Date   : Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:20:43 +0100
From   : Mark Cooke <mpc@...>
Subject: Re: Fw: XFER v4 problem

It's working around the problem, but send over N x 2048 byte pieces and
then stitch them together ?

Mark

On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 07:37, Bob Devries wrote:
> Mark said:
> > I'm the author of XFER 3. This version used a buffer with a size of (I
> > think) 4000 bytes. That doesn't mean you couldn't read or write files
> larger
> > than 4000 bytes, it's just the amount of data sent over every time.
> >
> > XFER 3 indeed contained a bug that in *very* rare circumstances caused it
> to
> > fail.
> 
> Well, what happens is; any file that's over 4096 bytes long gets sent up to
> that size, then both sides (the PC and the BBC) appear to lock up. I can't
> CTRL-C out of the PC programme, nor can I ESCAPE out of the BBC one.
> 
> If I press BREAK, then do a *CAT, I find that the file is there with a
> length of &1000 bytes.
> 
> I've checked and double-checked the cable; it's OK.
> 
> I don't really know where to go from here; except I'm waiting for a
> replacement 6845 (thanks Jules!), to fix my screen woes, which may be able
> to let me see what the Beeb is printing on its screen.
> 
> Regards, Bob Devries; Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
> 
> 
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Mark Cooke <mpc@...               >