jdb@NCSC.ARPA (Brown) (04/14/87)
Does anyone know what MEX is expecting when using the batch xmodem transfer modes (ie sb and rb). I have been trying to use it with the Unix commands sb and rb which came from simtel20 in pd:<unix.communication>x-ymodem.shar.1 MEX and sb/rb can't seem to agree on the exchange of file names. When send/receiving a single file, they seem to work ok in crc/checksum and 128/1024 combinations. The unix version is 4.3BSD on a Vax 750. rb and sb were compiled with cc -O -DV7 xx.c -o xx as per the comments in the files for unix v7, 2.8 and 4.x. Any descriprion of the file name exchange expected by MEX or pointers to docs for it or y-modem (yam?) protocols would be appreciated. david brown jdb@ncsc
caf@omen.UUCP (04/15/87)
Sounds like MEX is looking for the old MODEM7 batch hack, not YMODEM batch. Funny, because I thought MEX was supposed to support YMODEM, but apparently it doesn't. If it did support YMODEM, it would work properly with the Unix rb/sb programs assuming something isn't broken with you particular Unix system. You might wish to check the Unix commands with a known correct YMODEM program such as YAM, Pro-YAM, or the shareware ZCOMM. Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX Author of Pro-YAM communications Tools for PCDOS and Unix ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 17505-V Northwest Sauvie Island Road Portland OR 97231 Voice: 503-621-3406 TeleGodzilla BBS: 621-3746 2400/1200 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAF Source:TCE022 omen Any ACU 1200 1-503-621-3746 se:--se: link ord: Giznoid in:--in: uucp omen!/usr/spool/uucppublic/FILES lists all uucp-able files, updated hourly
victoro@crash.CTS.COM (Dr. Snuggles) (04/17/87)
In article <KPETERSEN.12294791947.BABYL@SIMTEL20.ARPA> caf@omen.UUCP writes: >Sounds like MEX is looking for the old MODEM7 batch hack, not YMODEM batch. Yet the unix program I use 'xmodem' supports Modem7 batch protocals and I still can't get Mex to accept it. I did download and assemble Imp once (yech!) and then Mex worked and so I removed Imp. Immediately Mex stopped working. Maybe it's load dependent, but I'm lost...