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From: ruthenb@bgsuvax.UUCP (Joe Ruthenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Faster version of Kermit?
Message-ID: <6976@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 91 22:12:44 GMT
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Your best bet for getting files rapidly transfered from a UNIX based
system to a PC is to use either LYNX, SEALINK, PUMA, or ZMODEM.
Puma is the fastest PC protocal I know of, outstripping Zmodem
by about 10-15% on average. However, it is so rare as to not even
be worth mentioning, but your system may have it. However, almost
all systems have Y-Modem and Zmodem protocals. Zmodem is by far
better than Y-Modem, so use it if possible. Zmodem is a streaming
protocal, using either 32 bit or 16 bit CRC's for error correction.
I regularly transfer files from a vax 785 to my 386 using Telix 3.12a.
I also use WinQVT on occasion, but prefer Telix. In any case, to
use Zmodem on a Unix system, type sz <filename(s)> where filesname(s)
is/are the files you want to send. sz * will also work. You can get
more information by typing man sz or apropos zmodem. Another major
advantage I forgot to mention about Zmodem is that if a file transfer
is interrupted, Zmodem will continue where you left off, rather
than sending the entire file again. This means that if your system 
crashes 359K through a 360K file transfer, resending the file will
send only that last 1K. What a Godsend... Anyway, Zmodem is about
40% faster on my US Robotics modem than kermit, so expect good
results.

Joe Ruthenberg,
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy,
Bowling Green State University
ruthenbe@einstein.bgsu.edu