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From: hrs@homxb.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,att.sys.pc6300
Subject: Re: BBS -> UNIX communications/transfers
Message-ID: <127@homxb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Mar-87 08:59:52 EST
Article-I.D.: homxb.127
Posted: Thu Mar  5 08:59:52 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Mar-87 00:39:14 EST
References: <1264@ihdev.ATT.COM>
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
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Keywords: BBS, UNIX, communications
Xref: utgpu comp.sys.ibm.pc:2156 junk:4851
Summary: BBS up/downloads

In article <1264@ihdev.ATT.COM>, matt@ihdev.ATT.COM (Matt Desch) writes:
> I`ve read the messages in the last few weeks about FIDO to UNIX
> communications with anxious hopes that SOMEONE would have an answer.
> The question again is how to dial up a BBS from UNIX and download
> files. 'cu' doesn't work - you can dial up through cu but not transfer
> files either way because cu is intercepting characters, causing a
> download using kermit or xmodem to time out.
> 
> Since this is a UNIX network, I'm surprised that this isn't a
> widespread problem. I don't have access to my PC at home, but I
> do have a company supplied terminal and modem. Is there no software
> out there that is similar to cu but works in 'raw mode' or something??
> 
> Please send me email, I'll summarize responses if necessary.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt Desch
> ihnp4!ihdev!matt
> (312) 510-4560

If you have a pc, 6300 or 7300, and you communicate to the outside
over ISN's modem pool, you can't up and download either with xmodem.
Kermit works, however.