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  1. Article: 13785 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: Problems transferring over ppp connection
  6. Date: 17 Oct 2002 10:03:26 -0400
  7. Organization: Columbia University
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  16.  
  17. In article <aol3ol$sch$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>,
  18. Jeffrey Altman <jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
  19. : ...
  20. : I should point out that if the connection was truly using STREAMING
  21. : transfers then if even a single error was to occur, the transfer
  22. : would fail.  Therefore, I must assume tht STREAMING transfers are
  23. : not being used.
  24. : 
  25. And similarly, that transparency isn't a suspect either.  If certain
  26. byte values were being absorbed by PPP, a modem, or the terminal
  27. server, error recovery would not work.  Thus flow control seems the
  28. only likely culprit.
  29.  
  30. If Kermit transfers work on exactly the same physical connection
  31. when directly dialed, but fail over PPP, it has to be a difference
  32. between the modem and/or port configurations on one end or the other
  33. (or both), or else the fault of PPP.
  34.  
  35. - Frank
  36.