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echo: bluewave
to: mark lewis
from: Leonard Erickson
date: 2004-04-15 23:33:04
subject: Re: My BBS access

-=> Quoting mark lewis to Nancy Backus <=-

 BC>> BBSNETS doesn't have 1k Kermit so I have to exit to DOS if I
 BC>> have anything over aprox 50k to upload/download, otherwise I
 BC>> use G-modem (modems do error correction). I've found that
 BC>> too many errors creep in on files over 100k though.
 BC>> Apparently the satellite link isn't that good without
 BC>> software error correction.
 
 NB> Interesting...  I can use Zmodem to download anything from a
 NB> telnet bbs, but nothing* but kermit has worked for uploads.
 NB> I keep hoping that someone has figured out a way for Zmodem
 NB> to work for telnet uploads when strictly in DOS, but it
 NB> doesn't appear that that will be the case...

 ml> and likely will never be resolved until some DOS programmer(s) come up
 ml> with a DOS based zmodem that has relaxed timeouts that conform to the
 ml> possible delays that a TCP/IP transfer may have :( 

Actually, DSZ should be able to handle that. You just have to give it
the right command line parameters. 


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