Subj : Mail packet won't download
To   : Digital Man
From : Larry Roberts
Date : Mon Jul 15 2002 05:16 am

  Re: Mail packet won't download
  By: Digital Man to Larry Roberts on Sun Jul 14 2002 11:35 pm

 >   Re: Mail packet won't download
 >   By: Larry Roberts to All on Sun Jul 14 2002 04:04 pm
 > 
 >  >     Is there something wrong with the QWK mail program. When I try to dow
 >  > it, it either craps out halfway through, or doesn't download at all.
 > 
 > Zmodem is not a good protocol to use over TCP/IP. Try using FTP instead
 > (ftp://vert.synchro.net), or Ymodem (slow), or possibly another telnet clien
 > The "QWK mail program" (i.e. Synchronet) is not the problem.
 > 
 >                                                  digital man

    I tried Y-Modem, a different terminal program, and tried ftp. It just won't
download. FTP is worse than Z-modem. At least Z-Modem gets some of the packet.
I thought maybe the connection is the problem, but I tried 3 different ISPs. My
DSL, my dialup ISP, and my brother's cable ISP. Neither had any problems
logging into the BBS, or reaching the web page, but neither had any better luck
getting the packet. Can anyone else download from the BBS, or FTP ok?

    Larry Roberts.

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