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to: FRANCOIS ROY
from: BILL KIRBY
date: 1998-03-31 01:02:00
subject: Courier vs Zoom CRCs & Disconnects

Hello Francois.
30 Mar 98 17:52, Francois Roy wrote to John McAlpin:
 JM>> file.           He still gets CRC errors but no disconnect.
 JM>> the same results (CRC errors then disconnect)
 JM>> the            file will be sent successfully.  We'll get the CRC
 JM>> errors           Zoom is able to re-start the transfer with the
 JM>> Hayes.
 JM>> How can I get my Courier to re-start transfers with the Zoom modem
 JM>> after CRC errors?  The Hayes can do it?  And, if it's the modems
 JM>> how come he can log on my BBS and it'll restart after CRCs?  Odd.
 FR> You are trying to mask the symptoms rather than cure the disease.  It
 FR> is obvious that his end is suffering from some kind of buffer overrun.
 FR> Perhaps he doesn't have a 16550 Uart,
Oooooooooooh yes I do !  16550a !
 FR>  or perhaps its trigger level could be set a tad lower.  Sometimes,
 FR> having the Bios set to do "long block transfers" (disk I/O) will keep
 FR> the machine busy long enough during disk writes to mask interrupts
 FR> long enough for the CRCs to occur.
How do I do this with OS/2 and SIO.
 FR> The only thing I can think of as far as your end goes is that your
 FR> mailer is somewhat intolerant of the string "CRC", or perhaps it is
 FR> timing out while the modems are attempting to sort things out.
 FR> -+- Msged 4.00
 FR>  + Origin: Ready & Determined (819) 772-9277 (1:163/506)
Bill
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