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From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu
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Subject: Re: Another KErmit problem!!
Message-ID: <1991May27.140923.1@capd.jhuapl.edu>
Date: 27 May 91 19:09:23 GMT
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In article <1991May27.135314.12950@dexter.mi.org>, jsr@dexter.mi.org (Jay S. Rouman) writes:
> In article <1991May27.051141.23286@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) writes:
>>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.
> 
> It sounds like the sending Kermit is not set to binary.  Since the
> sending end controls the attribute packets, it's easy to set your
> receiving Kermit to binary and assume everything will be ok.  Not so.
> 
> Use SET FILE TYPE BINARY on the remote end before invoking a SEND or
> SERVER command.  Alternatively, "kermit -i -x" will invoke Kermit as a
> binary-sending server.  The default TEXT mode will happily garbage
> compressed files.
> -- 
> Jay S. Rouman       Voice: 517/773-7887 | Distrust education.  Two of
>               E-mail: jsr@dexter.mi.org | the three R's are misspelled.
	This exchange reminds me that I have had frequent problems trying to
	uncompress (8mb slab; OS v2.1) files transferred via kermit but these
	files can, in my experience, be uncompressed and untar'ed piping
	output of zcat into tar.  I have the impression that this is the
	preferred method anyway since I ran across this method in the
	instructions for installing some software that I had obtained as a
	compressed, tar'ed image.

	Instructive comments, anyone?

	BTW, I have found this version of kermit to be great.  I use it with
	an old Hayes V-series 9600 baud modem and, by setting large block
	sizes, attain sustained transmission rates of about 1000CPS.  Modems
	on the other end are the new Hayes modems (Ultima? or something like
	that) and I am usually communicating with a DECstation 3100 at the
	other end through a MICOM port selector.

c.f.waltrip

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