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From: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: unix tty server that will act as a printer for a PC
Message-ID: <483@maynard.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Nov-86 08:29:39 EST
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In article <549@orcisi.UUCP> michael@orcisi.UUCP writes:

>A COM port on an IBM PC is connected to a serial line on a Unix
>machine.  On the PC, I copy/print a file to the COM port.  The tty
>server on the unix machine receives the file and spools it to a laser
>printer attached to the unix machine.  Assume that only simple ascii 
>files are to be printed and transmitted.
>
>The only problem I can forsee is how will the tty server detect the end
>of the file?

Why not just run a KERMIT server on the UNIX tty line and use KERMIT
on the PC to send the file?  Not only does this solve the end of file
problem, it also guarantees correct transmission of the file.
-- 
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