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From: thad@btr.btr.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: HandShake 2.20c DOES work with xprzmodem
Message-ID: <1718@public.BTR.COM>
Date: 12 Feb 91 10:30:34 GMT
Sender: thad@public.BTR.COM
Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA, Contact: cs@btr.com 415-966-1429
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Having read "HandShake gurus my machine" the past several days, I really
didn't believe it, so I ftp'd HandShake-2.20c.lzh from ab20.larc.nasa.gov
and tried for myself using the xprzmodem.library "2.0 (28 Oct 1989)" and
it works just fine ... in fact, VERY impressively.

I trust all those having problems DID, in fact, select "Init Ext. Protocol"
from the [TRANSFER] menu and answer the eleventy-seven questions prior to
attempting any zmodem transfers.

You DID read the xpr specs and docs, didn't you?  :-)

With the LIBS:xprzmodem.library as external protocol, I was getting 1850+
chars/sec from a 3B1 into my A1000, and over a T2500 line into BTR.COM just
a moment ago (BTR is a Sun something or other) I was getting 1790+ cps with
the same files as part of the tests (with 5 other users logged on BTR).

From what I can see, Eric AGAIN did a fantastic job, and I have only one
complaint: occasional SMG usage on a VAX/VMS (or playing yahtzee on my UNIX
box) causes character-high one-pixel-wide artifacts to remain on the screen
after some instances of reversed-bolding character attributes.

As before, HandShake 2.20c passes the Per Lindberg VT100 Validation Suite and,
now, with xpr protocol support, it's overall better-than-ever.

Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com (OR) {decwrl, mips, fernwood}!btr!thad ]