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Re: WANTED: File transfer in background?

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From: H.A. (Van) Vander Cruyssen
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 00:00
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Dana:

There is a pgm out there called Background File Transfer (last file
name I have is BGFT302A (& B).zip. Also, there is an add-on that's
supposed to work w/Telix bg d/l's.

Telemate is an excellent pgm, as well, though.

Van
ummilit2@cc.umanitoba.ca (Giovanni John Militano) wrote:

>In <4f7b5u$hps$1@sydney.DIALix.oz.au> John Savage <koala@sydney.dialix.com.au> writes:

>>Dana Freer <dana@stoney.demon.co.uk> writes:
>>>Can anyone recommend a DOS TSR which will perform z-modem file
>>>transfers silently in background?

>>No, I don't know whether such a thing exists. But I am posting

>I agree, I don't think that there is a TSR that will do this, but most 
>versions of TeleMate are multi-tasking.  ie. when you are transfering a 
>file you can shell to DOS.  It works rather well.  I'm not sure, but it 
>may require a 386.  Not sure though.

>You can find TeleMate at:

>ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/termprogs   
>-- 
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From: ai541@lafn.org (H.A. (Van) Vander Cruyssen)
Subject: Re: WANTED: File transfer in background?
Date: 1996/02/16
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