morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse) (08/09/85)
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.
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Terry Morse (408)743-1487
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