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          F I L E   P R O T O C O L S
 
** Please make sure that the communications program    **
** you are using on your computer can use the protocol **
** you select below.  There is no way that Fido can    **
** tell you what you can use and what you can not use. **
 
          A ... ASCII  - For Text Only
          Z ... ZMODEM - For all files
          K ... KERMIT - 8-Bit "Quoting"
          X ... XMODEM - For All Files
          XC .. XMODEM with CRC Checking
          T ... TELINK - For Multiple Files
          TC .. TELINK with CRC Checking
 
 
* Enter "Z?" for help with the Zmodem protocol
* Enter "X?" for help with the XMODEM and XMODEM/CRC protocols
* Enter "T?" for help with the TELINK and TELINK/CRC protocols
* Enter "K?" for help with the KERMIT protocol
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* And so on for all the protocols you see in the menu.
 
(Don't enter the quotes, just the command letter and
the questionmark.)
 
- Control-C Aborts Commands/text display
- Control-K Aborts Commands/text display
- Control-S Pauses Commands/text display -
              press any key to continue.
 
\A
A)SCII - for TEXT files Only.  You just "capture"
  what you see on the screen and save it; if errors
  or bad characters occur due to line noise, they
  will remain in the file.
 
  If supported by your communications program, use
  the other protocols for error-free transmission.
 
- Control-C Aborts Commands/text display
- Control-K Aborts Commands/text display
- Control-S Pauses Commands/text display -
              press any key to continue.
 
\Z
Z)MODEM - This is the one to choose if your communications
  program supports it. It is extremely reliable and
  extremely fast. 

  The exact file size and the creation date and time
  of the file on the "source" computer are transmitted
  as part of the file; this information is used when
  the "receiving" computer "stores" the file.
 
  Multiple file names can be specified for a single
  upload or download command.  The name(s) of the
  file(s) to be downloaded or uploaded can contain
  MSDOS "wildcards".
 
  A sample command "string" for a ZMODEM download,
  from a single file area, might look like this :
 
              D Z  PRG*.SRC  *.DOC
 
  Downloading has been requested, using the Zmodem
  error-checking protocol, for all "SRC" files beginning
  with "PRG", and for all "DOC" files.
 
  *** NOTE ***  All upload and download requests MUST be
  able to be completed in the remaining time "allotted"
  to the user.  Downloads, such as shown above, might not
  be honored due to insufficient time remaining, or the
  user's allowable logon and/or daily download limits.

\X
X)MODEM or XC for XMODEM/CRC - This is the world's
  most popular error-checking protocol; it does full
  error correction.  Most communications programs
  and BBS's can support it.
 
  XMODEM/CRC is even more reliable than regular XMODEM;
  use "XC" if you can.
 
  You must send each file individually.  Both XMODEM
  and XMODEM/CRC "pad" the file to the next largest
  multiple of 128 bytes.  The date/time of the file
  on your computer is the date and time of the upload
  or download.
 
\T
T)ELINK or TC for TELINK/CRC - This protocol is based
  on XMODEM, but it preserves the exact file size and
  creation time and date, and allows sending more than
  one file at a time.
 
  The exact file size and the creation date and time
  of the file on the "source" computer are transmitted
  as part of the file; this information is used when
  the "receiving" computer "stores" the file.
 
  Multiple file names can be specified for a single
  upload or download command.  The name(s) of the
  file(s) to be downloaded or uploaded can contain
  MSDOS "wildcards".
 
  A sample command "string" for a TELINK/CRC download,
  from a single file area, might look like this :
 
              D TC  PRG*.SRC  *.DOC
 
  Downloading has been requested, using the TELINK/CRC
  error-checking protocol, for all "SRC" files beginning
  with "PRG", and for all "DOC" files.
 
  *** NOTE ***  All upload and download requests MUST be
  able to be completed in the remaining time "allotted"
  to the user.  Downloads, such as shown above, might not
  be honored due to insufficient time remaining, or the
  user's allowable logon and/or daily download limits.
 
\B
B)ATCH or BC for BATCH/CRC - This protocol is based on
  XMODEM, but allows sending more than one file, and it
  preserves exact file size and creation time and date.
  It is used by many CP/M systems, and is compatible
  with TELINK.
 
\K
K)ERMIT is compatible with many Kermit-based programs;
  this one handles the 8-bit "quoting" and "repeat count
  prefixing" options.  Note - There are many incompatible
  Kermit programs; "try it and find out".