dean.milner@canremote.uucp (DEAN MILNER) (03/25/90)
TO: consp06@bingsunf.cc.binghamton.edu (Robert Konigsberg) Subj: Procomm - - Something Better? Orga: SUNY Binghamton %I have been using Procomm Plus for a while now, and I really REALLY %like it. One thing that I DON'T like, although this is just a %limitation of my own lack of abilities, is the lack of protocols for %it. So, here are my questions: %2) If I were to replace PCPLUS with another program, which should it %be? I would like to have much of the same LARGE variety of commands %and large customization, including expanded macros, editor, screen %recall, etc. I have heard much about Telix (sp?) and is that worth %the download? Robert Telix is very much worth the download. I used to be a ProComm user and have switched to Telix. It is *very* flexibly with many built in protocols including Zmodem and an extensive script language. The latest version is 3.12. Try it, I think you'll like it. Good luck! dean.milner@canremote.uucp --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.21 ~ One man's magic is another man's engineering! ~ QNet 2.04: :NANet: MUI Sydney, N.S. Cape Breton Regional (902) 564-5022
mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) (03/26/90)
I'm also considering switching from Procomm+ to Telix because of the internal Zmodem (although the next Procomm+ version may have this). Does Telix allow big packet Kermit or Super Kermit? M Volow, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705 mvolo@uncecs.edu 919 286 0411
cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) (03/27/90)
In article <1990Mar25.200722.27200@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes:
$I'm also considering switching from Procomm+ to Telix because of the
$internal Zmodem (although the next Procomm+ version may have this).
$Does Telix allow big packet Kermit or Super Kermit?
As far as I can tell, it only supports plain vanilla Kermit (i.e. up
to 94-byte packets).
One thing I like about it, though, is that I have yet to make it
crash. I cannot say the same thing for Procomm's Kermit.
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Stephen M. Dunn cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
<std_disclaimer.h> = "\nI'm only an undergraduate ... for now!\n";ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (03/27/90)
In article <1990Mar25.200722.27200@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes: >I'm also considering switching from Procomm+ to Telix because of the >internal Zmodem (although the next Procomm+ version may have this). >Does Telix allow big packet Kermit or Super Kermit? No, neither Telix nor Procomm allow long Kermit packages. Incidentally, in case someone missed it, Telix 3.12 was recently posted in comp.binaries.ibm.pc, and it is also available by anonymous ftp eg from chyde.uwasa.fi. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John F. Bruno) (03/27/90)
In article <260EB804.17139@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) writes: >In article <1990Mar25.200722.27200@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes: >$I'm also considering switching from Procomm+ to Telix because of the >$internal Zmodem (although the next Procomm+ version may have this). >$Does Telix allow big packet Kermit or Super Kermit? > > As far as I can tell, it only supports plain vanilla Kermit (i.e. up >to 94-byte packets). > > One thing I like about it, though, is that I have yet to make it >crash. I cannot say the same thing for Procomm's Kermit. Telix kermit has a limit of 90 byte packets. I use kermit to transfer stuff between the AT here and a Gould Unix mainframe and a VAX mainframe. Procomm ALWAYS works flawlessly, Telix NEVER works. I use telix for everything except kermit transfers. ---jb >-- > More half-baked ideas from the oven of: >**************************************************************************** >Stephen M. Dunn cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca > <std_disclaimer.h> = "\nI'm only an undergraduate ... for now!\n";
sbnicol@rose.waterloo.edu (Scott Nicol) (03/29/90)
In article <1990Mar27.092917.15420@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) writes: >In article <1990Mar25.200722.27200@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes: >>I'm also considering switching from Procomm+ to Telix because of the >>internal Zmodem (although the next Procomm+ version may have this). >>Does Telix allow big packet Kermit or Super Kermit? > >No, neither Telix nor Procomm allow long Kermit packages. But Telix allows you to define external protocals. I wrote a couple of scripts to interface mskermit (3.00) with Telix. Then, all you have to do is setup kermit (in the mskermit.ini file) to do large-packet transfers. Downloading works transparently, uploading is almost transparent (you have to enter "s filename" within kermit, and then "q" when the transfer is complete). - Scott Email: sbnicol@rose.waterloo.edu -or- ...!uunet!watmath!rose!sbnicol SlowMail: 546 FallingBrook Dr., Waterloo, Ont., Canada, N2L 4N4. Phone: (519) 725-1980