Re: (PM) More on 3.8b17

Stephen Fisher (lithium@cia-g.com)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 03:53:02 -0600

I didn't have to read more than a few messages on the Portmaster-users list
until I decided that b17 is not a very good beta. (Note the word BETA).

On Mon, Jul 20, 1998 at 12:50:40AM -0400, Erich Reinecker wrote:
>
> We've learned to trust Livingston software over the last
> 3-1/2 years... no more.
>
> The issuance of B17 (heck call is a B52) borders on
> being an Ascend fiasco.
>
> Anyway using PRI on DMS & 5E switches, running OSPF, and
> stacked ... here are our findings:
>
> 1) Connect speeds were about 10% slower!
> 2) We saw the @! garbage
> 3) Mac, Unix & some older dialer users could NOT
> get a login prompt. A carriage return brought it
> up every once and a while, but not consistently.
>
>
> Worry 1 -- If this was supposed to be an upgrade for the
> V.90 code, well, back to the drawing board!
>
> Worry 2 -- What happened? This release seems to have
> missed the most basic of tests.
>
> The only good news is SLIP worked.. (yes we have one
> AS400 customer).
>
>
>
> Rick Reinecker
> Eclipse Internet
> 800-483-1223
> ewr@eclipse.net
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