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From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Another KErmit problem!!
Message-ID: <1991May27.051141.23286@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>
Date: 27 May 91 05:11:41 GMT
References: <15153@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
Organization: Northwestern University
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In article <15153@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> nates@sporobolus.UUCP (Nate Sammons) writes:
>	but, now, kermit is running, (Alpha 23, I believe.)
>But, when I download something, I can sometimes uudecode it,
>but not always, and even when I do, it will not uncompress
>or untar (tar -xf filename)...
>..........

I have seen this problem as well.  I am downloading files to a machine with
an Internet connection, then kermiting the results to our Next.  I noticed 
however than if I uncompress before I kermit, I am more successful.

Im not entire clear as to where the problem is.  The modems in use operate with
MNP-5 and I have never seen a transmission error with them.  Something is
corrupting the data,  but I believe there are many suspects.

Jerry S. Weiss
Northwestern Univ. Medical School