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From: mcw@vesuvius.rice.edu (Michael Wirth)
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Subject: Best UNIX->Mac download utility?
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Date: 18 Sep 90 23:05:24 GMT
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I download more stuff than I care to think about from UNIX machines (normally
BSD Suns) over phone line to my Mac (usually running VersaTerm-PRO).  I've
even succeeded in borrowing a 9600b modem (Codex 2264).  But my effective
download speed is terrible:
	~2K using macbput (because of its short packet length)
	~3K using kermit (and that's using long packets -- but with "binary
		quoting" the net speed is reduced to ~2K bps. It's also
		ugly to use)

What's the best download utility for this situation?  Is their a PD ymodem
available?

The info-mac/unix archives at sumex-aim aren't much help.  Suggestions?

Mike Wirth
GeoQuest Intl.
Houston