[mjallday]

I've done this before too (even down to it being a SG -> CA link!).

I think the best practise is to automate. Waiting on individual key presses to be echoed back when there is latency is incredibly frustrating, a slight delay while a shell script runs is completely unnoticeable.

[mikeash]

I think a lot depends on how good of a typist you are. If you can confidently type fast, it's no problem. If you're prone to typos, latency can be unbelievably aggravating.