From:    Randy Edwards                          Area: Protocols
To:      All                                    16 Jan 92 18:40:32
Subject: External protocol help                 UpdReq 

   I undertook what I thought would be an easy task tonight -- installing the 
Kermit and Ascii protocols into Max.  Easy, yeah, right.
   For some reason things just aren't working out.  When I run the Ascii 
protocol it just says:
OATS (Opus Ascii Transfer System) Version 1.02  
Written for Opus use by Vince Perriello         
Can't open ctl file: No such file or directory  
   and likewise, Kermit just babbles:
OKermit Version 1.05                            
Adapted for Opus use by Vince Perriello         
Can't open ctl file: No such file or directory  
   I've edited the Protocols.Ctl file and recompiled Max.Ctl with that.  Okay, 
fine.  Max tells me this in the log file (cut down a bit and wrapped for 
brevity):
# 16 Jan 18:29:35 MAX  External program: `Kermit.Exe Kermit00.Ctl -p1 -b38400 
-t0 -m1 -f1 -r67'
# 16 Jan 18:32:23 MAX  External program: `Ascii.Exe Ascii00.Ctl -p1 -b38400 
-t0 -m1 -f1 -r65'
   Okay, everything seems fine.  The Ascii00.Ctl and Kermit00.Ctl are being 
made -- I've looked at them in the \Max directory.  But why the *#&%)(@! 
doesn't the stupid protocols see the *.CTL files instead of telling me "Can't 
open ctl file."  Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks in advance.
.Randy


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From:    Chris Epler                            Area: Protocols
To:      Scott Dudley                           16 Jan 92 23:02:00
Subject: TIMEOUT BUG!                           UpdReq 

I found a bug when downloading files.  If the transfer takes longer than the 
system estimated, but allowed the person to do the transfer...when they run 
out of time the system will say "Timeout" in the transfer error/status area 
on the screen, lock up for a while, and then either the person will have to 
hang up, or possibly MAX did...  This was with the Zmodem protocol when I was 
doing a LOT of compiling off and on in the background under OS/2 which 
boosted the transfer time up over their time limit.



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From:    Charlie Johnson                        Area: Protocols
To:      All                                    18 Jan 92 05:32:14
Subject: J-Modem & SuperZ-Modem                 UpdReq 

Is anyone running SZ-Modem and J-Modem on Maximus? If so, please post your 
Protocol.Ctl so I can see how to do it. 
Also can I use the same version of SZ-Modem or J-Modem version that callers 
would use with Telix or does it have to be made specificly for Maximus 2.xx?
Having full SZ-Modem would be add an especially nice touch to any board.  
cj