On Monday, October 14th, 2024 at 17:03, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > (Leech-Zmodem would tell the BBS side that there was a CRC error on the > > line on the last blocks and back up the position, then cancel the > > transfer so the transfer was "unsuccessful" to the BBS software and > > didn't hurt upload/download ratios. But it captured the complete file.) So /that's/ what Leech-Zmodem was. I knew it was banned on just about every board in my NPA, and asking about it (or getting caught using it) was a bannable offense. Cute. > Heck, last year I coded a version of Ymodem for an embedded application. > It's pretty easy when all you have is a serial connection. I keep copies of the Xmodem and Kermit protocol specs in my wiki in case I need them again. Working in airgapped environments means that sometimes you don't have the right tool for the job. The Doctor [412/724/301/703/415/510] WWW: https://drwho.virtadpt.net/ Don't be mean. You don't have to be mean.
