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BS = Block Size. This specifies the maximum size of
the <Body> divided by 128. Thus 0x04 represents
512 bytes and 0x08 is 1024 bytes. The value 0x00
implies the default size of 512 bytes.
CM = Check Method. 0x00 is standard checksum; 0x01 is
XMODEM CRC-16 initialized to 0xffff. Note that
CompuServe recommends the use of CRC-16 instead
of the standard checksum due to its superior error
detection capability. The default is Standard
Checksum, 0x00.
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DQ = Data Quoting Level. This parameter is part of an
interim version of the B Plus Protocol. It has
been superceeded by the eight byte Quoting Set in
Parameters Q1 thru Q8 (below). For historical
purposes, the Quoting Levels are:
0x00: 0x00 0x03 0x05 0x10 0x11 0x13 0x15
0x01: 0x03 0x05 0x10 0x11 0x13 0x15
0x02: 0x03 0x05 0x10 0x11 0x13 0x15 0x91 0x93
0x03: 0x00 thru 0x1f and 0x80 thru 0x9f
If a Parameters packet contains Q1-Q8, the DQ must
be ignored and the quoting set established from
Q1-Q8. If Q1-Q8 are absent, the above definitions
must be used.
TL = Transport Layer. The Initiator sets the TL
parameter to 0x01 when it is running an
application that must run under the Transport
Layer. If the Responder`s half of the application
also utilizes the Transport Layer, it must also
set the TL parameter to 0x01. The default value
is 0x00. More information is in Section "J. B
Plus Transport Layer."
Q1-Q4 = A mask indicating which characters in the range
0x00 thru 0x1f the entity wants quoted. The
mapping of bits to characters is:
Bit: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Q1: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x07
Q2: 0x08 0x09 0x0a 0x0b 0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f
Q3: 0x10 0x11 0x12 0x13 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17
Q4: 0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x1e 0x1f
CompuServe Hosts currently use:
0x14 0x00 0xd4 0x00
Q5-Q8 Same as Q1-Q4 for the range 0x80 thru 0x9f.
CompuServe Hosts currently use:
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
DR Download Resume.
0x00 : Download Resume not supported
0x01 : Supports `Tr' Packet
0x02 : Supports `Tr' and `Tf' Packets
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UR Upload Resume.
0x00 : Upload Resume not supported
0x01 : Supports `Tu' Packet
0x02 : Supports `Tu' and `Tf' Packets
 FI File Information. This parameter specifies the
level of extended file handling supported.
0x00 = No extended file handling
0x01 = `TI' (File Information) Packet
These are the currently defined Transport Layer Parameters.
CompuServe reserves the right to define additional
parameters at any time. Programs should be capable of
accepting any number of parameters. Received parameters
beyond the known ones must be ignored. If fewer Transport