The Online World resources handbook

Your first trip online. Typical pitfalls and simple solutions http://home.eunet.no/~presno/bok/v3.html
"Pacing" is a method used to slow the speed of the transfer to a level that the recipient
can handle.
Procomm lets you set a tiny pause after each line sent. Another technique is to ask the
program to wait for a given character (a "Go character"), before allowing it to send the
next line. For example: the character ":" is often used in the prompts for the next line on
bulletin boards.
Protocol transfers may be easier
You may find it easier to use a transfer protocol. With Procomm, press the PgUp key,
and the program will ask for a protocol. Select Kermit or something else. The program
will ask for a file name, you enter it, and off it goes. You will have no problems with
blank lines, or lines that are too long.
At times, even this will fail. The most common reasons are:
The recipient requires that Procomm be set for 8 bits word length, no parity, 1
stop bit, when using this protocol, but you have it set differently.
You think that the recipient's version of YMODEM is the same that you have.
Wrong! Total failure.
Do the following to upload the file TEST.TXT to an old RBBS PC bulletin board using
XMODEM:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Navigate to the file area. Tell the BBS what you want by using the following
command:
u;test.txt;x
Press PgUp, select XMODEM, enter a file name (TEST.TXT), and the transfer
will start. (If you are too slow, the BBS may be tired of waiting for your
commands . . .)
When the transfer is completed, the board will ask for a short description of the
file. Enter it, and you are done.
Enter G (for Goodbye), and disconnect.
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Updated at January 8, 2001.
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