stern@walnut.cis.ohio-state.edu (jeffrey a stern) (03/29/89)
Does anyone else have this problem or knowledgeable enough about kermit to help me out? When kermitting between my Apple //e and the Sun UNIX system I belong to, most capital Y's are deleted. Small y's and big Y's following spaces seem to get through, though. Any help would be appreciated! Jeff Stern. (stern@cis.ohio-state.edu)
CYLau@UNCAMULT.BITNET (The Ultron) (03/30/89)
Well, in my experience, the Kermit in ProTerm is severely flawed!! but before you start blaming ProTerm, check your transfers out again using Kermit65 (the ONLY way to go for Kermit transfers on the Apple... you can get a copy from the KERMSRV at Columbia University.. (can't remember the exact address to there...) (BTW, I use Kermit65 exclusively when I need vt100 emulation (ProTerm's vt100 is flawed) and mainframe file transfer capability (As I've said before, in my experience, ProTerm's Kermit is also flawed, I don't know if they've fixed it in the latest release (I admit I haven't tried Kermit in the latest))) But just to check it out, get a copy of Kermit 65 and retry your transfers if you don't get any problems, then it was ProTerm, if you still do, then the Kermit on the Sun is bad (inform the local demi-gods (sysadm)) Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The opinions expressed herein are Replies to: entirely my own, but they can be CYLau@UNCAMULT.BITNET yours for only $29.95 plus tax.* CYLau@UNCAMULT%UNCACDC.BITNET (* where applicable) or whatever is on the header) -------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (03/30/89)
>When kermitting between my Apple //e and the Sun UNIX system I belong to, >most capital Y's are deleted. Small y's and big Y's following spaces seem >to get through, though. What version of whose Kermit? Alan Stein <Stein@UConnVM.BITNET> is transfering files from his IIgs to the math department's Sun system here using Kermit-65 vesion 3.85 without complaint. Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited) According to the American Facsimile Association, more than half the calls from Japan to the U.S. are fax calls. FAX it to me at: 1-203-486-5246
stern@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (jeffrey a stern) (03/30/89)
Thanks for answering, Murph. When starting up kermit, the first thing it says on my UNIX system is C-Kermit, 4E(071) 18 Jan 89, 4.2 BSD and I am using ProTerm v2.01... I can ask around for more info, but this is really puzzling... Jeff Stern. (stern@cis.ohio-state.edu)
nuteskey@ndsuvax.UUCP (Vlad the Impaler) (03/30/89)
In article <890329190357.185171@UNCAMULT.BITNET> CYLau@UNCAMULT.BITNET (The Ultron) writes: >Well, in my experience, the Kermit in ProTerm is severely flawed!! but >before you start blaming ProTerm, check your transfers out again using >Kermit65 (the ONLY way to go for Kermit transfers on the Apple... you >can get a copy from the KERMSRV at Columbia University.. (can't >remember the exact address to there...) (BTW, I use Kermit65 >exclusively when I need vt100 emulation (ProTerm's vt100 is flawed) and >mainframe file transfer capability (As I've said before, in my >experience, ProTerm's Kermit is also flawed, I don't know if they've >fixed it in the latest release (I admit I haven't tried Kermit in the >latest))) But just to check it out, get a copy of Kermit 65 and retry >your transfers if you don't get any problems, then it was ProTerm, if >you still do, then the Kermit on the Sun is bad (inform the local >demi-gods (sysadm)) I've been using Proterm 2.1 to upload and download to both an IBM 3081 running VM/SP and a DEC VAX running BSD UNIX. The Kermit protocol works fine on version 2.1. The amazing part is that the batch even works. 2.1 has a bunch of other nifty stuff like Zmodem, improved macros and split screen chat that make it worth the $129 (or whatever) it costs. Mark. NU128123 @ NDSUVM1.Bitnet NUTESKEY @ NDSUVAX.Bitnet NU128123 @ VM1.NoDak.EDU (Internet) NUTESKEY @ Plains.NoDak.EDU (Internet) >Chris
mikes@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Michael Steele) (04/05/89)
In article <890329190357.185171@UNCAMULT.BITNET> CYLau@UNCAMULT.BITNET (The Ultron) writes: >Well, in my experience, the Kermit in ProTerm is severely flawed!! but I use Proterm all the time to download from our VM/CMS machine using Kermit. I've also used it on UNIX based kermit with no problems. One weird thing that I have noticed (I don't know if it's Proterm or the mainframe) is that you have to wait for the sending machine to send the first block before you select receive. Not really a major inconvience considering the versitility of Proterm when compared with KERMIT! >exclusively when I need vt100 emulation (ProTerm's vt100 is flawed) and I've used ProTerm quite extensively on many mainframes using vt100 and have found only one flaw. This is in UNIX's vi when a line wraps around without a CR. This rare occurance causes ProTerm to shift everything down one line...that's the way it shows up on the screen, not the way it exists in the editor. Hopefully soon I will have a nice comm program for the GS with vt100 support. -- Michael Steele mikes@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu mikes@ncsuctix.ncsuvx.ncsu.edu netoprms@ncsuvm.bitnet