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From: morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: HELP with downloading from MAUG
Message-ID: <554@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 14:54:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: leadsv.554
Posted: Fri Aug  9 14:54:05 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 02:01:37 EDT
Organization: Lockheed, Sunnyvale CA
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Keywords: protocol,XMODEM,Compuserve

HELP!!!  I spent much of last night and several dollars trying to
download files from Compuserve using XMODEM protocol and "receive file..."
in MacTerminal.  Things would work fine for several minutes until I would
get the message "The file was not copied successfully."  I'm sure a noisy
phone line is to blame.

[angered description of frustration goes here]

What I want to know is if there is a better protocol to use than XMODEM,
one that asks for packet retransmission rather than just giving up.  I
know kermit does this, but Compuserve doesn't have kermit!

Please let me know of a more reliable means of downloading.  I will need
the program to run it as well (or I'll write one myself).  I have heard of
Compuserve's A and B protocol -- are these more reliable???  I need some
assistance before I waste any more connect time charges.
-- 

Terry Morse  (408)743-1487
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