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From: roy@comcon.UUCP (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Kermit (was Re: X,Y,Z modem for UNIX Sys V)
Summary: Time Trials.
Keywords: ZMODEM fastest
Message-ID: <147@comcon.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 89 14:23:30 GMT
References: <4566@itivax.iti.org> <425@deadpup.UUCP> <1075@awdprime.UUCP>
Organization: Computer Connection
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In article <1075@awdprime.UUCP>, ron@woan.austin.ibm.com (Ronald S. Woan/9999999) writes:
> ZMODEM will still be a little faster under ideal circumstances, but
> the real beauty of ZMODEM is when you don't have a perfect (i.e.
> phone) connection because of its adaptive packet sizes. It also
> supports real-time data compression (for those that don't want to have
> to bother using compress before transferring text files). All in all,
> ZMODEM is the way to go. UNIX C source is available in one of the MISC
> or UNIX-C directories on simtel20. The same source also performs
> batch ymodem or xmodem transfers...

I just did some time trials for a project. On a 168k file, Kermit took
25:50, PCI dosserv interface took 14:00 and Zmodem 12:10, using a 2400
bps link. Zmodem has an ASCII mode, as well, that will translate
newlines to CR/LF for MS-DOS machines.

Zmodem is my favorite protocol overall. (and I never use Kermit unless
forced by circumstance;-)
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