Hi, Paul.

PE> FM> Hmmm, *should* you abort in that circumstance? Someone with nothing
PE> FM> to send (and doesn't create a nul packet) but wants to pick up any
PE> FM> mail which is there? But then, maybe that's part of the protocol.

PE> The protocol involves you sending something first.  You actually
PE> just need to do a zmodem sequence, you don't actually need to send
PE> me that dummy PKT.  However, I don't know if there is a way of
PE> getting Telix to do a dummy Zmodem send.  Zmodem consists of a
PE> startup sequence, a series of files, then the termination.  You
PE> don't need the series of files.  My system is happy without it.
PE> Or rather the protocol doesn't require it.  BFN.  Paul.

OK. I'm not about to investigate or mess with ZModem. I'll just continue
to send null packets. Hardly ever happens anyway (that I have no mail to
send) and neither of us is going to worry about an extra 153 bytes. :-)

Regards, fIM.

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