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From: jrv@demon.siemens.com (James R Vallino)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Communications programs with DDE supporting 38.4K
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Date: 13 Jun 91 21:59:30 GMT
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I am looking for a communications program which runs as a Windows
application and supports a server mode for file transfers.  I would also
like to have DDE capability so that I can set up a hot link to another
application and be notified when a call has been received and files
transfered to the hard disk.  Does such an animal exist?  What is the
closest I can get?

An alternative is a communications program with server mode but without DDE.
I would then have to have another application or add it my main application
to check the directories for new files on a timed basis.

With a V32/V42.bis modem the transfer rate between the modem and PC can be
as high as 38.4 kbs.  Is there more than a snow ball's chance in hell that
this can be supported with a Windows application?  What is the convention
wisdom on the fastest effective transfer rates which can be supported?

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Jim Vallino	Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ
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