URL) that might have been superseded- I didn't like to page through all the supplements to the original). So the first bit will work whatever. The path is definitely case sensitive, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  http case sensitivity (Was: Dacta Sets For Sale - 15% Off - New Sets)
 
(...) It's possible that the host name "WWW.GEOCITIES.COM" (which is resolved via DNS) is case-insensitive (1), and the directory path "/rodeodrive/mall/1994/" (which is resolved by the server's file system) is case-sensitive. The only (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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