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#TAG-BBS

    16-May-87 02:59:02
Sb: #67901-#TAG-BBS
Fm: Ewan Edwards 72667,2743
To: John Draper 76703,4322
Larry, I think it's something stranger than that. TAG thought it had received the file after only 17 blocks in one case (Aterm, at just under 50k is approx 380 blocks long…). Something in the transmitted data has to be doing something to TAG, which would indicate that it's not a completely properly implemented Xmodem. However, as I mentioned, everything BUT Aterm has uploaded properly. But that hasn't stopped us…we locally uploaded Aterm, and it downloads just fine. Just seems perplexing that TAG won't completely accept it. We once got it to accept all but the last 10 blocks, and then it quit. The interesting thing is that TAG never thinks an error has occured, it always tries to send out 'Transfer Successful' which the remote end never sees as it's still trying to send the file. As we don't have the source to TAG, is rather questionable how much diddling with Aterm will help solve the problem. If nothing else, it's a _feature_ (dare I use the term? <grin>) of Aterm, one that makes it UNIQUE! <big smile!>. Should TAG ever completely accept Aterm without cutting off early, we'll be sure to let you know. Ewan