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Article #25208Re: Help: "zchki" error on Kermit download
From: Paul Dietz
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1988 16:40
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1988 16:40
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In article <2560@im4u.UUCP> suhler@im4u.UUCP (Paul A. Suhler) writes: >I've ftp-ed some files from sumex that will xbin okay on my Unix >host, but the .hqx files can't be downloaded via Kermit. The first >packet is received okay and the file name appears, but then an error >message "zchki failed: -37" appears repeatedly with only an "OK" >button. The only way out is to reboot or disconnect the modem. > >If I ftp again, the new files do the same thing. This has happened >with: > hypercard-xfcn-sort-find-xref.hqx > hypercard-xfcn-open-save-dialogs.hqx I noticed this problem quite some time ago. It only seems to happen on long file names. I just rename all the files to shorter names before I use kermit, and everything runs smoothly! (Anybody care to write a short utility to do this automatically?) Paul H. Dietz ____ ____ Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering / oo \ <_<\\\ Carnegie Mellon University /| \/ |\ \\ \\ -------------------------------------------- | | ( ) | | | ||\\ "If God had meant for penguins to fly, -->--<-- / / |\\\ / he would have given them wings." _________^__^_________/ / / \\\\-
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!agate!ig!uwmcsd1!bbn!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU!phd From: phd@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU (Paul Dietz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Help: "zchki" error on Kermit download Keywords: Solution: shorten the file names! Message-ID: <887@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> Date: 17 Feb 88 16:40:05 GMT References: <2560@im4u.UUCP> Sender: netnews@PT.CS.CMU.EDU Distribution: na Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI Lines: 24