Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!waikato.ac.nz!aukuni.ac.nz!russell Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Problems with kermit (was Transfer files between PC and IRIS) Message-ID: <1991Apr9.212702.12628@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> From: russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell J Fulton;ccc032u) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 91 21:27:02 GMT References: <1991Apr5.222307.5567@eng.umd.edu> <1991Apr5.171620.28438@ecf.utoronto.ca> <1991Apr8.163047.9040@odin.corp.sgi.com> <1991Apr9.132543.6472@zoo.toronto.edu> Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand. Lines: 19 martin@zoo.toronto.edu (Martin Hofmann) writes: >I also use kermit to transfer to/from a PC, mainly to take files home. >I have however noticed a problem using wild cards in transfers. The problem >occurs when I try invoke server mode on the IRIS and then get *.c. The error >message says something like, no files found. Using debug mode on kermit seems >to point to kermit on the IRIS not properly exapnding the wild cards. Has >anyone else had this problem and has anyone got a fix for it? We have had various problems with the kermit supplied on the IRIS. In the end I got the latest distribution of Unix kermit from Columbia and compiled it without problems. Sofar it seems to be performing well although I have not had time to check that all the problems have been fixed. Cheers, Russell. -- Russell Fulton, Computer Center, University of Auckland, New Zealand.