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From: lancelot@spock.UUCP (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Kermit
Keywords: Kermit, VLT, XPR, problems
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Date: 14 Feb 90 21:15:23 GMT
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In article <9140@portia.Stanford.EDU> bard@jessica.Stanford.EDU (David Hopper) writes:
>Does anyone know where I can find C-Kermit?  I am currently using XPRKermit
>version 1.5 on VLT v4.428, and it doesn't seem to work well enough for me.
n>
>My problem is this:  I am trying to get files from the ULTRIX machine on
>campus to my Ami at home.  When I receive the file, it is invariably larger
>on my disk than on the mainframe.  I suspect that the extra goo in the file
>is line noise; XPRKermit's best error-checking cannot weed this out, however.

I suspect that your problem is really quite simple, and NOT a line-noise
problem.  When sending files from Ultrix Kermit (I assume this is Columbia 
C-Kermit) to the Amiga, you must generally set the file type to binary first.

So, invoke kermit on the Ultrix end like this:

$ kermit

C-Kermit blerb goes here

C-Kermit>  set file type binary

C-Kermit> server

and take it from there.  Make sure you set the Amiga end to binary too.
If you still need the C-K source code, I have an old semi-portable version,
but you can probably FTP it from CS.COLUMBIA.EDU or CUNIXC.COLUMBIA.EDU.

>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
>Dave Hopper    	        ///  Yesterday, CS.	      | bard@jessica
>		       ///    Today, Anthro/History.  |     .Stanford.EDU
>		   \\\///			      |
>		    \XX/ Tomorrow... URBAN TERRORISM! | (Mel Blanc lives!)

How 'bout just GIVING me the yacht?



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