Xref: utzoo alt.bbs:5904 comp.dcom.modems:10516 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ccut!wnoc-tyo-news!astemgw!kuis!aegis!davidg From: davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave McLane) Newsgroups: alt.bbs,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Can zmodem be used from a Unix box to a BBS on a PC? Message-ID: <6VRX42w164w@aegis.or.jp> Date: 21 Jun 91 10:22:28 GMT References: Organization: Aegis Society, Kyoto Japan Lines: 21 carrow@cmsun.itd.nrl.navy.mil (Steven Carrow) writes: > I simply want to upload/download files from a Unix box (Sun) to a BBS > on a PC using zmodem. I know about rz and sz and that they are not > callable from within tip or cu. What I'd like to know is whether: > a) Another alternative using zmodem is available, > b) A way to finesse the rz/sz limitations is available, possibly by > using a more direct connection to the Sun's modem, > c) Another possibility exists (even kermit!), or It's probably not what you want (to hear) but I regularly do this by firing up DOS-based Telix under VP/ix. I also bought Pro-YAM from Omen Technology (which supplies rz/sz) and while it isn't what I would call the most user-friendly interface, it does the job. Dave -- Dave McLane