Maybe I have a slow version, but I have NEVER gotten comparable results 'tween kermit and zmodem, or even ymodem. Usually it's a 2:1 difference.
It is important to have recent version on both the PC and host side. The versions that I run on my PC is 3.12. The Unix host version is close to 5A... I had to slurp the latest Sun version from Columbia to get decent performance. The version supported by my Sysadmin was obsolete. I haven't claimed that Kermit is faster, but with sliding windows, large buffers, and other tricks, the night and day difference goes away.
glowing BS about TCP/IP, NASI, etc. elided... This is worth considering...
I agree. That is why I posted. Perhaps a Kermit guru lives within the list.
I expect that Kermit is good enuff if you are interested in commandline scripts for plain old DOS. And the scripting language is also supported by the C version that run on nearly all Unixs and most other boxes. This would allow a single script to support a lot of users. What do you mean by "commandline script?"
I mean that a script that works like unix or DOS command line programs should (speculation alert!) be possible. We can handle obscure options, switches, etc. My target audience can't. Kermit has automatic scripts and macros that should be able to handle what we need. Heaven help us when there are errors tho.... Pat Pat Farrell Grad Student pfarrell@cs.gmu.edu Department of Computer Science George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Public key availble via finger #include <standard.disclaimer>
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Maybe I have a slow version, but I have NEVER gotten comparable results 'tween kermit and zmodem, or even ymodem. Usually it's a 2:1 difference.
It is important to have recent version on both the PC and host side. The versions that I run on my PC is 3.12. The Unix host version is close to 5A... I had to slurp the latest Sun version from Columbia to get decent performance. The version supported by my Sysadmin was obsolete. I haven't claimed that Kermit is faster, but with sliding windows, large buffers, and other tricks, the night and day difference goes away.
I'll take your word for it. ;^) I can only speak from experience.
What do you mean by "commandline script?"
I mean that a script that works like unix or DOS command line programs should (speculation alert!) be possible. We can handle obscure options, switches, etc. My target audience can't. Kermit has automatic scripts and macros that should be able to handle what we need. Heaven help us when there are errors tho....
We simply make a batch file which starts our comm program with all the right settings? Simple. If there are errors, we program around them just like we do in the real world (tm) If we don't we hear about it from our users! ;^) I still have a few possible errors which I haven't programed around on my scrYpt, but they are so rare.... ya, I know. I'll fix em before I release. +-----------------------+-----------------------------+---------+ | J. Michael Diehl ;-) | I thought I was wrong once. | PGP KEY | | mdiehl@triton.unm.edu | But, I was mistaken. |available| | mike.diehl@fido.org | | Ask Me! | | (505) 299-2282 +-----------------------------+---------+ | | +------"I'm just looking for the opportunity to be -------------+ | Politically Incorrect!" <Me> | +-----If codes are outlawed, only criminals wil have codes.-----+ +----Is Big Brother in your phone? If you don't know, ask me---+
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