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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: XPR protocol
Keywords: use in BBS
Message-ID: <20005@usc.edu>
Date: 20 Sep 89 17:02:09 GMT
References: <1406@inria.inria.fr> <19920@usc.edu> <1410@inria.inria.fr>
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In article <1410@inria.inria.fr> rouaix@inria.inria.fr (Francois Rouaix) writes:
>In article <19920@usc.edu>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>> The 2.0 spec, just finalized and posted in bet on BIX, adds two functions that
>> allow "watchin" the comm line for "special character sequences" (like the ones
>> for Zmodem and CI$ autodownloads), support for DoubleTalk protocols, and
>> external terminal emulations (XEMs vs XPRs).
>
>Hmm .. Sounds great ! Is is the same spec. that may be found on Fish 247 ?

If the version of FF 247 is XPR 2.0 then it is the latest one.

>I can't get to Bix from France, but now that we have a CBM BBS for
>developer support in France (also in other European countries I believe),
>I think it would be a good idea that this kind of documents should be 
>forwarded regularly to these sites.

I originally e-mailed XPR 1.0 to comp.sources.amiga, and plan to do the
same with XPR 2.0; just got others things to do, too :-)

>I'm not sure what the exact procedure should be, but maybe we can work it 
>out. 
>In my opinion, the whole thing (VLT, XPRs) is really good work, and should be
>advertised. I'm anxious to see if XEMs make sense in a BBS context, as sure 
>as XPRs do !

Note that not only VLT but also A-Talk III, from Release 1.2 on, supports XPR.
We hope other 'commercials', shareware and PD comm authors will pick XPR up.
IMHO, XEM make good sense in a comm program, but not much in a BBS program.
The other way around as far as 'multiple XPRs' are concerned: they make a LOT
of sense in a BBS program; none in a comm program.

>Thanks for these explanations. Thanks also to others who followed the
>discussion.

You're welcome!

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'

>*- Francois Rouaix                 //       We are all prisoners here,       *
>*- rouaix@inria.inria.fr         \X/           of our own device             *
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