w8sdz@brl-smoke.ARPA (Keith B. Petersen ) (04/28/88)
Since some users do not have any way to create man pages from the *.1
files in Chuck Forsberg's 23-Apr-88 Zmodem release, I am including them
here.
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XCRC(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual CRC(1)
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X crc - checksum files
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XSYNOPSIS
X crc file ...
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XDESCRIPTION
X For each file, crc calculates and prints a 32-bit CRC, the
X byte count, and the file name. It is typically used to
X validate files transferred between different systems, and is
X useful in detecting subtle disk corruption. Crc uses a
X checksum compatible with the DOS version of crc, as well as
X the "crc" command in ZCOMM and Professional-YAM (high relia-
X bility communications programs).
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X The 32-bit CRC used is the frame check sequence in ADCCP
X (ANSI X3.66, also known as FIPS PUB 71 and FED-STD-1003, the
X U.S. versions of CCITT's X.25 link-level protocol).
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X 32 bit CRC code courtesy Gary S. Brown.
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XBUGS
X Although most unlikely, files with different data may still
X produce the same crc value.
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XSEE ALSO
X chek(1), tocpm(1), sum(1), wc(1).
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X minirb - Bootstrap YMODEM Batch file receive
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XSYNOPSIS
X minirb
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XDESCRIPTION
X Minirb receives one or more files with YMODEM batch file
X transfer protocol. Minirb was developed for use as a
X bootstrap to simplify uploading of the longer rz and sz pro-
X grams, such as are contained in the rzsz.zoo "zoo" archive
X or the rzsz.sh shell archive.
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XSEE ALSO
X YMODEM.DOC, Professional-YAM manual, sz(omen)
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XNOTES
X The source file minirb.c has been ruthlessly pruned (4k, 175
X lines) to simplify uploading without benefit of an error
X correcting file transfer protocol. Do not reformat or add
X tabs to the source file as this would complicate uploading.
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X Please read the uploading suggestions in the chapter File
X Transfer Basics in the Professional-YAM or ZCOMM user's
X manual.
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X Minirb uses 8 bit checksum which may not be compatible with
X some programs claiming to support YMODEM batch transfers.
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X Minirb uses the YMODEM header file length information to
X avoid storing extraneous characters. Minirb deletes car-
X riage returns and CPMEOF (^Z) characters encountered in
X uploaded files.
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X rx, rb, rz - XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM (Batch) file receive
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XSYNOPSIS
X rz [- +abepqtuvy]
X rb [- +abqtuvy]
X rx [- abceqtuv] file
X gz file ...
X [-][v]rzCOMMAND
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XDESCRIPTION
X This program uses error correcting protocols to receive
X files over a dial-in serial port from a variety of programs
X running under PC-DOS, CP/M, Unix, and other operating sys-
X tems. It is invoked from a shell prompt manually, or
X automatically as a result of an "sz file ..." command given
X to the calling program.
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X While rz is smart enough to be called from cu(1), very few
X versions of cu(1) are smart enough to allow rz to work prop-
X erly. Unix flavors of Professional-YAM are available for
X such dial-out application.
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X Rz (Receive ZMODEM) receives files with the ZMODEM batch
X protocol. Pathnames are supplied by the sending program,
X and directories are made if necessary (and possible). Nor-
X mally, the "rz" command is automatically issued by the cal-
X ling ZMODEM program, but some defective ZMODEM implementa-
X tions may require starting rz the old fashioned way.
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X Rb receives file(s) with YMODEM, accepting either standard
X 128 byte sectors or 1024 byte sectors (YAM sb -k option).
X The user should determine when the 1024 byte block length
X actually improves throughput without causing lost data or
X even system crashes.
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X If True YMODEM (Omen Technology trademark) file information
X (file length, etc.) is received, the file length controls
X the number of bytes written to the output dataset, and the
X modify time and file mode (iff non zero) are set accord-
X ingly.
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X If no True YMODEM file information is received, slashes in
X the pathname are changed to underscore, and any trailing
X period in the pathname is eliminated. This conversion is
X useful for files received from CP/M systems. With YMODEM,
X each file name is converted to lower case unless it contains
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X Rx receives a single file with XMODEM or XMODEM-1k protocol.
