BF> Come to think of it, surely Arjen wasn't the only Hydra developer? I BF> know for sure that JoHo (of FrontDoor) was involved in some way -- and BF> maybe even Mats Wallin too?
Sometimes it is dificult to point to one person. Often it is the synergy of a few, that lead to somthing better
/* * The HYDRA protocol was designed by * Arjen G. Lentz, LENTZ SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT and * Joaquim H. Homrighausen * COPYRIGHT (C) 1991-1993; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED */
Well this clears it all. ;)
BF> After all, wasn't FrontDoor the first mailer to support the Hydra BF> -- BF> the first ever truly duplex file conversation protocol ever?
At yhe time I used Dutchie and Henk Wevers was quick to include Hydra and ofcourse Xenia by Arjen himself supported the protocol.
BF> Anyway, as a programmer that has written many programs for the BF> Psion BF> WorkAbout using the Hydra protocol I can only say that I'm truly impressed BF> by the works of Arjen if he was really the only "inventor".
In my mind an Inventor develops something out of the Blue. What is normally called an invention is usually an evolutions on available technology. I would probably call xmodem by Ward Christensen an invention although it may verywell be an improovement on cuucp. Zmodem allowed larger blocks and maybe sliding windows. Hydra added simultanous send and receive of files.
Somewhere in between is ZX/RX as found in Unix and the additions that are specific to Kermit.
I am now in real need if IPv6 for ifcico, there are Hundreds of nodes that want to use IFC and ITN over IPv6, it would give a boost to Fidonet :)))))
The only connects I get are from script kiddies using port knocking software.
Kees
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