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From: sct@a.UUCP (Stephen Tenbrink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: kermit
Message-ID: <566@a.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 88 18:57:27 GMT
References: <715@btnix.UUCP> <10356@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
Lines: 17
Keywords: msdos kermit unix
Summary: also set file type

> In article <715@btnix.UUCP> crouch@btnix.UUCP (Chris Rouch) writes:
> | HELP!!
> | I'm trying to transfer binary files from a vax running unix to an IBM PC
> 
> Parity, I think... I run no parity on everything, but you might try:
> .........

You should also set the 'file type' at the host end to 'binary' if it
isn't already.  Usually 'file type' is set to 'text' or 'ascii'.  To change
file type enter kermit then type: set file type binary<cr>  .