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binary file transfer with kermit on nextstation

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From: Fr Beatrous
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:54
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I've been unable to get kermit to receive binary files on my nextstation.
It works just fine on text files, but it hangs up after a few packets with
binary files. After several retries, kermit aborts the transfer with the
message "Too many NAK's". I've used kermit on other unix systems for
years, and have never encountered this problem before. The kermit settings
on the nextstation side are as follows:

C-Kermit 5A(170) ALPHA, 23 Apr 91, NeXT
Communications Parameters:
 Line: /dev/tty, speed: 2400, mode: remote, modem: direct
 Parity: none, duplex: full, flow: xon/xoff, handshake: none

Protocol Parameters:   Send    Receive
 Timeout:               10        7        Server timeout:   0
 Padding:                0        0        Block Check:      1
 Pad Character:          0        0        Delay:            5
 Packet Start:           1        1        Max Retries:     10
 Packet End:            13       13
 Packet Length:         90       90     
 Length Limit:        9024     9024        Window:           1   1
 Buffer Size:         9065     9065

File parameters:        Attributes:       on
 Names:   converted     Debugging Log:    none
 Type:    binary        Packet Log:       none  Longest filename: 255
 Collide: backup        Session Log:      none  Longest pathname: 1024
 Display: on            Transaction Log:  none

File Byte Size: 8, Incomplete Files: discard, Init file: .kermrc


Any Suggestions?

--Frank Beatrous
  frank@next419.math.pitt.edu
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Subject: binary file transfer with kermit on nextstation
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