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From: phd@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU (Paul Dietz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Help:  "zchki" error on Kermit download
Keywords: Solution: shorten the file names!
Message-ID: <887@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
Date: 17 Feb 88 16:40:05 GMT
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In article <2560@im4u.UUCP> suhler@im4u.UUCP (Paul A. Suhler) writes:
>I've ftp-ed some files from sumex that will xbin okay on my Unix
>host, but the .hqx files can't be downloaded via Kermit.  The first
>packet is received okay and the file name appears, but then an error
>message "zchki failed:  -37" appears repeatedly with only an "OK"
>button.  The only way out is to reboot or disconnect the modem.
>
>If I ftp again, the new files do the same thing.  This has happened
>with:
>	hypercard-xfcn-sort-find-xref.hqx
>	hypercard-xfcn-open-save-dialogs.hqx

I noticed this problem quite some time ago. It only seems to happen
on long file names. I just rename all the files to shorter names before
I use kermit, and everything runs smoothly!

(Anybody care to write a short utility to do this automatically?)

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