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From: barber@jazz.concert.net (Scott Barber)
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Subject: Re: Kermit for JrComm?
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Date: 18 Apr 91 15:35:34 GMT
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In article <22147@shlump.nac.dec.com> kendrix_j@mims.enet.dec.com (John R. Kendrix) writes:

>Kermit is a real dog for transfering files.  Reason being that it transmits
>it's packets in 128 byte blocks.  Xmodem I believe uses a bit larger package,
>while Zmodem will use 1024 byte pages for transmitting data.  
>
Well, this WAS a problem until they came up with larger packet-size
options.  The first I was aware of it was a couple of years ago when
I was using mostly IBM-type machines.  Now, the external Kermit protocol
available for Amigas supports longer packet-sizes.  

The problem is in being sure to set the packet size on both sending
and receiving machines.  Sometimes, the exact commands for doing this
aren't immediately clear!

Hope this helps,

Scott