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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Can MS-DOS kermit handle zmodem transfers?
Message-Id: <1995Feb2.065133.40221@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 2 Feb 95 06:51:33 MDT
References: <3gkt57$euc@israel-info.datasrv.co.il> <1995Jan31.205326.40045@cc.usu.edu> <D3CrCn.A9u@encore.com>
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In article <D3CrCn.A9u@encore.com>, tma@encore.com (Thanh Ma) writes:
> jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik) writes:
>
>>In article <3gkt57$euc@israel-info.datasrv.co.il>, winter@zeus.datasrv.co.il (4th Dimension) writes:
>>>
>>> I'm using both Unix kermit (C-Kermit 5A(190)) and MS-DOS 3.14.
>>> On the remote Unix host I can use either kermit or sz (zomdem send).
>>> On my local Unix, when I use kermit, I'm using the 'rz' macro defined in
>>> the file rz.ini to handle zmodem tranfers from the remote Unix.
>>>
>>> I know that comm. programs on PC (e.g. Telix) can handle zmodem
>>> transfers.
>>> Is it possible for MS-DOS kermit to support zmodem transfers?
>>>
>>> If this is an FAQ, please direct me to the proper doc.
>>---------
>> No, Columbia Kermit programs don't do X/Y/Zmodem transfers. We
>>think we have a very suitable protocol named Kermit which is just as
>>fast as the others and much better in many respects.
>
> In the early days, zmodem was said to be 4-5 times faster than kermit ?
> Is it still true now with the latest shareware of zmodem and kermit ?
> (I am only interested in performance, not features or any thing else)
>
> Any benchmarks ?
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Did you read the docs in the MS-DOS Kermit v3.14 release collection?
If not please do.
Btw, Columbia Kermits are not shareware.
Joe D.