TK0GRM1@NIU.BITNET (Gordon Meyer) (04/30/89)
James Parker has asked about files being full of ^Z characters. This is a function of using xmodem, I very seriously doubt if Uniterm is doing it. Xmodem, unless the host is using a "size byte" (sort of rare) will pad the last block with however many ^Z characters it takes to bring it up to size for transfer. I have a very short public domain program called CHOP.TOS which removes the padding after the file has been downloaded. I rarely use it, and I didn't write it so I don't know where else you can get a copy. I'm afraid that I can't "put" it anywhere as my site doesn't have UUencode...besides the fact that I'm on Bitnet side of things and encoded files always seem to get munched. So.... sorry I can't offer you the file..but at least now you know where the problem lies! :-) -=->G<-=- -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Gordon R. Meyer, Northern Illinois University, Dept of Sociology | | GEnie: GRMEYER, CIS: 72307,1502, Phone: (815) 753-0555 | | Bitnet: Tee-Kay-Zero-Gee-Are-Em-One AT Enn-Eye-You.bitnet | |------------------------------------------------------------------| | "Resist much, obey little" - Edward Abbey 1928 - 1989 | | "Sometimes being right is not enough..." - Abbie Hoffman | | 1936 - 1989 | |------------------------------------------------------------------| | Disclaimer? Grad students don't need 'em! | |__________________________________________________________________|