Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!esosun!seismo!uunet!munnari!vuwcomp!csvaxa!john From: john@csvaxa.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Problems with macput Message-ID: <149@csvaxa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 18:32:15 EST Article-I.D.: csvaxa.149 Posted: Thu Dec 3 18:32:15 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Dec-87 00:50:31 EST References: <145@teletron.UUCP> <997@cpocd2.UUCP> Reply-To: john@csvaxa.UUCP (John Holley) Organization: Comp Sci, Massey Univ, Palmerston North, New Zealand Lines: 26 Keywords: XMODEM,MacTerminal,macput In article <997@cpocd2.UUCP> howard@cpocd2.UUCP (Howard A. Landman) writes: >In article <145@teletron.UUCP> andrew@teletron.UUCP (Andrew Scott) writes: >>2) How do I get 'macput' to work? I got the copy posted several months ago >> and have it compiled on our UNIX Sys V system. I have tried the >> following sequence with no luck: > >> i) run 'xbin' to create the file.data, file.rsrc and file.info >> files. No problems here. >> ii) type 'macput file' from terminal mode >> iii) select the "XMODEM Download" command from my Mac program > ^^^^WRONG^^^^^^ >> iv) both programs time out > I have been using macput for quite some time now on our Vax running BSD 4.2 with no problems. (I use MacTerminal 2.2) The steps I take are : 1) set the file transfer protocol to XMODEM Text in the File Transfer menu. 2) enter "macput -u -t type filename" 3) sit back and watch MacTerminal do it's stuff - for a large file go get a cup of tea :-) Hope this is of help