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to: Paul Edwards
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1996-05-12 08:13:04
subject: Abortions

Hi, Paul.

PE> PE> PE> lots of CANs or hang up.  Maybe you did hang up, but
it's unlikely.
PE> PE>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^

PE> PE> On closer inspection of the logs and code, that's exactly what Binkley
PE> PE> is saying you did.  I have put some more debug info in, so let me
PE> PE> know when it happens again.  BFN.  Paul.

PE> FM> I can't see how the Telix script could be doing that, it doesn't ever
PE> FM> seem to send a CAN that I can see (er, what is CAN in hex?) I'll let
PE> you
PE> FM> know if it happens again.

PE> No, it is a feature of Zmodem.  When you did the upload, if the
PE> file was missing or something, it might have decided to send
PE> CAN's rather than just do nothing.  You won't see it unless you
PE> have a datascope.  Or software equivalent.  BFN.  Paul.

Oh I see. Thanks. I'm sure the file was there, my batch file creates
an empty upload if it's not. But who know what ZModem thought, if
that's what you saw at your end.

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

Regards, fIM.

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