Punter (protocol)

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Punter

Communication protocol
Steve Punter in BBS: The Documentary.
Purpose	File transfer protocol
Developer(s)	Steve Punter
Introduction	1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Based on	XMODEM
Hardware	Modems

Punter is a protocol for file transfer developed in the 1980s by Steve Punter. There are various types of Punter such as PET Transfer Protocol (PTP), C1 and C2.