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From: stever@videovax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Kermit Connection of Amiga to IBM Mainframe
Message-ID: <4353@videovax.Tek.COM>
Date: Thu, 23-Apr-87 15:04:42 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 23 15:04:42 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Apr-87 08:43:34 EST
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Reply-To: stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.)
Organization: Tektronix Television Systems, Beaverton, Oregon
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In article <1486@cadovax.UUCP>, Keith Doyle (keithd@cadovax.UUCP) writes:

>> [ My suggestion to use Amiga Kermit ]

> Has this been fixed for odd-length binary file transfers yet?  I have 
> a version of it and it fails every time with binary files that are
> odd-number sized.  It's a great kermit otherwise, and I'd rather use
> it than the alternatives except for that one problem.

I haven't noticed a problem, and I do have a procedure for copying files
back to our VAX and comparing for equality.  The only problem I have noticed
is that occasionally the very last newline in the file is dropped.  I have
sent a bug report in, along with a file that stimulates the problem.

					Steve Rice

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