Gaim Upload
William M. Quarles
quarlewm at jmu.edu
Sun Jul 18 16:40:05 UTC 2004
M3 Freak wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-07-18 at 11:58, Dennis Gilmore wrote:
>
>>>I've noticed the same problem. My uploads through Gaim are limited to 6
>>>Kbps, but I should be able to upload close to 600 Kbps. It's a bug in
>>>Gaim, I think.
>>
>>It could be a limitation in either gaim or that the person you are trying to
>>upload to has only that amount of bandwidth available.
>
>
> I was thinking the same, so I made to sure to ask what type of Internet
> service my friends had, and they all said "hi-speed". Around here, that
> almost always means hi-speed cable or DSL service.
>
> I've also asked them if they have experienced slow transfers via MSN
> Messenger with their other friends (who are all on Windows, btw), and
> they've replied "no".
>
> So, I'm left with two possibilities:
>
> 1. Gaim can't upload faster than 6 Kbps
> 2. There's a bug in Gaim
>
> (1) seems unlikely, but is possible. I'm leaning towards (2). Time to
> start searching the net for similar reports, including the Gaim mailing
> list.
Try establishing a Direct IM with that buddy before initiating the file
transfer. See if it makes a difference. Make sure that you know your
bandwidth limitations and those of your buddy before you make a
comparison, though.
--
Peace,
William
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