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From: kent@swrinde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: high-speed file transfer
Message-ID: <7827@swrinde.swri.edu>
Date: 13 Jan 89 14:40:20 GMT
References: <891@io.UUCP> <IXnFBoy00VsfQBwYZP@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: kent@swrinde.UUCP (Kent D. Polk)
Organization: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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In article <IXnFBoy00VsfQBwYZP@andrew.cmu.edu> mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes:
>dbjag@io.UUCP (David Benjamin x4050) writes:
>> Is there anyone out there with a similar situation who *IS ACTUALLY USING*
>> a method for high-speed binary file transfer from Amiga to a UNIX machine?
>> I'd appreciate any advice, direction or war stories.
>
>By far the best way to transfer files between an Amiga and an Unix box
>is Matt Dillon's DNET.  The "putfiles" command offers exceptional
>throughput (far, far better than Kermit, even with long packets), can
>handle transferring entire directory trees, and the DNet protocol
>includes its own flow control so you don't have to worry about choking
>your communications line.  Plus you don't have to worry about binaries
>getting munged during the transfer...it works perfectly every time.
>
>DNet is available for anonymous FTP from ucbvax in pub/amiga, or you
>can find it on Fish Disk 145.
>
>--
>Michael Portuesi / Information Technology Center / Carnegie Mellon University
>INET:   mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu / BITNET: mp1u+@andrew
>UUCP:   ...harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!mp1u+
>
>"I'm very sorry, Master, but that WAS the backup system" -- Slave


I agree entirely. 
Matt Dillons Dnet is the greatest thing since OP amps!

Also you can have several amiga processes sending files to the Sun
simultaneously (only one process at a time from the Sun to the Amiga
though).

In addition, you get multiple windowed terminal sessions that are
resizable (dnet 'fterms'). So, the way it works is you start up dnet
locally, call the Sun at 9600 baud, login, type "dnet", you get a
windowed 'fterm' on the amiga, & a csh on the Sun. You start up more
windows by typing "fterm" on the Amiga. Fabulous. Be sure to use
Interlaced hi-res & overscan so you can get 50 row terminal sessions.

Ah yes, no transmission noise while in a terminal session also.
Disadvantages? :
Not a remotely mounted filesystem. :^)
Does not emulate a terminal
 - uses Amiga ansi (I have a termcap I wrote if you need one).
 - no Tektronics graphics (you might write a Tek graphics fterm :^) ).

I use it all day long here at work - Amiga 500 hooked to Sun
fileserver.

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