nep.pgelhausen@AMES-VMSB.ARPA (03/15/86)
David, Congrats on getting kermit working. Did you get my previous message about the problem tranfering files w/ names exactly 8-chars long? Maybe you can find the time to correct it, as I can't. (On the other hand it could be a problem w/ the Kermit we are running on the VAXen around here....) The length of the extension apparently does not matter, but if the filename is 8-chars long it just hangs..... -Richard Hartman max.hartman@ames-vmsb ------
DYOUNG@USC-ISID.ARPA (C. David Young) (03/15/86)
Richard, I had no problem transfering a file called "TEST256K.BAS". I think the problem must be in the Kermit on the VAXen. You might try putting the Kermit on your ATARI in debug mode so that you can watch the exchange of messages. Perhaps you can characterize the problem so that somebody can fix it. By the way, I have no problem loading and running Kermit from the MYDOS menu as long as ACTION! cartridge is installed. The R: device is permanently part of the resident RS232 MYDOS. David -------
nep.pgelhausen@AMES-VMSB.ARPA (03/27/86)
In response to David Young's recent posting about his adventures with kermit, I have this to say: I have successfully transferred an Atari binary file to my VAX and back, using the SET FILE BINARY (on the VAX) and the menu selection of file type on the Atari. I do not know if eigth-bit quoting is actually working or not, but this seems to be an indication. I have yet to dig into the code, which would (of course) be the final arbiter on this question. For the record, I do not go through a TAC to get to my VAX. On the other hand, I DO have a problem that David has not had (and that he has tried to help me solve): when using a mainframe kermit in server mode, I cannot recieve files with names that have the full 8-character length. Seven character names, and below, are fine. The extension does not seem to matter. But on my VAX (running VMS) and on David's host (running TOPS-20) the problem is consistant. Oh well, you win one, you lose one. -Richard Hartman max.hartman@ames-vmsb ------