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From: jmerrill@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Confusion Reigns)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Telix (Kermit Problems)
Keywords: Telix,Kermit
Message-ID: <5272@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 21 Mar 90 21:08:39 GMT
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In article <21955@netnews.upenn.edu> weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Neil Weisenfeld) writes:
>A few of the previous articles have quickly suggested that people solve all
>of their problems by using Zmodem tranfers instead of Kermit.  As far as I
>know, Zmodem does *not* work on 7-bit networks.  I personally would *LOVE*
>to compile Zmodem on our VAX but it wouldn't do any good.  Sigh.

As of the January 1990 release of DSZ/ZCOMM/PRO-YAM, Zmodem *does* work on
7-bit lines.  It now uses an 8th-bit quoting system similar to, but
apparently more efficient than, Kermit's.  Unfortunately, Omen Technologies,
in its dubious wisdom, stopped releasing the source code for the RZ and SZ
programs after the May 1989 version.  It is now only available in the
"Zmodem Developer's Collection", which costs $89.  Or perhaps they just
haven't written a new version...Would someone on Compu$erve ask them?

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Jason Merrill				jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu
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