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echo: bluewave
to: LEONARD ERICKSON
from: BRUCE CLARK
date: 2004-04-14 14:35:00
subject: Re: My BBS access

-=> Quoting Leonard Erickson to Bruce Clark <=-

 BC> BBSNETS doesn't have 1k Kermit so I have to exit to DOS if I have 
 BC> anything over aprox 50k to upload/download, otherwise I use G-modem 
 BC> (modems do error correction). I've found that too many errors creep 
 BC> in on files over 100k though. Apparently the satellite link isn't 
 BC> that good without software error correction. 

 LE> You'll *definitely* do better (for fidonet stuff anyway) running a
 LE> mailer or a point program and connecting to one of the local fidonet
 LE> nodes. 

 LE> Or dialing into one of the ones that's still running a BBS.

The problem I have only occurs when in a DOS Window. 
I exit Win3.11 and run my terminal program in plain DOS so I don't 
have the lock-up problem with Z-modem. 
I use Z-modem's "resume" feature when downloading a file over 1meg 
in size. 

Bruce Clark 

 
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