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From: dnb@meshugge.media.mit.edu (David N. Blank)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: X/Ymodem & Unix
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Date: 6 Aug 90 18:38:51 GMT
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In-reply-to: gt2613b@prism.gatech.EDU's message of 6 Aug 90 13:00:10 GMT

I don't know what your specfic problems are, but let me give you two
pointers which should always be checked when dealing with [XYZ]modem:
  o make sure you have a 8-bit path (ie. both the sender and receiver
    must agree to be using 8 bits.  On SYSV UNIX machines this is done
    by typing 'stty cs8' (or 'stty cs8 -parenb' more often so parity
    won't be a problem).  
  o make sure that there is no software flow contol happening on
    either side of the line, since the protocols (especially Zmodem)
    can handle internally the problems that XON/XOFF are designed to 
    help with.
 
Hope this helps.
          Peace,
            dNb