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As I wondered through a large techwr-l digest, I spotted
this from David Ibbetson:
>My very limited experience with Acrobat has been its large file size. OK,
>there's plenty of space on a CD-ROM, but we're being encouraged to send
>Acrobat files over the Internet, or am I wrong?
>David (the winter-hater) Ibbetson
>end
To which I say, "Large as compared to what??"
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Apparently I over-reacted to an unfortunate incident. Because of what is
alleged to be a modem incompatibility problem file transfers go in fits and
starts. Large files (over 100k) are particularly slow. (FWIW I use a
Zoltrix ZX-288 modem which, when it gets on with my service provider works
at 28.8k). I had a large mug of coffee while receiving a 4-page Acrobat
document which I wasn't expecting.
David (we're promised more seasonable weather -- freeze by night, thaw by
day, ice sheets every morning) Ibbetson
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