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From: dwight@timeb.UUCP (Dwight Ernest)
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Subject: Re: Upload/Download Files between pc and
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 06:53:35 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 06:53:35 1985
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> /**** waltz:net.micro.pc / timeb!dwight /  5:53 am  Jan 21, 1985 ****/
> ...
> XMODEM is a superior file transfer protocol in the public domain and
> originally written by Ward Christensen. It is more robust than KERMIT,
> but I'm a little biased; we also have quite a bit of KERMIT stuff
> available that we've received from site okstate; I don't use it
> but others here do and they like it.
> 
> Both solve your error-detection-and-correction needs.
> -- 
> 		--Dwight Ernest	KA2CNN	\ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight
> 
> Sorry Dwight, but it is this point that I'll hafta disagree with.
> Having worked with both I've gotta say the Kermit is the more robust
> (and I'm a XMODEM fan). 
> 
> 		--Rusty

Agreed. I've received many pleasant "non-flames" on this subject.
Uncle! (:-)

I retract!
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