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From: prophet@nitro.ATT.COM (Mike Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: File transfers
Keywords: kermit hex codes ms-dos
Message-ID: <1404@nitro.ATT.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 89 15:56:05 GMT
References: <8458@dasys1.UUCP>
Reply-To: prophet@nitro.UUCP (Mike Brooks)
Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <8458@dasys1.UUCP> duster@dasys1.UUCP (Harry Milkman) writes:
>After transferring a file from an MS-DOS PC to a 3B2 running UNIX, using
>kermit, the <cr> character (hex 0D) is stripped from my file.
>
>Does anyone have any idea why this happens?

Probably because there is a mapping option set in the
protocol.

System V (and other UNIX (r) based operating systems) use line feed
as end of line; MS-DOS uses the carriage return - linefeed
combination.

					Michael Brooks
					attunix!nitro!prophet