Date   : Wed, 11 Jan 1984 19:49:08 EST
From   : Charlie Strom (NYU) <strom@brl-bmd>
Subject: Re: buffer size in mdm716

You are quite correct that MDM716 has a 2K buffer rather than a 16K buufer.
Being a devoted YAM user, I have not yet fiddled with 716, but there have
been a number of complaints from users on Compuserve. I hope that Plouffe
can advise us of the rationale for the change.
The problem with extra characters (after buffer fill) that was determined
to be a problem on CIS is that the routine used in MDM7 AFTER the buffer is
filled does not strip parity, whereas the normal ASCII capture routine does.
A simple fix would be to run the received file through PIP with the [Z] option
set. Irv Hoff is hoping to release a new version fixing this. Of course
you might tell your mainframe not to use parity if that is possible.