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From: root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: pcomm on SCO Xenix.  (WAS: Re: uugetty for SCO Xenix)
Summary: pcomm has some flaws under SCO Xenix, but lots of promise
Keywords: Xenix pcomm bugs
Message-ID: <4089@conexch.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 88 21:24:04 GMT
References: <44@csnz.nz> <368@ivory.SanDiego.NCR.COM>
Reply-To: root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera)
Organization: The Consultants' Exchange, Orange County, CA.  (714) 842-6348
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In article <368@ivory.SanDiego.NCR.COM> jml@ivory.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Michael Lodman) writes:
>In article <44@csnz.nz> paul@csnz.UUCP (Paul Gillingwater) writes:
>>Also, can anyone please advise where I can obtain pcomm for SCO/Xenix

A version of pcomm that compiles under SCO Xenix is available on conexch.
You can get a copy of /usr3/public/pcomm.tar.Z via anonymous uucp.  Just use
the L.sys/Systems file enter in the .signature.

>
>I've been trying to compile and run it. So far, I've just messed up
>and frozen the particular virtual terminal I'm in. Any suggestions?

Here are the flaws/anomalies I have found in version 1.0 of pcomm under
SCO Xenix 386:

PORTS:
        must use lowercase device for dialout!
        port must be disabled for dialout

BUGS:   XMODEM upload gives erroneous data in file-size, est-transfer-time,
        percent-complete, and bytes-transferd fields.  This on a 124,543
        byte file.  34k files work ok.
 
        occasionally can't read data coming from modem, but outgoing
        chars are sent.

        Modem-7 uploads default to checksum.

        No entries are made in phone_calls
        
        Xmodem downloads >~30k are truncated on final close!

        File names larger than 14 chars on Xmodem downloads dump core & logout!

        Re-dial doesn't.


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