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From: larryg@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Larry Gilbert)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: ZMODEM
Summary: Yes, Virginia, there is a PD Zmodem driver
Keywords: zmodem file transfer
Message-ID: <9209@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: 4 Mar 89 04:11:10 GMT
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Let me steer completely clear of the big shareware/PD debate that has shared
this subject line and say, yes, there *is* a public-domain implementation of
Zmodem for MS-DOS.  It's called PcConnect Zmodem, and it's written by Drue
Kennon and Gary Smith.  I have it in an archive called PCZ0115.ARC, which
I believe I pulled off of Simtel.  Quoting from the documentation, "It is a
fully-featured version of Zmodem, but does not have the professional and
commercial polish of a program like Omen Tech's DSZ.  However we do believe
that it will be suitable for the average BBS hacker."

Or Unix hacker, I presume. :-)  For those few who have access to a FidoNet
system, PCZ0115.ARC can be automatically requested from my system at 1:152/201.
Otherwise try an ftp to wsmr-simtel20.army.mil.

(NOTE: I have not actually used this program, so I have no idea how it works.
Just wanted to point out that it's available...)

--
Larry Gilbert, larryg@jacobs.cs.orst.edu, 1:152/201, +1 503 753 3511 (bbs)
"It's all in a day's work for Bicycle Repairman. <snort>"