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From: G.DACRUZ@SU-SCORE.ARPA
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Subject: Kermit
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Date: Fri, 17-Jun-83 09:28:11 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 17 09:28:11 1983
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From:  Frank da Cruz 

In 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.)
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