Hey dere Razorback...!!  :-))
 > JS> TMand never had even a bobble out of it, let alone a true failure.
 > I really don't have a lot of info to give.  If I remember
 > right, the
 > telemate setup is the default and the init string just loads
 > out of
 > modem memory.  It's the same string I've used with numerous
 > comm
 > programs.
[...]
 > In the past year I have tried Telemate about 3 or 4 times.
 > Never really
 > been quite satisfied with certain aspects of it but since it
 > was on sale
[...]
 > I decided to give it another shot.  During those other tries I
 > had never
 > had any problems with DLing, so when I had problems this time
 > I figured
 > it was with the BBS.  They use an RPI modem and the line tends
 > to have
 > noise spurts so I really didn't worry too much.
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Carey, I have seen this exact same oddity in the past, and can almost 
guarantee
you that the problem is NOT within Telemate, but rather in the BBS
software/setup of the host system that you are calling, or the file itself.  
In
six years of running a BBS myself, I have personally had this happen to me 
once
.... and it was a defective file of some sort.  I recall that I took the 
ile,
un-archived it, deleted the origional archive, then re-archived it, and the 
file
was then able to be downloaded by everyone with no trouble.
Now, don't ask me WHAT was wrong with that archive....but obviously, 
omething
was; and to this day, I have NO idea what.
BTW, have you tried Telemate with other systems?  Even as far back in the
Ozarks are you are, I'm sure there has to be a couple of systems within arms
reach, aren't there?  :-))))
Would really be interested to know your success, and thanks for filling us in
on what happened.  Appreciate it much.
Best Regards,
     ---- Jim
--- GEcho/386 1.11+
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