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- From: rui@r-node.gts.org (Rui M. Pereira)
- Subject: Re: WANTED: good Comm prog
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.205003.10790@r-node.gts.org>
- Organization: R-Node.Terra.Sol.Western-Spiral-arm.Milky-Way.Universe
- References: <jim.725767265@marsh>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 20:50:03 GMT
- Lines: 43
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- jim@cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady) writes:
- >Hi All
- >
- >I'm looking for a PD/shareware comm package that gives
- >
-
- {COMMO}
-
- >- zmodem transfers
-
- external - requires DSZ/GSZ, but allows 'unlimited' number of external
- protocols
-
- >- vt100 emulation
-
- one of the best I've seen ..
-
- >- good phonebook
-
- Free form in respect to system names, allows use of 'variables'. Has
- number, parameters, terminal choices, and is ASCII file.
-
- >- highly configurable
-
- keyboard is highly configurable, v5.3 now has in/out character
- translation tables, good macro language.
-
- >- minimal number of files (ie; not twenty dozen little hacks tied together)
- >
-
- ONE setup file, ONE macro file (actually, you can split it to more
- than one), ONE directory file, and the program itself!!
- Unfortunately, the size of the directory file and macro file together
- cannot exceed 64k!
-
- >The name of such a package and an appropriate ftp site would be appreciated
- >
-
- COMMO53.ZIP at simtel20 and mirror sites (simtel20: wsmr-simtel20.army.mil)
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