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Article #243Re: Procomm Plus 2.1 Win: Can't download with Zmodem Help!
From: Mick Catley
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 00:00
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In article <318dff66.516295@news.demon.co.uk>, Nigel Morgan <nigel@wycombe.demon.co.uk> writes >Hi, just trying out Procomm Plus for Windows V2.1, & faxes work OK, but >when I log into a BBS & try to download a file using Zmodem protocol, >all I get at the transfer screen is something like this: > >> *0000000008 > >Or something like it which keeps repeating. No data comes down except >for the above which repeats every 5 secs or so, yet I can log on & >browse around the BBS OK. And the only way out is to hit CTRL-X several >times to abort the transfer. I've tried changing Com port settings in >Windows Control panel (ie flow control) and tried using different >comm.drv's in System.INI (tried comm.drv, cybercom.drv, and >rhsicomm.drv). My modem is a USR Courier V34+ external on a 16550 UART. > >Can someone please tell me where I'm going wrong, or what to use as an >init string as this is driving me nuts! > > Nigel Procomm plus v2.1 for windows works well (execptionally) with ZMODEM. The problem u indicate is similar to one we had, when the download directory was not specified and/or not set up on the drive. Ensure that the download directory is specified in Procomm *AND* the directory physically exists on the drive. Hope this helps. Our 'expert' on 0181 562 4357 named Graham (if you need further assistance. Regards Mick Catley MECatley@segsbury.demon.com.uk GBBAWBP7@IBMMAIL.COM
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