paquette@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Trevor Paquette) (06/16/89)
I think I have found a bug in Zmodem and was wondering if anyone has a fix
for it. The problem is this: I have the latest version of rz/sz (3.03) and
have compiled it for a Sun4 running Sun OS 4.0.1 ('make bsd'). I can xfer
all files using zmodem just fine and dandy but it can't seem to handle
'ZOO' files. This is specific to the Sun only. Now I don't know if this
is a problem with the BSD version of rz/sz or a problem with the OS itself.
I can send ZOO files from a local BBS here just fine, but I can't do it
with ZOO files from our Unix system.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? and if so do you have some sort
of fix?
Oh yeah.. These are the errors that I get on my end (the recieving end) of
the xfer (I am using JrComm and an Amiga 2000):
Data subpacket length to long & Garbage count exceeded
Trev
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calgary!paquette@cs.ubc.ca The beginning of a dynasty!chen@.ucalgary.ca (Lawrence [The Dreamer] Chen) (06/16/89)
In article <1514@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> paquette@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Trevor Paquette) writes: > I think I have found a bug in Zmodem and was wondering if anyone has a fix > for it. The problem is this: I have the latest version of rz/sz (3.03) and > have compiled it for a Sun4 running Sun OS 4.0.1 ('make bsd'). I can xfer > all files using zmodem just fine and dandy but it can't seem to handle > 'ZOO' files. This is specific to the Sun only. Now I don't know if this > is a problem with the BSD version of rz/sz or a problem with the OS itself. > I can send ZOO files from a local BBS here just fine, but I can't do it > with ZOO files from our Unix system. > Has anyone else encountered this problem? and if so do you have some sort > of fix? > Yes, I've encountered the problem....its because SZ looks at the first 6(?) characters is a file to decide if you should send it as ascii or binary. Unfortunately, the first 16 characters of a ZOO archive are 'ZOO 2.00 Archive'....all ASCII....so Zmodem thinks its ASCII and sends it as ASCII. There's a binary option switch....I think its '-b'. I don't use Zmodem much. > Oh yeah.. These are the errors that I get on my end (the recieving end) of > the xfer (I am using JrComm and an Amiga 2000): > Data subpacket length to long & Garbage count exceeded > How are you connected? When I get it, I suspect its mostly a result of Develnet or DECnet. I've never had any problems doing the tranferrs with the Amiga 1000's directly hooked up to the Suns. But, lots from home. > Trev > > >============================================================================== >Trevor Paquette/GraphicsLand, Calgary, Alberta Calgary Flames >.{ubc-cs,utai,alberta}!calgary!paquette Stanley Cup Champions 1989 >calgary!paquette@cs.ubc.ca The beginning of a dynasty! / ADHOCNET: Chen@Daffy.FhHosp.AB.CA ___ Lunatic Haven BBS / or Chen@Mv2.UNCA.AdhocNet.CA / [CA 403 239 1225] / __ __ __ __ __ / __ / /_/ / / /_/ /_ /\ / / /_ / /_/ /_ /\ / /___ / / /_/\/ / \ /__ / // /__ /__ \__/ / / /__ / // "I'm crazy, I don't work for anybody, and I'm having fun" BITNET: Chen%Daffy.FhHosp.AB.CA@UNCAEDU - The Dreamer or Chen%Mv2.UNCA.AdhocNet.CA@UNCAEDU
ked@garnet.berkeley.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth) (06/17/89)
In article <1514@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> paquette@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Trevor Paquette) writes: > have compiled it for a Sun4 running Sun OS 4.0.1 ('make bsd'). I can xfer > all files using zmodem just fine and dandy but it can't seem to handle > 'ZOO' files. This is specific to the Sun only. Now I don't know if this Use the -L command to set the window size smaller, say to 256 or 512. The problem will also happen with .Z (compress files).
papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (07/22/89)
In article <1514@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> paquette@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Trevor Paquette) writes: | I think I have found a bug in Zmodem and was wondering if anyone has a fix | for it. The problem is this: I have the latest version of rz/sz (3.03) and | have compiled it for a Sun4 running Sun OS 4.0.1 ('make bsd'). I can xfer | all files using zmodem just fine and dandy but it can't seem to handle | 'ZOO' files. This is specific to the Sun only. Now I don't know if this | is a problem with the BSD version of rz/sz or a problem with the OS itself. | I can send ZOO files from a local BBS here just fine, but I can't do it | with ZOO files from our Unix system. | Has anyone else encountered this problem? and if so do you have some sort | of fix? | Oh yeah.. These are the errors that I get on my end (the recieving end) of | the xfer (I am using JrComm and an Amiga 2000): I've been tranferring any kind of file (including .zoo) between a SUN 3/160 and the Amiga with A-Talk III for over a year with absolutely no problem when using ZMODEM (in fact I ONLY use ZMODEM for speed). On the sun I have been using lately a version that I downloaded about 6 months ago from teleGodzilla (Chuck Forsberg's bbs). -- Marco Papa 'Doc' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Diga!" -- Leo Schwab [quoting Rick Unland] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun Visualization Products) (08/03/89)
In article <1514@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> Trevor Paquette writes:
[text about Zmodem / Zoo file problems deleted. ]
Your problem, is what is termed 'automatic mode detection'. If you do a:
od -c your.zoo | head
you'll see that zoo archives start, and are signafied by a text header.
This is causing Zmodem to select the '-a' mode. Use the '-b' (binaries)
flag to override this and the problem should go away.
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