Wallpaper #08 31 июля 2000

ZXNet

To help - an overview of the difficulties awaiting TashZXnet points at the beginning of working with FTN-network ZXNet.

              5. Assistance.



   From the Editor: In view of the entry of Tashkent ZXNet and 
the resulting problems, this topic for

several rooms will be devoted to a review
the difficulties that await points
TashZXnet at the beginning of a full-fledged
FTN-network ZXNet.



(C) Compowellcome


   As you know (and maybe
unknown), the work of the BBS network in TashZXnet
now built a very, very
"Wooden". Therefore TashZXnet Points on
first, will experience some difficulty in dealing with mail.

   To date, there are several specialized programs - so
called mailer and mail the editors.

 1. Mailer and terminals.


    Melon. System Requirements - TR DOS,
128K (512K) of RAM, hayes-compatible modem connected to all 
known schemes. 


   The elementary program is a simple terminal + mailer, easy 
to configure and use, but, nevertheless, is the best (and 
fastest) terminal on Speck. So is the only program for

those who have no modem is connected to "Kondratieff scheme. 
Very convenient because supports an extended (512h192) screen

For the 64 character screen to work with the BBC
extremely inconvenient. If logging is enabled (ie, saving to a 
file of everything that appears on screen) requires 512K 
(supported by Pentagon standards), otherwise it is enough, and 
128K. In terminal mode supported by most of the existing 
protocols, transfer files. 

   Mailer in this program is made extremely simple - is 
supported by only one user's address, the protocol only 
ZED-ZAP, file-Attachments are not possible, CPS and the time 
line is not displayed. The only advantage of this program is 
normal operation with modem speeds above 16.8 Kbps.



   S-Terminal. System Requirements - TR
DOS, 128K RAM, hayes-compatible modem connected to "Kondratieff 
scheme. 


   More decent in their capabilities
terminal. Unlike Melon'a uses
interrupt from the modem is a custom
modem initialization string. There is a string indicating the 
status thereof, as more made decent reception and transmission 
of files though very clumsily made the calculation of the 
current CPS, which even at the lowest speed shows a very 
amazing values. Unfortunately the program does not support the 
extended screen, and therefore, its use for working with the 
BBC is very difficult. In general, the most is the program with 
which you can throw a friend a couple of files.



   Dickie. System Requirements - IS DOS,
128K RAM, hayes-compatible modem connected to "Kondratieff
scheme. "desirable real-time clock.


   Best mailer for Spectrum equipped to 14.4 Kbps modem. Most 
of all approximated with modern mailer. The program, when 
properly configured, it can work independently, without 
requiring user's presence at each session to send / receive 
mail. It suffices specify at what time on what station

call and that it can send or pick up - in
specified time the program itself will begin to dial in and 
perform the necessary operations. If from any station will come 
to you mail it will automatically be unpacked and ready for the 
mail editor.



   Dickie supports full-duplex protocol transfer files Hydra, 
which allows you to reach a maximum speed 1,880 bytes per 
second. For comparison, the protocol Z-modem speed

reaches only 1450 bytes in sekudnu. With the aid of Dickie is 
very easy to perform file requests and file enclosure, easily 
supports multiple IP addresses the user. You can upload files 
on Hold'em and send their directives. For example,

if you want to send a znakomou
either file, then it is not necessary to sit next to the 
computer and wait for his call, and then pass it by hand, 
enough to specify the program file name and address (e) that it 
should be given, Dickie will do everything himself. In Dickie a 
built-in terminal which can be reached at any time from the 
main program. The terminal itself by the number of 
possibilities exceeds both terminal under TR-DOS, but, yet, 
works extremely slowly and does not support advanced graphics 
mode. Therefore it is suitable only that-be changed, if 
necessary, the internal modem settings. 


   But, as always, for everything must be paid
- The program extremely difficult to configure and requires to 
achieve normal speed transfer files fast

media of large volume. This
satisfy the requirements of a hard drive
and partly ramdisk volume of 800K and above
(Actually, it is necessary to 3MB of free space). Use with 
Dickie Disk is virtually impossible.


   But the biggest drawback is the lack of normal Dickie 
description on him. Therefore, an inexperienced user to deal 
with Dickie will be somewhat difficult.


 2. Post editors


   Lara Croft. System Requirements - TR
DOS, 128K RAM. Preferred
advanced text display.


   Best mail editor on the Spectrum
(With a certain degree can be considered, and only one - and 
therefore better). Easily configurable and flexible in 
configuration, supports up to four addresses user has 
built-mail tosser, encoder / decoder files to UUE. Works pretty 
quickly, especially when using ramdiska. Highly desirable to 
have advanced graphical display, for all the letters written by 
80 characters per line and watching it all on a 64-character 
screen will be awful. Likewise it is highly desirable

have real-time clock, since enter
Manual current date and time for each
run very, very tiring.



    From the Editor: In addition to the above specialized 
e-mail programs, there are two editors ZED and DME. Since their 
low prevalence and lack of Editorial their copies, we could not

publish their descriptions.