Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!G.DACRUZ@SU-SCORE.ARPA From: G.DACRUZ@SU-SCORE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Kermit Message-ID: <2455@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Jun-83 09:28:11 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2455 Posted: Fri Jun 17 09:28:11 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jun-83 00:41:29 EDT Lines: 25 From: Frank da CruzIn response to several recent messages concerning KERMIT: - Yes, there is a problem with PC KERMIT receiving binary files, such as PC DOS .EXE files. It can send them, but not receive them. This problem was introduced when the XT/2.0 support code was added (i.e. just before PC KERMIT was made available on the net). A fix will be available soon. - I have it from a Compaq owner that IBM PC KERMIT (at least the pre-XT version, no word on the present version) works just fine on the Compaq, with no modification. - If someone could tell me exactly what a TAC does to the data going through it, we could see what (if anything) could be done to make KERMIT work through a TAC. Does it transmogrify characters? Insert NULs or DELs as idle characters at random. Add, change, or strip parity? Insist upon XON/XOFF? Escape upon some printable character like "@" (didn't the TIP use to do that? or was it TELENET?)? What settings can you make at the TAC with regard to parity, escape character, padding, echoing, etc? Anybody want to send me (or point me at an on-line) TAC manual? - Frank da Cruz (Columbia U.) -------