Re: ";0c" in terminal with slow connections

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2007-09-07 02:32:21 -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
>     > Emacs uses a read-event with a timer for processing the response,
>     > maybe the response does come back before the timer expires, so it is
>                                       ^^^^^^ after
>     > processed as normal input.
> 
>     Yes, I think this is the problem, as it occurs only with connections
>     having a high latency (such as ADSL). Is a timer really necessary?
> 
> If there is a chance that the terminal won't respond at all,
> the timer would enable Enacs to avoid hanging.  Is that the
> reason for the timer?

Emacs should first make sure that the sequence is supported,
at least to avoid erratic behavior with other terminals.

> What is the purpose of making this query in the first place?
> Maybe the best thing to do is get rid of it.

I think so.

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