Re: FAXination

[butch@netcom.com (G.Sanchez)]

Steven Nelson (snelson@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu) wrote:
: Can someone explain how to dnload the updates from Vitesse BBS?

: I'm using ProTerm3.1.  I connected at 14400, LAPM, 57600 DCE.  Logged on,
: registered, and configured.  Went to FAXinantion xfer section.  Tried
: to configure as ZModem, but Z was down, so left it as Xmodem/CRC.
: Tried to Send the .shk file.  It said 37+ minutes was needed for about
: a 140 block file (~70K), and I didn't have enough time allotted this
: session to do it.  I should be able to dnload 10 times that much in about 8
: minutes!  What gives?  How can I set transfer highn enough to do the xfer
: in a few minutes.  37 minutes!  No way!  I spent $49+ for FAXination.  I'm
: not willing to spend another $5 a week for updates!  Please tell me how
: to use the FV BBS efficiently.  Thanks.

Dude have patience, a METAL BBS is not exactly trivial to setup. I know
I run one and I have been helping set up the BBS and spoting little
bugs here and there. As of now, Zmodem has been disabled. The DL time
has been fixed and you should not have any problems now. Read my post
in the Faxiantion subboard on the BBS for more info.


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