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From: madler@pooh.caltech.edu (Mark Adler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Kermit 5A(165) ALPHA fails to transfer .Z file
Summary: use "set parity space"
Keywords: kermit bug
Message-ID: <1991Mar21.182047.28006@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 21 Mar 91 18:20:47 GMT
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In article <18628@cs.utexas.edu> paul@cs.utexas.edu (Supoj Sutanthavibul) writes:
>On my next, kermit complained anout getting too many NAKs.
>Is this a bug in kermit 5A(165)?

Well, sort of.  The workaround is to use the command "set parity space"
to force 7-bit transfers.  This will allow you to transfer binary files.
It is not the optimal solution though, since that is slower than real
8-bit transfers.  I have encountered this myself, and I'm looking into
why 8-bit transfers aren't working.  If I come up with a fix, I'll post
it, and ftp a new binary to cs.orst.edu, as well as send it to the
kermit folk.

Mark Adler
madler@pooh.caltech.edu