What is the Diff between Xmodem/Ymodem

[Barton E. Schaefer]

>>> ...  What is the difference between Xmodem/Ymodem/Umodem/Kermit.
>....
>UMODEM	?

Umodem is a (public domain?) UNIX utility that implements several variations of
something called "TERM II FTP" protocol, one of which is the same as Xmodem.
Umodem can be used interactively, or a file name can be given on the command
line along with flags that specify the transfer protocol.
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