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- From: ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn@seismo.CSS.GOV
- Newsgroups: net.wanted,net.sources,net.lang.c
- Subject: New File Transfer Protocol
- Date: 15 Mar 86 18:32:53 GMT
-
- I have downloaded to my site the sources and documentation for the
- CompuServe B file transfer protocol. I plan to post the C source to
- net.sources eventually; the documentation, though, is 114 K. What is
- the "B" Protocol? According to CompuServe:
-
- CompuServe has placed specifications for the asynchronous "B"
- Protocol file transfer system into the public domain, and will provide
- a generic implementation at no charge. The "B" Protocol has been
- proprietary since its development in 1981.
-
- "The beauty of 'B' Protocol is its user transparency. Unlike many
- other protocols, CompuServe 'B' Protocol accomplishes file transfers
- without the need for archane local commands or other user
- intervention," said Alexander B. Trevor, CompuServe executive vice
- president and chief technical officer.
-
- Protocol features include interrogation of remote computer
- characteristics such as transfer capabilities, cursor addressing and
- graphics modes, as well as host initiation of file transfers in either
- direction. "B" Protocol has lower transmission overhead than the
- XMODEM or Kermit protocols, which results in faster throughput,
- according to Trevor.
-
- Additional features include preservation of file length and
- translation of ASCII files to native conventions , such as end-of-line
- termination adjustments for target machines during transmission.
-
- The specification documents and "C" language sources for the
- generic implementation can be downloaded free of surcharge from the
- CompuServe Information Service. Information Service subscribers can
- obtain additional information by entering GO VIDTEX at any system
- prompt.
-
- CompuServe Incorporated provides database information, electronic
- mail, private videotex and value-added network telecommuntications
- services to businesses and consumers. The CompuServe Information
- Service, serving more than 270,000 personal computer users, is the
- largest general information database in North America.
-
- CompuServe is an H&R Block company.
-
- Well, there is the press release.
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- Thomas Cox ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn
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