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From: WGLP09@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: VLT: Transfer Ping
Message-ID: <91081.175134WGLP09@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: 23 Mar 91 01:51:34 GMT
References: <1451@rust.zso.dec.com>
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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Mark -
        The problem with no two pings on downloads is that VLT really
doesn't know a download is happening *if it is started automatically*,
as in xprzmodem or xprquickb. All it knows is that control is snatched
away from it (really doesn't know that either) and that some time later
it magically is at the same point it was before. The time in between
was a blank. Now VLT says, um, where was I, and continues on its merry
way. I guess I could probably kludge it somehow (and I probably will)
but there isn't much you can do about it by way of scripts.
        If you really really want it anyway, tell xprzmodem to *not*
start downloads automatically, and start the downloads by hand. It will
then go "through proper channels" and ping twice at the end.

        Willy.
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