chapman@acf3.NYU.EDU (Gary Chapman) (04/23/91)
We are trying to do file transfers between two Macs in this arrangement:
Mac -> Terminal Server ------ telnet --------- Terminal Server <- Mac
(Ungermann-Bass)
In this configuration, I have no problems transferring ascii and binary
files between two IBM PCs using just about any communications package or
file transfer protocol you might mention (a little tweaking necessary for
binary file transfers).
With Macs, we have utter failure with Kermit, Red Ryder, Zterm, you
name it, regardless of fiddling with all imaginable parameters. MacBinary
file transfers using Kermit are the primary goal; the failure mode here
is sender reports data fork size mismatch, sends some packets to the
receiver, and wipes out the data fork on the sender disk! I should note
finally that this works beautifully with a null modem cable between two
macs.
If anyone has successfully implemented kermit file transfers between Macs
over terminal servers, any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Gary Chapman, chapman@nyu.edu