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From: ART100@psuvm.psu.edu (Andy Tefft)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Kermi t3.86 problems
Message-ID: <90237.194241ART100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 25 Aug 90 23:42:41 GMT
References: <9008251714.AA01280@jade.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Penn State University
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In article <9008251714.AA01280@jade.berkeley.edu>, lwv27@CAS.BITNET says:
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>of problems that I am having is that either kermit just beeps and returns
>wtihout transferring, or I get an error msg about file type.  kermit 3.86
>will not let me change the file-type value to other and it doesnt seem

It took me a while to figure this one out too. You have to type
'set file-type other' followed by the hex value for the filetype.

>to like it set to binary and then try to send across a 7 bit connection.
>My end is 8 bit, but I dont know how to set the ultrix side into 8 bit.

I transfer binary files over a 7-bit data path all the time. It takes
up to twice as long, but kermit IS meant to do things like this, after
all. Sounds like you need to make sure the parity is set the same
on both the Ultrix and Apple sides.

I can connect to the local dataswitch at 8n1 but it converts to
7e2 in order to actually connect to the computer. This gets confusing
because kermit will NOT transfer files if the parity is not 'even,'
even though I can do everything else just fine.