X The user should determine when the 1024 byte block length
X actually improves throughput without causing problems. The
X user must supply the file name to both sending and receiving
X programs. Up to 1023 garbage characters may be added to the
X received file.
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X Gz is a shell script which calls sz to command Pro-YAM or
X ZCOMM to transmit the specified files. Pathnames used with
X gz must be escaped if they have special significance to the
X Unix shell.
X EXAMPLE: gz "-a C:*.c D:*.h"
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X Rz may be invoked as rzCOMMAND (with an optional leading -
X as generated by login(1)). For each received file, rz will
X pipe the file to ``COMMAND filename'' where filename is the
X name of the transmitted file with the file contents as stan-
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X Each file transfer is acknowledged when COMMAND exits with 0
X status. A non zero exit status terminates transfers.
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X A typical use for this form is rzrmail which calls rmail(1)
X to post mail to the user specified by the transmitted file
X name. For example, sending the file "caf" from a PC-DOS
X system to rzrmail on a Unix system would result in the con-
X tents of the DOS file "caf" being mailed to user "caf".
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X On some Unix systems, the login directory must contain a
X link to COMMAND as login sets SHELL=rsh which disallows
X absolute pathnames. If invoked with a leading ``v'', rz
X will report progress to /tmp/rzlog. The following entry
X works for Unix SYS III/V:
X rzrmail::5:1::/bin:/usr/local/rzrmail
X If the SHELL environment variable includes rsh or rksh (res-
X tricted shell), rz will not accept absolute pathnames or
X references to a parent directory, will not modify an exist-
X ing file, and removes any files received in error.
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X If rz is invoked with stdout and stderr to different
X datasets, Verbose is set to 2, causing frame by frame pro-
X gress reports to stderr. This may be disabled with the q
X option.
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X The meanings of the available options are:
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X a Convert files to Unix conventions by stripping carriage
X returns and all characters beginning with the first
X Control Z (CP/M end of file).
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X c Request 16 bit CRC. XMODEM file transfers default to 8
X bit checksum. YMODEM and ZMODEM normally use 16 bit
X CRC.
X D Output file data to /dev/null; for testing. (Unix
X only)
X e Force sender to escape all control characters; normally
X XON, XOFF, DLE, CR-@-CR, and Ctrl-X are escaped.
X p (ZMODEM) Protect: skip file if destination file exists.
X q Quiet suppresses verbosity.
X t tim
X Change timeout to tim tenths of seconds.
X v Verbose causes a list of file names to be appended to
X /tmp/rzlog . More v's generate more output.
X y Yes, clobber any existing files with the same name.
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XEXAMPLES
X (Pro-YAM command)
X <ALT-2>
X Pro-YAM Command: sz *.h *.c
X (This automatically invokes rz on the connected system.)
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XSEE ALSO
X ZMODEM.DOC, YMODEM.DOC, Professional-YAM, crc(omen),
X sz(omen), usq(omen), undos(omen)
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X Compile time options required for various operating systems
X are described in the source file.
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XNOTES
X Sending serial data to timesharing minicomputers at sus-
X tained high speeds has been known to cause lockups, system
X halts, kernel panics, and occasional antisocial behaviour.
X When experimenting with high speed input to a system, con-
X sider rebooting the system if the file transfers are not
X successful, especially if the personality of the system
X appears altered.
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X The Unix "ulimit" parameter must be set high enough to per-
X mit large file transfers.
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X The TTY input buffering on some systems may not allow long
X blocks or streaming input at high speed. You should suspect
X this problem when you can't send data to the Unix system at
X high speeds using ZMODEM, YMODEM-1k or XMODEM-1k, when YMO-
X DEM with 128 byte blocks works properly. If the system's
X tty line handling is really broken, the serial port or the
X entire system may not survive the onslaught of long bursts
X of high speed data.
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X a value between 64 and 1024 to limit the burst length ("zmo-
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X code from John Gilmore's PD TAR program.
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XBUGS
X Calling rz from most versions of cu(1) doesn't work because
X cu's receive process fights rz for characters from the
X modem.
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X Programs that do not properly implement the specified file
X transfer protocol may cause sz to "hang" the port for a
X minute or two. Every reported instance of this problem has
X been corrected by using ZCOMM, Pro-YAM, or other program
X with a correct implementation of the specified protocol.
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X Many programs claiming to support YMODEM only support XMODEM
X with 1k blocks, and they often don't get that quite right.
