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From: ecphssrw@afws.csun.edu (Stephen Walton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: XPRKermit problems with VLT4.824...:-(
Message-ID: <1990Aug26.063559.12519@csun.edu>
Date: 26 Aug 90 06:35:59 GMT
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In-Reply-To: myb100@csc.anu.oz

In article <2700.26d6fea8@csc.anu.oz>, myb100@csc writes some questions
about XPR Kermit and VAX/VMS Kermit.  I've sent him e-mail, which I hope
he gets, attempting to straighten out his particular problem.  However,
he makes one point which is a source of general confusion:

>Oh, while I think of it - there is a problem using kermit on the 
>Unix box: quiting kermit sends a ^D which is a logout.....

In context, I think Marcus is seeing his Unix session logout when he
hits right-Amiga-Y (Kermit BYE) after putting the Unix Kermit in server
mode.  This is the correct behavior, in fact.  Previous versions of VLT
actually did a Kermit FINISH, not a Kermit BYE, for this menu item.
The difference is that a FINISH simply tells the remote Kermit to exit
server mode, while BYE tells the remote to exit entirely and to log you
off if possible.

A Kermit FINISH can be sent using XPR Kermit from the first requester you
get when you select the "External Options" on the "Transfer" menu of VLT,
or it can be sent from a script via the command "INIT XPR F".   This last
sends XPR Kermit a single F as an init string, which it interprets as a
request to send a FINISH to a remote.
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Stephen Walton, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Cal State Univ. Northridge
   I am srw@csun.edu no matter WHAT the stupid From: line says!