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From: conrad@popvax.uucp (M20400@c.nobili)
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Subject: mysterious XferIt problems (Was: Re: Downloading files in one-go?)
Keywords: Download, ftp, telnet, BYU telnet, HyperFTP, XferIt
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Date: 13 May 91 02:32:45 GMT
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In article <1991May12.210540.3378@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Behr) writes:
>Conrad Nobili just posted his tale of woe (and intrigue) re. XferIt. I
>thought I was the only one with this problem.
>...
>Since I'm totally puzzled as to why XferIt may be acting like this (other
>TCP/IP apps I use work just fine), I'm asking others - in particular Conrad
>- to briefly describe their soft/hardware. I'd suspect some INIT conflict,
>but I tried shutting off all the INITs with no luck.
>Steve (the author) is not aware of any such problems.

Well, this is getting interesting then.  Like I said, I only tried it briefly,
since it behaved so poorly.  I don't think it would be revealing for me to list
hardware, software, and INITs at this point.  As with Eric, ALL other TCP/IP
programs work fine.  If I get a chance to test it some more on different Macs
with different hard/software, I will post a summary.  I think it much more like-
ly that it is something with our local networks....

Well, heck here are some things....  LocalTalk.  GatorBox.  MacTCP.  NCSA tel-
net.  tn3270.  HyperFTP.  Netnews Reader.  TheNews.  MacX.  Liaison.  Have all
those things and they work fine.  Current system software (for a few hours ;-)),
am wise in the ways of INITs and config.tels and such like....

There is overwhelming evidence that there is something wrong with (just) XferIt.
I suspect it has something to do with our VERY crufty, VERY slow LocalTalk net.
Anyone ELSE with this problem?  Like I and Eric said, XferIt looks great;  I'd
like to use it...!

Keep you all posted....

>-- 
>Eric Behr, Illinois State University, Mathematics Department
>Internet: ejbehr@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu    Bitnet: ebehr@ilstu

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