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X Pathnames are restricted to 127 characters. In XMODEM sin-
X gle file mode, the pathname given on the command line is
X still processed as described above. The ASCII option's
X CR/LF to NL translation merely deletes CR's; undos(omen)
X performs a more intelligent translation.
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X The VMS version does not set the file time.
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X VMS C Standard I/O and RMS may interact to modify file con-
X tents unexpectedly.
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X The VMS version does not support invocation as rzCOMMAND .
X The current VMS version does not support XMODEM, XMODEM-1k,
X or YMODEM.
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X According to the VMS documentation, the buffered input rou-
X tine used on the VMS version of rz introduces a delay of up
X to one second for each protocol transaction. This delay may
X be significant for very short files. Removing the "#define
X BUFREAD" line from rz.c will eliminate this delay at the
X expense of increased CPU utilization.
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X The VMS version causes DCL to generate a random off the wall
X error message under some error conditions; this is a result
X of the incompatibility of the VMS "exit" function with the
X Unix/MSDOS standard.
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X Rz supports incoming ZMODEM binary (-b), ASCII (-a), protect
X (-p), clobber (-y), and append (-+) requests. The default
X is protect (-p) and binary (-b).
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X rz.c, crctab.c, vrzsz.c, zm.c, zmodem.h, vmodem.h,
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X sx, sb, sz - XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM file send
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XSYNOPSIS
X sz [-+abdefkLlNnopqTtuvyY] file ...
X sb [-adfkqtuv] file ...
X sx [-akqtuv] file
X sz [-oqtv] -c COMMAND
X sz [-oqtv] -i COMMAND
X sz -TT
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XDESCRIPTION
X Sz uses the ZMODEM, YMODEM or XMODEM error correcting proto-
X col to send one or more files over a dial-in serial port to
X a variety of programs running under PC-DOS, CP/M, Unix, VMS,
X and other operating systems.
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X While rz is smart enough to be called from cu(1), very few
X versions of cu(1) are smart enough to allow sz to work prop-
X erly. Unix flavors of Professional-YAM are available for
X such dial-out application.
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X Sz sends one or more files with ZMODEM protocol.
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X ZMODEM greatly simplifies file transfers compared to XMODEM.
X In addition to a friendly user interface, ZMODEM provides
X Personal Computer and other users an efficient, accurate,
X and robust file transfer method.
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X ZMODEM provides complete END-TO-END data integrity between
X application programs. ZMODEM's 32 bit CRC catches errors
X that sneak into even the most advanced networks.
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X Advanced file management features include AutoDownload
X (Automatic file Download initiated without user interven-
X tion), Display of individual and total file lengths and
X transmission time estimates, Crash Recovery, selective file
X transfers, and preservation of exact file date and length.
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X Output from another program may be piped to sz for transmis-
X sion by denoting standard input with "-":
X ls -l | sz -
X The program output is transmitted with the filename sPID.sz
X where PID is the process ID of the sz program. If the
X environment variable ONAME is set, that is used instead. In
X this case, the Unix command:
X ls -l | ONAME=con sz -ay -
X will send a "file" to the PC-DOS console display. The -y
X option instructs the receiver to open the file for writing
X unconditionally. The -a option causes the receiver to con-
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X Sb batch sends one or more files with YMODEM or ZMODEM pro-
X tocol. The initial ZMODEM initialization is not sent. When
X requested by the receiver, sb supports YMODEM-g with
X "cbreak" tty mode, XON/XOFF flow control, and interrupt
X character set to CAN (^X). YMODEM-g (Professional-YAM g
X option) increases throughput over error free channels
X (direct connection, X.PC, etc.) by not acknowledging each
X transmitted sector.
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X On Unix systems, additional information about the file is
X transmitted. If the receiving program uses this informa-
X tion, the transmitted file length controls the exact number
X of bytes written to the output dataset, and the modify time
X and file mode are set accordingly.
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X Sx sends a single file with XMODEM or XMODEM-1k protocol
X (sometimes incorrectly called "ymodem"). The user must sup-
X ply the file name to both sending and receiving programs.
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X Iff sz is invoked with $SHELL set and iff that variable con-
X tains the string rsh or rksh (restricted shell), sz operates
X in restricted mode. Restricted mode restricts pathnames to
X the current directory and PUBDIR (usually
X /usr/spool/uucppublic) and/or subdirectories thereof.
