[comp.sys.apple] Kermit and text files

arenberg@trwrb.UUCP (Jeff Arenberg) (11/03/87)

Last night I was downloading some text files using Kermit 3.79 for
transfer to my brother's new Mac II.  We looked at the text after running
it through Apple File Exchange and every character had an underscore in
front.  I quickly realized that the high bit must have been set on the
Prodos source.  I went back to Kermit but could not find any setting for
the high bit.  Is there some way to have Kermit default to text with the
high bit clear?   A patch to the code, like an appropriately placed AND
would be fine.  Thanks,

Jeff Arenberg
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P.S.  I got the high bit to clear by loading the text in Applewriter and
then saving it.