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From: edwong@bucsf.bu.edu (Edward Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Procomm+ & UNIX sz/rz?? (YMODEM batch question)
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Date: 31 Mar 91 00:39:01 GMT
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In-reply-to: caf@omen.UUCP's message of 29 Mar 91 19:16:25 GMT

On 29 Mar 91 19:16:25 GMT, caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) said:

> The "ymodem" in Procomm does not meet the YMODEM spec,
> and will not operate normally with programs written
> to the YMODEM spec.

> DSZ can be called from Procomm to provide correct YMODEM
> transfers (as well as ZMODEM and ZMODEM-90(Tm).

> Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX          ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf 
> Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
>   Omen Technology Inc    "The High Reliability Software"
> 17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD   Portland OR 97231   503-621-3406
> TeleGodzilla:621-3746 FAX:621-3735 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAF
> -- 

> "Compared to tanks, journalists are cheap - and you get more for your money."
> 		- Saddam Hussein

I thought the official release of Procomm Plus doesn't come with zmodem.  I
guess this is why he doesn't use rz/sz and use rb/sb instead.
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