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X The fourth form sends a single COMMAND to a ZMODEM receiver
X for execution. Sz exits with the COMMAND return value. If
X COMMAND includes spaces or characters special to the shell,
X it must be quoted.
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X The fifth form sends a single COMMAND to a ZMODEM receiver
X for execution. Sz exits as soon as the receiver has
X correctly received the command, before it is executed.
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X The sixth form (sz -TT) attempts to output all 256 code com-
X binations to the terminal. In you are having difficulty
X sending files, this command lets you see which character
X codes are being eaten by the operating system.
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X If sz is invoked with stdout and stderr to different
X datasets, Verbose is set to 2, causing frame by frame pro-
X gress reports to stderr. This may be disabled with the q
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X \h@|120u+0u@(Reg.)(VMS) Force the next option letter to
X upper case.
X + Instruct the receiver to append transmitted data to an
X existing file (ZMODEM only).
X a Convert NL characters in the transmitted file to CR/LF.
X This is done by the sender for XMODEM and YMODEM, by
X the receiver for ZMODEM.
X b (ZMODEM) Binary override: transfer file without any
X translation.
X c COMMAND
X Send COMMAND to the receiver for execution, return with
X COMMAND's exit status.
X d Change all instances of "." to "/" in the transmitted
X pathname. Thus, C.omenB0000 (which is unacceptable to
X MSDOS or CP/M) is transmitted as C/omenB0000. If the
X resultant filename has more than 8 characters in the
X stem, a "." is inserted to allow a total of eleven.
X e Escape all control characters; normally XON, XOFF, DLE,
X CR-@-CR, and Ctrl-X are escaped.
X f Send Full pathname. Normally directory prefixes are
X stripped from the transmitted filename.
X i COMMAND
X Send COMMAND to the receiver for execution, return
X Immediately upon the receiving program's successful
X recption of the command.
X k (XMODEM/YMODEM) Send files using 1024 byte blocks
X rather than the default 128 byte blocks. 1024 byte
X packets speed file transfers at high bit rates. (ZMO-
X DEM streams the data for the best possible throughput.)
X L N Use ZMODEM sub-packets of length N. A larger N (32 <=
X N <= 1024) gives slightly higher throughput, a smaller
X N speeds error recovery. The default is 128 below 300
X baud, 256 above 300 baud, or 1024 above 2400 baud.
X l N Wait for the receiver to acknowledge correct data every
X N (32 <= N <= 1024) characters. This may be used to
X avoid network overrun when XOFF flow control is lack-
X ing.
X n (ZMODEM) Send each file if destination file does not
X exist. Overwrite destination file if source file is
X newer than the destination file.
X N (ZMODEM) Send each file if destination file does not
X exist. Overwrite destination file if source file is
X newer or longer than the destination file.
X o (ZMODEM) Disable automatic selection of 32 bit CRC.
X p (ZMODEM) Protect existing destination files by skipping
X transfer if the destination file exists.
X q Quiet suppresses verbosity.
X r (ZMODEM) Resume interrupted file transfer. If the
X source file is longer than the destination file, the
X transfer commences at the offset in the source file
X that equals the length of the destination file.
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X u Unlink the file after successful transmission.
X w N Limit the transmit window size to N bytes (ZMODEM).
X v Verbose causes a list of file names to be appended to
X /tmp/szlog . More v's generate more output.
X y Instruct a ZMODEM receiving program to overwrite any
X existing file with the same name.
X Y Instruct a ZMODEM receiving program to overwrite any
X existing file with the same name, and to skip any
X source files that do have a file with the same pathname
X on the destination system.
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X ZMODEM File Transfer (Unix to DSZ/ZCOMM/Professional-YAM)
X % sz -a *.c
X This single command transfers all .c files in the current
X Unix directory with conversion (-a) to end of line conven-
X tions appropriate to the receiving environment. With ZMODEM
X AutoDownload enabled, Professional-YAM and ZCOMM will
X automatically recieve the files after performing a security
X check.
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X % sz -Yan *.c *.h
X Send only the .c and .h files that exist on both systems,
X and are newer on the sending system than the corresponding
X version on the receiving system, converting Unix to DOS text
X format.
