What is the Diff between Xmodem/Ymodem

[straka at ihlpf.UUCP]

> >> packages.  What is the difference between Xmodem/Ymodem/Umodem/Kermit.
> 
> XMODEM	128 byte packets, 8 or 16 bit checksum
> UMODEM	?

I think that UMODEM is just a UNIX-based implementation of XMODEM,
including the more advanced XMODEM CRC routines, as well as the original
simple checksums.  I use it (on UNIX) along with XMODEM (on my PC) for
file xfer, and it seems to work just fine.

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Rich Straka     ihnp4!ihlpf!straka