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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: MS-DOS Kermit, more capabalities
Date: 4 Jan 2000 14:17:42 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <cRgc4.2429$S3.130329@tw12.nn.bcandid.com>,
<cangel@famvid.com> wrote:
: ...
: Zmodem is needed for two reasons. 1) Many BBS have crippled 'clones' of
: the kermit protocol hard coded to 94 bytes per packet. As per your own
: website for Columbia Kermit the 'team' deciding to use 94 bytes as the
: default install for many years has given many the impression that kermit
: is _supposed_ to use 94 byte packets. The 'WORD' is not getting out to
: authors of BBS software.
:
It's not for lack of trying. See, for example, the article on BBS's in
Kermit News #6:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/newsn6.html#bbs
: 2) Many BBS simply do not have a kermit transfer
: and the owners are not knowledgeable enough to implement the C-Kermit config
: files for an external kermit transfer (I know, I've tried and they just can't
: do it). 8(
:
If you need help, just ask.
- Frank