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From: JDA@CU.NIH.GOV ("Doug Ashbrook")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re:  Kermit
Message-ID: <9101080151.AA22226@alw.nih.gov>
Date: 8 Jan 91 01:50:51 GMT
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> I was wondering if there is any way to set the packet length any bigger than
> $FA, 250 bytes, on Kermit. I got the late4st version, 3.87, and would like to
> cut down on the overhead and would like to set the block sizes bigger. I can
> set the packet length bigger at school but am unable to set the packet length
> larger on my GS. I tried to use Xmodem but it never seems to work.
>
>                                         Mark
>                                         mkoprows@ub.d.umn.edu

250 is the maximum for packet length.  I use the XMODEM protocol with
Kermit 3.87 and have not had any problems.  The one "glitch" that I
notice is that I must hit "return" 3 times after I have escaped back
to Apple Kermit and have entered the "GET filename" command.  The
transfer then takes off.

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