Re: Upload speed to Web Mail vs. POP 3

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From: Tumbleweed (tumbleweednews_at_mysockshotmail.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 17:44:37 +0100

"Bishoop" <none@none/net> wrote in message
news:uIar2f9NEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> WinXP Pro/SP1
>
> I understand that web mail uses port 80 and POP email uses port 110.
>
> I can upload an email with a 130KB attachment via my POP server in a few
> seconds. The same message/attachment to a web mail server (using the same
> Internet connection) takes over 4 minutes. I have tested this with two
> completely separate web mail servers (using the same Internet connection)
> and the slow results are the same.
>
> Actually I get the same 4+ minute upload speed on two entirely unrelated
web
> mail servers. I have run the test several times and the upload to both
web
> mail servers is equal within a few seconds.
>
> Can the ISP cap the upload speed of port 80 independent of port 110? If
this
> is possible it might explain the tremendous difference in times.
>
> Any thoughts?
>

The speed you upload is down to dozens of different variables on the
receiving computer. But at the root of them all will be the fact they dont
want to spend lots of money on a web mail service. So you'll have to live
with it. 

-- 
Tumbleweed
Remove my socks for email address

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