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Article #14535Re: ProComm/UN*X Kermit - 8 bit data ??
From: crimmins
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1986 17:58
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1986 17:58
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/* Written 6:19 pm Nov 19, 1986 by aland@hpscdv.HP.COM in uiucuxc:comp.sys.ibm.pc */
>I am trying to use PROCOMM with a UNIX system for kermit transfers.
>Unless I do an 'stty cs8' and switch Procomm to 8 bits, I can't get
>kermit to transfer binary data (in spite of 'set file type binary').
>Does anyone know if this is possible with Procomm. BTW, Fido also
>has this problem (assumption of an 8 bit line).
>
> Alan Davis
>
> ..hplabs!hpscda!aland
I have had no problems using kermit on a vax/unix with procomm. Make sure
that the packet sizes are the same, both sides are set for binary file
transfer, and the parity is the same. Note that kermit is fairly slow in
this mode -- about 3K/minute. Good luck!
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Dan Crimmins
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cuae2!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!crimmins From: crimmins@uiucuxc.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: ProComm/UN*X Kermit - 8 bit data ?? Message-ID: <174200003@uiucuxc> Date: Sat, 22-Nov-86 12:58:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucuxc.174200003 Posted: Sat Nov 22 12:58:00 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 24-Nov-86 01:17:01 EST References: <4660001@hpscdv.HP.COM> Lines: 27 Nf-ID: #R:hpscdv.HP.COM:4660001:uiucuxc:174200003:000:1016 Nf-From: uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU!crimmins Nov 22 11:58:00 1986