BL>> Your way will work until you end up with an odd packet or mo0 file
 BL>> in the TX directory.

 DM>  Like when TML is busy.

You could do a zip -m9 00000000.mo0 00000000.pkt before you call
me, and then do an unzip 00000000.mo0, del 00000000.mo0 when you
exit, if you failed to connect?  I can't remember if the SALT
script deletes the files after it has sent them, but that's what
you want to do too.  All the above is possible suggestions, not
statements of fact.  BFN.  Paul.
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