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From: spencer@mica.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Working VT100 2.6?
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Date: Fri, 13-Mar-87 15:00:08 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 13 15:00:08 1987
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In article <807@linus.UUCP> sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) writes:
>  When I attempt to transfer an
>ASCII text file from a UNIX VAX to my Amiga, the transfer seems to
>work OK, but the file ends up on my Amiga as a lot of random binary
>gibberish.  Neither CRLF nor Image mode work.  So I've temporarily
>gone back to XMODEM.

>Steven Litvintchouk

I have said it before:

Setting any file transfer values on the receiving Kermit is meaningless.
The sending Kermit checks its values (file type binary aka Image, etc.)
and then sends a packet to the receiving Kermit saying that the transfer
will take place using these values.  The receiving Kermit tells sending
Kermit which of those it can't do (some Kermits don't know compression
or 8-th bit quoting) and the transfer begins.  To get a file from Unix
to the Amiga intact (binary) you should start Kermit and then tell it:
  "set file type binary"
If you go from VMS to the Amiga (or Unix to an IBM PC) and are sending
text you need to:
  "set file type text"
This will change the CR/LF values of your machine to the receiving machine.
Unix and the Amiga use LF for EOLN (end of line) so "binary" (no change)
work fine.  VMS uses CR/LF so you get ^M's (control-M's) or carriage returns
added to each line (double line spacing).  Mac (I think) only uses CR with 
no LF, so files going either way end up with no line breaks unless you use
"text" mode.

Just trying to clear up any confusion with my favorite program.
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