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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Will MS-DOS Kermit act as server?
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Date: 27 Sep 95 19:13:59 MDT
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In article <44c736$6on@clarknet.clark.net>, clau@clark.net (David Clausen) writes:
> Joe Doupnik (jrd@cc.usu.edu) wrote:
> : MS-DOS Kermit has had server mode for a very long time. It is
> : discussed in the documentation.
> : When you mix words "background" and "MS-DOS" then we have an
> : oxymoron. Perhaps you mean the MSK server patiently waits for requests,
> : and if so the answer is yes it does. But MSK is not a TSR item.
> : Joe D.
>
> Joe, thanks for your response!
>
> When I said "background", I meant that Kermit would be running as an
> MS-DOS session under WINDOWS 3.11.
>
> Now, I need to make a decision between implementing MS-DOS Kermit, or
> UUPC. UUPC's server (uucico) runs as a dedicated Windows session,
> which probably means it won't bog the system down as much as MSK
> will running as a DOS session. However, from what I've read, it would
> seem that Kermit may be more reliable (although my connection is a
> direct null-modem cable).
That's pretty much speculation, and I would recommend you put
matters to the test. Don't forget that you can tune cpu allocation for
a DOS box. Just as a matter of technical interest, MSK does not sit and
poll the serial port hardware for things to do, and it releases cpu time
slices when it's not busy. That makes MSK gentle on Windows, NT, OS/2,
DESQview. MSK continues to run happily when its Windows icon is the only
part showing.
I'll skip listing features of interest in Kermit which are not in
most other comms programs.
Joe D.
> If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions regarding UUPC vs. Kermit,
> I would love to hear them.
>
> Dave Clausen
> clau@clark.net