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  9. From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
  10. Subject: Re: MS-DOS Kermit, more capabalities
  11. Date: 14 Jan 2000 06:40:07 GMT
  12. Organization: Columbia University
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  15.  
  16. In article <uuyf4.3235$0l4.86605@tw12.nn.bcandid.com>,
  17.  <cangel@famvid.com> wrote:
  18. : 
  19. : How does the number "9x" keep popping up?  A universal size that `fits all'?
  20.  
  21. The original Kermit protocol implementation had a max packet length
  22. of 94 bytes.  Unfortunately, this is all that most third party implementors
  23. choose to support.
  24.  
  25.     Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2
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