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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: out of sync error with Ymodem-G
Message-ID: <2@omen.UUCP>
Date: 14 Aug 90 08:26:16 GMT
References: <13543@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Organization: Omen Technology INC
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In article <13543@smoke.BRL.MIL> timg@smoke.BRL.MIL (Timothy Gion) writes:
>
>I recently tried to receive a file using DSZ's Ymodem-G with my Practical
>Peripherals 2400 MNP5 from an USR HST.  I have never been able to use 
>Ymodem-G, but this is the first time I tried a transfer using DSZ.  I 
>usually use Telix which just says transfer aborted.  DSZ gave me 
>"out of synce error:  11 should have been 6".  The '11' kept incrementing 
>until the transfer aborted.  I'm pretty certain that the problem is in my

Looks like something happened to blocks 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Possibly flow control problems at the sending end.

If you Want YMODEM-g speed and error recovery too ZMODEM with
MobyTurbo(Tm) is a good bet.

Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX          ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf 
Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
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