tes@whuts.UUCP (STERKEL) (07/02/87)
In article <3394@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, todd@net1.ucsd.edu (Todd Goodman) writes: > In article <217@tness1.UUCP> mechgam@tness1.UUCP (6958) writes: > >I just got a copy of the PK ARC program from comp.binaries.ibm.pc. I > >transfered this to my > >PC using kermit, but I have not been able to make it run. It just locks > >up my PC. I am running DOS 3.1. Any suggestions or info? > >Gary > > I had the same problem transfering the uudecoded program to my pc. What I did > (and it worked) was to transfer the program before uudecoding them and then > uudecoding them on the pc with the pascal files also on comp.binaries.ibm.pc. > What I think the problem is that kermit should be transfering the uudecoded > program in binary mode. > Anyone know How? > Todd Goodman > todd@net1.ucsd.edu > ...!sdcsvax!todd@net1 At least on my kermit server....add -i in the command line, otherwise, check around for documentation for your kermit. P.S. Misusing text-mode kermit to transfer binary was how I munged up the original posting of PKARC.* and ARC.*, the new version was done "right" and looked good when I downloaded it from *.binaries.ibm.pc. (cross your fingers, close your eyes, and trust me). . . . . . . . inserted to keep new inews happy . . -- Terry Sterkel {clyde|harvard|cbosgd|allegra|ulysses|ihnp4}!whuts!tes [opinions are obviously only my own]