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Hello Wayne - 

WC> Well I've infozip zip and unzip here, it was in /usr/bin in
WC> Knoppix. I've downloaded the MultiMail binary for Linux. 

WC> Now to figure out how to receive files zmodem. There's an
WC> sz and rz executable in there but I've not figured that out
WC> yet. 

Short version: 'sz'='send using zmodem' and 'rz'='receive
using zmdoem' Neither sz nor rz will 'negotiate' the opening of
a connection, they assume an existing connection and only do
the zmodem 'handshake'. 

The standard telnet will not give you a child process (comand
line) to call sz or rz and use the already opened 'port' that
connects you to the BBS. The ztelnet program _does_ have this
function built into it. :-) 

If I remember this correctly the 'sz' and 'rz' of ztelnet is
not a 'full' implementation of either protocol. The 'full'
versions offer many switches etc. and other protocols such as
xmodem and ymodem. 

WC> Don't think I'll be buying that partition imaging program
WC> either as the one that comes with Knoppix does FAT 16, 32,
WC> ext2fs but unfortunately not ext3fs. It will restore an MBR
WC> as well. Dead simple to use. 

Whatever works for you. 

WC> I formatted /hda4 ext3fs but my /home directory sits on
WC> /hda2 in a ext2fs. 

I don't recall offhand what the differences are between ext2
and ext3 nor am I aware of which is the most 'common' format in
use at the present time. 

WC> Also found a Linux BBS that's freeware. 

I wasn't aware that you wanted to install a BBS program. 

WC> Slow going but I'll get there :-) 

You're a bit ahead of me on this. I'm waiting until I relocate
myself and my computers and the 'dust' settles before I tackle
any time consuming projects. 

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