Subj : Transfers
To   : Tim Post
From : Ib_Joe
Date : Wed Sep 04 2002 01:30 pm

  Re: Transfers
  By: Tim Post to Ib_Joe on 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
 >  >  >  > anymore after I changed the ZIP-command. But there's another questi
 >  >  >  > having... People can't receive a file correctly from me... The BBS 
 >  >  >  > sending a file okay, but at the end it just gives Time-out errors w
 >  >  >  > Bad blocks with PDrive 1.20... This is a tad frustrating, since peo
 >  >  >  > claim they don't receive the file okay, but it breaks off at a cert
 >  >  >  > percentage...
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Zmodem just wasn't made for how we use it. I let people try (some have
 >  >  > success), but generally point others to my FTP server. I don't think O
 >  >  > Technologies made a "telnet aware" version of Zmodem. Its FOSSIL aware
 >  >  > buggy when used that way. I think Zmodem is now open sourced, perhaps 
 >  >  > will improve it.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > FF
 >  >
 >  > Listen... I use win server AKA WildCat 5 and have no issues what so ever 
 >  > Z-Modem transfers... It's never hung on a file transfer YET... now the BB
 >  > choke people off at 56K ... and the download engine is 32 bit ...I just t
 >  > 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
 >  > it a fully funchional 32 bit flavor...  There must be a reason why ones w
 >  > and the other doesn't
 >  >
 >  > Joe
 > 
 > 
 > I've seen this problem on ALL systems, regardless of software. I have users 
 > 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?
 > 

Sorry son...
try telnet.joesbbs.com
there is a test 10 me file on my system and I have YET had a user un able to
complete the transfer.... ever...  I beg U to try...

There is either one of a few things WildCat is doing that Synch is not... it's
either intergrated 32 bit z-modem or the fact that he chokes the output to 56K
....
Joe

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