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  6. From: ken@coho.halcyon.com (Ken Pizzini)
  7. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  8. Subject: Re: BLOCKS & Error Checking?
  9. Date: 6 Jan 1995 18:35:19 GMT
  10. Organization: What, me?
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  16.  
  17. In article <3eioh1$3at@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>,
  18. Jeff Warrick <jawarric@ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
  19. >1)  What are blocks?  As I set packet lengths to 4096 and higher, it 
  20. >reminds me to set block check to 2 or 3.  Can someone tell me what block 
  21. >check is?
  22. >
  23. >2)  My modem software has a Checksum setting - single, double, or CRC.  
  24. >My kermit program doesn't have a corresponding setting.  What's the deal?
  25.  
  26. These two items correspond to one another.  Your Crosstalk comm. software
  27. refers to as "checksum" what kermit refers to as "block-check".
  28.  
  29.    Kermit                Crosstalk
  30.    ------                -----
  31.    set block-check 1     checksum single
  32.    set block-check 2     checksum double
  33.    set block-check 3     checksum CRC
  34.  
  35.         --Ken Pizzini