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Old 02-16-2008, 04:09 AM
Bob Rasmussen
 
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Default Re: Zmodem over networks

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, John DuBois wrote:

> In article <mailman.5.1196981030.2680.sco-misc@lists.celestial.com>,
> Bob Rasmussen <ras@anzio.com> wrote:
> >This falls into the category of things I should know, and maybe did at one
> >time, but don't.
> >
> >Zmodem transfer OUT of Open Server 5.0.x (and maybe 6), when connected via
> >telnet, chokes on moderately large files. Does anyone have a solution?

>
> What are you transferring to?


Windows, specifically our Anzio product.

>
> I've seen problems transferring *in* from Windows systems. It turned out to be
> a bug on the Windows end. I found that the probability of the Windows end
> glitching was drastically reduced with smaller buffer sizes, so the workaround
> involved adding an option to rz to limit the buffer size that is offered in
> protocol negotiations to the remote end.


Thanks for that tip.

Regards,
.....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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