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> Date: 10 May 89 14:47:04 GMT
> From: att!cbnewsc!jsk@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Modem program for DEC Rainbow
> 
> Does anyone have a modem program for a DEC rainbow?
> I need to log on to a remote system and transfer files
> (straight ASCII, no protocol fancy or otherwise).
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Jesse Kartus
> ihnet!jsk

Jesse -

'Straight ASCII' transfers are usually done by simply logging the 
session to a file, displaying the file (causing it to be copied into
the log file), closing the log file, and then editing out the extra
garbage (prompts, etc) from the top & bottom of the file.  If both
systems support a common protocol (KERMIT, XMODEM, etc) you don't 
have to worry about editing out garbage, and your file has a much
better chance of being transferred unharmed.

Two public-domain packages you may wish to consider:

KERMIT : There is an up-to-date Rainbow specific version.  As you might
         have guessed the main purpose for this package is to do KERMIT
         protocol transfers.  However, you can also transfer files in
         'straight ASCII' mode if the other system doesn't support the
         KERMIT protocol.

LCTERM : This is an older terminal program for the Rainbow that provides
         ASCII, XMODEM, and KERMIT file transfers.  It incorporates some 
         very simple menus and 'windows' that makes the program pleasant
         to use. There is a more up-to-date commercial version of this
         program but I have been using the public-domain version for
         years without problems.  Apparently, the latest public domain
         version has problems with XMODEM, but I don't use XMODEM so it
         doesn't really bother me.

You can probably find both of these on any Rainbow BBS.  If there aren't
any Rainbow BBS's in you area, drop me a note and I will package one or
both of these, upload them, and make them available to you (and anyone
else that is interested).

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