lotto@talcott.UUCP (Jerry Lotto) (02/24/85)
> Some people have requested where to get communication software such > a Kermit and RBBS, so I though I would put in my two cents. First: > > From maciag@spar.UUCP (Chris Maciag) > > Where can I get kermit for an IBM XT? Also, will kermit work through > > the Sytek Net? > Yes KERMIT can work over a SYTEK net (Localnet 20). Some problems though. One thing that I have found to be reliable is to set all packet sizes to 80 characters. This is especially true of the new C-Kermit and VMS KERMIT. For MS-DOS KERMIT, receive and send packet sizes are set individually. I also tell the C-Kermit side that I want file type binary. If I am sending a 7-bit file the eighth bit does not get set anyway. This setup has worked transferring a file from a UNIX machine (in server mode) using telnet to another UNIX machine (a VAX) through a SYTEK connection to a line driver connected to a VMS vax running "vaxnet" who in turn passed everything to an IBM-PC AT. The transfer was a wildcard transfer of eight bit files without quoting in both directions at 9600 baud (slowest connection, and gave NO errors. Hats off to the KERMIT crew!