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to: Mel Pheasant
from: andrew clarke
date: 1995-06-17 16:31:42
subject: Dropping FTS-0001? Why bother

12 Jun 95 09:33, Mel Pheasant wrote to Paul Edwards:

 > Nope. The reality is, that a pure Zmodem protocol (based on the 
 > original sz/rz version) really sucks rocks, and cannot be reliably 
 > used for a DOS mailer. This is due to many problems, as I'm sure 
 > other authors can attest to here. For one, speed. For another, 
 > reliability. The original Zmodem had infinite state loops, and 
 > suffers vulcan lip-lock. 

"Infinite state loops"?  "Vulcan lip-lock"?  Doesn't
anyone speak English anymore?  ;-)  Could you elaborate a little, Mel? 
Tnx.

andrew

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