X $ sz -\Yan file1.c file2.c file3.c foo.h baz.h (Reg.)(for
X VMS)
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X ZMODEM Command Download (Unix to Professional-YAM)
X cpszall:all
X sz -c "c:;cd /yam/dist"
X sz -ya $(YD)/*.me
X sz -yqb y*.exe
X sz -c "cd /yam"
X sz -i "!insms"
X This Makefile fragment uses sz to issue commands to
X Professional-YAM to change current disk and directory.
X Next, sz transfers the .me files from the $YD directory,
X commanding the receiver to overwrite the old files and to
X convert from Unix end of line conventions to PC-DOS conven-
X tions. The third line transfers some .exe files. The
X fourth and fifth lines command Pro-YAM to change directory
X and execute a PC-DOS batch file insms . Since the batch file
X takes considerable time, the -i form is used to allow sz to
X exit immediately.
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X a PC and Crosstalk with sz translating Unix newlines to DOS
X CR/LF. This combination is much slower and far less reli-
X able than ZMODEM.
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XERROR MESSAGES
X "Caught signal 99" indicates the program was not properly
X compiled, refer to "bibi(99)" in rbsb.c for details.
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XSEE ALSO
X rz(omen), ZMODEM.DOC, YMODEM.DOC, Professional-YAM,
X crc(omen), sq(omen), todos(omen), tocpm(omen), tomac(omen),
X yam(omen)
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X are described in the source file.
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X The VMS version does not support wild cards. Because of VMS
X DCL, upper case option letters muse be represented by \
X proceding the letter.
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X The current VMS version does not support XMODEM, XMODEM-1k,
X or YMODEM.
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X VMS C Standard I/O and RMS may interact to modify the file
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X 32 bit CRC code courtesy Gary S. Brown.
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X sz.c, crctab.c, rbsb.c, zm.c, zmodem.h Unix source files
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X sz.c, crctab.c, vrzsz.c, zm.c, zmodem.h, vmodem.h,
X vvmodem.c, VMS source files.
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X /tmp/szlog stores debugging output (sz -vv) (szlog on VMS).
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X The command "sz -T file" exercises the Attn sequence error
X recovery by commanding errors with unterminated packets.
X The receiving program should complain five times about
X binary data packets being too long. Each time sz is inter-
X rupted, it should send a ZDATA header followed by another
X defective packet. If the receiver does not detect five long
X data packets, the Attn sequence is not interrupting the
X sender, and the Myattn string in sz.c must be modified.
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X After 5 packets, sz stops the "transfer" and prints the
X total number of characters "sent" (Tcount). The difference
X between Tcount and 5120 represents the number of characters
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X Programs that do not properly implement the specified file
X transfer protocol may cause sz to "hang" the port for a
X minute or two. Every reported instance of this problem has
X been corrected by using ZCOMM, Pro-YAM, or other program
X with a correct implementation of the specified protocol.
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X Many programs claiming to support YMODEM only support XMODEM
X with 1k blocks, and they often don't get that quite right.
X
X XMODEM transfers add up to 127 garbage bytes per file.
X XMODEM-1k and YMODEM-1k transfers use 128 byte blocks to
X avoid extra padding.
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X YMODEM programs use the file length transmitted at the
X beginning of the transfer to prune the file to the correct
X length; this may cause problems with source files that grow
X during the course of the transfer. This problem does not
X pertain to ZMODEM transfers, which preserve the exact file
X length unconditionally.
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X Most ZMODEM options are merely passed to the receiving pro-
X gram; some do not implement all these options.
X
X Circular buffering and a ZMODEM sliding window should be
X used when input is from pipes instead of acknowledging
X frames each 1024 bytes. If no files can be opened, sz sends
X a ZMODEM command to echo a suitable complaint; perhaps it
X should check for the presence of at least one accessible
X file before getting hot and bothered. The test mode leaves
X a zero length file on the receiving system.
X
X A few high speed modems have a firmware bug that drops char-
X acters when the direction of high speed transmissson is
X reversed. The environment variable ZNULLS may be used to
X specify the number of nulls to send before a ZDATA frame.
X Values of 101 for a 4.77 mHz PC and 124 for an AT are typi-
X cal.
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SHAR_EOF
chmod 0644 sz.man || echo "restore of sz.man fails"
fi
exit 0
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Keith Petersen
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