Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!cernvax!ethz!macman From: macman@ethz.UUCP (Danny Schwendener) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Error-free File Transfer? Summary: try Kermit Keywords: transfer protocol kermit Message-ID: <498@ethz.UUCP> Date: 6 Jul 88 09:06:18 GMT References: <5670002@hpfcdq.HP.COM> Reply-To: macman@ethz.UUCP (Danny Schwendener) Organization: ETH Zuerich, Switzerland Lines: 18 In article <5670002@hpfcdq.HP.COM> r_ellison@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Bob Ellison) writes: >I'm having a little trouble getting stuff downloaded. > >The host machine I'm using is a UNIX machine receiving notes. The destination >is a remote (very remote -- long distance phone call) Macintosh. I think you should try Kermit. This transfer protocol has been implemented on most mainframes and operating systems, including UNIX and the Macintosh OS. It is public domain and its sources are available from many sites. Although it's not the fastest protocol I know, we use it every day for the above reasons. -- Danny +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mail : Danny Schwendener, ETH Macintosh Support Center | | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8092 Zuerich | | Bitnet : macman@czheth5a UUCP : {cernvax,mcvax}ethz!macman | | Ean : macman@ifi.ethz.ch Voice : yodel three times |