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From: gwang@igloo.scum.com (George Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Fastest Modem Transfer Protocal - Opinions Needed
Message-ID: <2569@igloo.scum.com>
Date: 26 Jun 90 17:02:17 GMT
References: <1990Jun23.203333.12501@ariel.unm.edu> <1990Jun26.021616.11782@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Reply-To: gwang@igloo.UUCP (George Wang)
Organization: Igloo public access unix, Northbrook IL
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In article <1990Jun26.021616.11782@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> dmm0t@hudson.acc.Virginia.EDU (David M. Meyer) writes:
>In article <1990Jun23.203333.12501@ariel.unm.edu> jharper@carina.unm.edu (Jeff) writes:
>>The subject line says it all. I'm wondering what is the fastest protocal
>>to use when transfering files over modem? Kermit, Xmodem, Zmodem, or
>>whatever. I normally use Kermit but I'd like to find something else maybe
>>a little bit faster. Anyway, let's hear some recommendations if anyone
>>has any. 
>
>In my experience, the fastest file transfer protocol is Ymodem-G; the
>catch is that it requires an error correcting modem (with MNP level
>5, I think).  For file transfers on a non-error correcting modem,
>I've always found Zmodem to be the fastest.  Kermit, on the other
>hand, is consistently the slowest protocol of any I've used.
>
In MY opinion (and under test results) the fastest protocal
under normal line conditions (long distance lets say) is 
ZMODEM MOBYTURBO... It's activated with the -m option
and is only available after 2/14/90 I believe.. That stuff
pretty much goes faster than Y-Modem G.. Plus on a error correcting
modem (say HST) the line has to be pretty clean to get high
results... I say Zmodem MobyTurbo is fastest.. Y-modem G is
close and same but requires an very clean line on a HST 14.4K
mode...



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