Gaim Upload

fredex fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
Sun Jul 18 17:48:35 UTC 2004


On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 12:16:57PM -0400, 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.

Lemme insert a dumb question into this discussion: HOW does one do a
file transfer with Gaim? I see the file transfer menu there, but everything
is greyed out except the Close button. I can't find any doc on it either.

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