Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!snll-arpagw!paolucci From: paolucci@snll-arpagw.UUCP (Sam Paolucci) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: high-speed file transfer Message-ID: <32@snll-arpagw.UUCP> Date: 14 Jan 89 02:35:56 GMT References: <24863@sgi.SGI.COM> Reply-To: paolucci@snll-arpagw.UUCP (Sam Paolucci) Organization: Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA Lines: 43 In article <24863@sgi.SGI.COM> scotth@harlie.SGI.COM (Scott Henry) writes: ->From article , by mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi): ->> 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 -> ->Unfortunately, your statement is not entirely correct. Dnet is the best way ->to transfer files between an Amiga and a BSD Unix box. The unix end DOES NOT ->compile on a SysV box, and probably not on a Xenix box, either. I know, I ->spent some time trying do move it to SysV, but gave up (I didn't have the ->time for a major re-write of the signalling stuff). -> -> Scott Henry ->-- -> Scott Henry Also, I have not been able to get it working correctly in an ULTRIX machine which is BSD 4.2 compatible. -- -+= SAM =+- "the best things in life are free" ARPA: paolucci@snll-arpagw.llnl.gov