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From: swalton@solaria.csun.edu (Stephen Walton)
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Subject: Re: VLT trouble with Kermit uploads
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Date: 29 Jan 91 23:56:44 GMT
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In-Reply-To: dbuchtal@math.lsa.umich.edu (Dave Buchthal)

In article <1991Jan29.052143.5069@math.lsa.umich.edu>, dbuchtal@math (Dave Buchthal) writes:
>Using version V4.846 of VLT and 1.5 of XPRKermit, I uploaded
>files to the Sun, with the Sun in "Remote is server" mode.
>When the files got there, they were all named "VD0:xxxx" ..

This is, unfortunately, expected.  The "Convert Filename" switch
does much more than lower-case the name:  it actually strips off
all leading path information and reduces the name to a least-common
denominator form, in accord with standard Kermit procedure.
With "Convert Filename" off, the literal Amiga filename is sent
to the receiving system.

I'm open to easy-to-implement suggestions for improving this.

If you use the Change Directory command (right-amiga-D) of VLT
before sending, this won't happen.

Steve Walton, XPR Kermit co-author and maintainer