Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mddc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-vax!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxa!houxm!ihnp4!cbosgd!mddc!jordan From: jordan@mddc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: MDM711 protocol questions Message-ID: <169@mddc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jul-83 08:22:17 EDT Article-I.D.: mddc.169 Posted: Thu Jul 14 08:22:17 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 02:02:29 EDT References: <2937@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: MDDC, Cincinnati, Ohio Lines: 11 If you're talking about Ward Christensen's MODEM7 protocol, then the only way to transfer multiple files is for both the the sending & receiving computers to know in advance how many files are going to be transferred and in what order. MODEM7 does not transmit the name of the file when transmitting the file. For this reason, I find that the KERMIT protocol (from Columbia) is far better for multiple file transfers. Jordan Bortz (..decvax!cbosgd!mddc!jordan)