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Hello Pascal - 

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

PS> I wouldn't be so sure. ^] in the standard telnet client
PS> gives you a command prompt and you can start external
PS> commands with !command. I don't know whether one could
PS> start a zmodem client that way, though. That depends on
PS> whether telnet connects the input and output of the child
PS> process with the telnet session. No idea. 

I haven't tried to use the standard telnet, exit to a child
process, and initiate 'sz' or 'rz' using the same port/connect
as the parent but I'm guessing it's not doable or is extremely
awkward? 

If the standard telnet was sufficient why would anyone have
written ztelnet? ;-) 

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