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From: phil@sivax.UUCP (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Red Ryder V7 question...
Message-ID: <201@sivax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Feb-86 17:37:38 EST
Article-I.D.: sivax.201
Posted: Tue Feb 11 17:37:38 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Feb-86 17:14:01 EST
References: <1009@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Organization: System Industries, Milpitas, Ca
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> I have seen recent net articles indicating that Red Ryder's XMODEM will NOT work
> with XBIN, and indeed it won't.  However, I'm a bit confused since it SEEMS
> to indicate that it will work with the MacBinary format.  Isn't that the non-
> standard XMODEM used by MacTerminal?
> 
> Also, I can't seem to get RR's KERMIT Receive to work when I put my VAX's
> KERMIT in SERVER mode, pick the 'Receive File - KERMIT' item from RR, and
> type in a filespec.  It sends 1 block and I then get a dialog box indicating
> that the transfer failed, but NO idea as to why.  Any ideas?
> 
*****The RR 7.0 does not understand server mode of Vax kermit.  You must 
login to the vax, run kermit, give a command, such as 'SEND FOO.BAR', and
then tell the LOCAL Mac term pgm to RECIEVE filename, when done, go back
into term mode and KERMIT will repormpt
> TO SCOTT WATSON (RR's author):


> 
> You have done a marvelous job on RR, but I wonder why you have not make it
> workable with XBIN.  There are obvious advantages to letting the host un-binhex
> the file and just place the application file (document) on the Mac's desktop
> for you, without the extra binhex step.
> 
> Also, a comment:  when talking to the DEC Terminal Server in VT100 mode, there
> is some (unknown) problem that prevents the terminal server from understanding
> the commands sent to it.  When I put RR in the TTY mode, all works well.
> 
> Do you have any experience with this?
> 
> Jeff

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