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From: russ@bbx.basis.com (Russ Kepler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Loggin in problem from Unix term. to a Xenix term. with direct line
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Date: 4 Feb 91 20:28:32 GMT
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In article <26664@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> srb@beach.cis.ufl.edu () writes:
> We have a direct line between a Unix (BSD 4.2 ; NBI 520 box with wy85
> console) box and a Xenix (SCO 2.3.1  Acer 1100) box.  No problem
> logging into Unix from Xenix using "cu".  But trying tip hard9600
> from Unix allows a login only with ^J after login name and password.
>[other symptoms deleted]

This sounds very much like a parity problem.  Setup the tip to call
out using no parity and see if that doesn't cure the problem.

[Seems that parity is chewing up a lot of my time lately...]

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