Hi. I have a problem with my ISP's POP3 server. There is a pause between each message as I am downloading them. Since I subscribe to quite a few mailing lists thsi creates a lot of additional time on-line.
My ISP's support desk has emailed the following to me, though I am note sure how to do the same thing with Debian - the command he suggests does not work. Here is the message: ======================================================== > I have recently started using the ukgateway POP server for my email > messages and am noticing a distinct pause in download after each and > every message. This does not happen with any other IP I have used. This might be an TCP window size interaction I've noticed before between Linux's TCP and our dialup modem servers. Linux advertises a very large TCP window that leads to packets being dropped in our modem servers. After bringing up your PPP connection, try adjusting the TCP window for that interface. If I remember correctly, on Redhat 5.2 (at least) you do that through an ifconfig option (ifconfig ppp0 window 8000?). Try setting it to 8000. ========================================================= Cheers. -- Phillip Deackes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian Linux v.2.1