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From: pechter@scr1.UUCP (Bill Pechter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Telix 3.11 bug?
Summary: Telix and CIS (LONG)
Keywords: Answerback protocol CIS
Message-ID: <436@scr1.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 89 20:44:43 GMT
References: <1645@sactoh0> <1131@unocss.UUCP> <268@oscsuna.osc.edu>
Reply-To: pechter@scr1.UUCP (Bill Pechter)
Organization: CONCURRENT COMPUTER,OCEANPORT NJ
Lines: 57


In article <268@oscsuna.osc.edu> you write:
>In article <1131@unocss.UUCP> ho@fergvax.unl.edu writes:
>>From article <1645@sactoh0>, by brent@sactoh0 (Brent K. Barrett):
>>>  It gets weirder.  I had a couple of these people try changing
>>> their ENQ answerback string to something -- it *STILL* sent the 4
>>> character garbage and did NOT send their ENQ answerback string.
>>
>>This isn't a bug, it's a "feature".  Telix 3.11 was designed for BBS use,
>
>
>It is my comm program of choice (even after the PC+ I purchased).  I need to
>RTFM better, but right now I think Kermit has a better VT100 emulation.  Other
>than that, I like it the best.
>
>Oh, by the way, I'm not new to this game.  I was one of the beta testers for
>Qmodem, but John lost my support with his 4.0 release.

>-=-
>Phil Ritzenthaler  The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts & Design (ACCAD)
>Systems Manager    The Ohio State University
>                   UUCP: ...!{pyramid,killer}!grumpy.cgrg.ohio-state.edu!phil
>                   ARPA: phil@grumpy.cgrg.ohio-state.edu

The vt100 emulation will be improved  (fixed) in version 3.12. 
I hope to thoroughly test it against all of my software.
I'm hoping for Vt220 or 320 in version 4 (I have no guarrantees this will 
happen). 

The two best free or shareware comm programs are Kermit v2.32/A and Telix.
I've replaced registered/purchased copies of GT-Power, Procomm, Mex-PC 
and Softerm here on my systems.

I only wish for a Salt tutorial.

In v3.12 the default will be CIS auto download off which will fix the
problem (if you can call it a problem).  I use CIS often and love the auto
zmodem and auto-CIS Quick-B transfer capability.

Telix is definitely a serious comm program.  I'm looking forward to V4.0
which will be just about everything you could ask for in a comm program.

Colin Sampaleanu runs a very nice BBS conference which is echoed to bbs's
throughout the US and Canada and has provided excellent support.

The CIS problem received the kind of heated discussion that is going on here
about the best way to deal with  the B series of CIS protocols' using the 
answerback as a command.

Colin chose to change the default to CIS off in direct response to user
feedback.  Unfortunately he has no Unix access so he has to have some
loyal Telix users upload these discussions here to him.
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