bmwu@athena.mit.edu (Benson M. Wu) (01/26/90)
---------------------------------------------- I need some help with file transfer between a Unix mainframe and my mac. On my mac IIcx, I have a Hayes 2400 internal modem, running the smartmodem software that came with the modem which uses xmodem protocol I believe. On the unix machine, I found that there is kermit and sx (for xmodem protocol). The first time, I tried to send file from unix using kermit and receive it on my mac using the smartmodem software (xmodem protocol). It didn't work. so, I ran "apropos xmodem" on the unix machine and found the sx command and the -k option which allows you to ransfer 1024 b per block to speed up the file transfer rate. It seems to work this time. However, I ran into difficulty when I tried to unbinhex these files. Examining the preference section of my smartmodem software, I found that I need to set the file type. I think that may be my problem. I would like to hear from the smartmodem users out there in the world to find out what settings they use. While on the subject of file transfer, I might as well ask a couple of additional questions. I have unbinhex files many times. sometimes, I ran into CRC errors, Checksum erros, or EOF errors. Is there anyway to fix these errors? or am I doomed because these files are already corrupt and I would be better off to find another ftp sites to download these files. Secondly, I wonder if there is a macro around that allows me to unbinhex and unstuff many files automatically instead of having to do them one by one. Is there a copy of the binhex source code around that I can play around with to make it willing to process more than 1 file at a time? Please reply by e-mail to me at bmwu@athena.mit.edu. Thanks in advance for replying. If there is sufficient interest, I will post a summary of the replies.