Subj : Transfers
To   : Ib_Joe
From : Tim Post
Date : Wed Sep 04 2002 11:15 am

  Re: Transfers
  By: Ib_Joe to Tim Post on Tue Sep 03 2002 02:10 pm

 >   Re: Transfers
 >   By: Tim Post to Eclipse on Sun Sep 01 2002 01:24 pm
 > 
 >  >   Re: Transfers
 >  >   By: Eclipse to All on Sun Sep 01 2002 10:34 am
 >  >
 >  >  > Hello,
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Thanks for your remarks on the transfers... I haven't had the eroor oc
 >  >  > anymore after I changed the ZIP-command. But there's another question 
 >  >  > having... People can't receive a file correctly from me... The BBS wil
 >  >  > sending a file okay, but at the end it just gives Time-out errors with
 >  >  > Bad blocks with PDrive 1.20... This is a tad frustrating, since people
 >  >  > claim they don't receive the file okay, but it breaks off at a certain
 >  >  > percentage...
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Zmodem just wasn't made for how we use it. I let people try (some have am
 >  > success), but generally point others to my FTP server. I don't think Omen
 >  > Technologies made a "telnet aware" version of Zmodem. Its FOSSIL aware, b
 >  > buggy when used that way. I think Zmodem is now open sourced, perhaps som
 >  > will improve it.
 >  >
 >  > FF
 > 
 > Listen... I use win server AKA WildCat 5 and have no issues what so ever wit
 > Z-Modem transfers... It's never hung on a file transfer YET... now the BBS d
 > choke people off at 56K ... and the download engine is 32 bit ...I just thin
 > there is something wrong with Synchronets application of Z-Modem...
 > 
 > If it's an open source why not dump the flaky version that's attached and ma
 > it a fully funchional 32 bit flavor...  There must be a reason why ones work
 > and the other doesn't
 > 
 > Joe


I've seen this problem on ALL systems, regardless of software. I have users who
can get amazingly fast Zmodem xfers from me, and those who can't complete an
uncompressed text file (or compressed). There are just too many variables to
make it stable (proxy connections, firewalls, etc)... why not just use FTP?


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