High Latency Survival Tactics

[Tom Buskey]

On 9/14/07, Paul Lussier <p.lussier at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> "Ben Scott" <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:
>
> >   Then the hardest part is trying to figure out how to use "ed" to
> > edit text files.
>
> The same way you'd use vi to edit text files if you were blind-folded :)


No, use ex.  It's the command line version of vi.  All your vi keystrokes
work but you don't need a full screen.  ed has different commands.

On the latency note, I've use dxpc in the past with some success.  It
compresses the X11 protocol instead of the data stream.  X11 is very chatty
so DXPC (Differential X Protocol  Compressor) usually  works better then
running standard compression (ssh -C) on the line.

Of course nowadays I have a 15/2 Fios connection.  I used to have a
14.4kmodem and yes, you can run X over it.  Slowly.  I think I'm too
spoiled to
ever do it again.
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