asmith@sol.UVic.CA (Andrew Smith) (01/19/91)
Hello! I am using a Mac+ from home with a 2400bd. modem. I am logging on
to a Sun computer. I want to download files to my Plus, but Kermit is too
slow. I asked the admin. and they said Z-modem was possible, but they do
not support it and could not tell me how to access it. I have WhiteKnight
and Z-term. Is it possible for me to get files using Z-modem, and if so,
could someone please tell me what commands I need to use...
Thanks, Andy
topix@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (R. Munroe) (01/20/91)
In article <1991Jan19.085408.27890@sol.UVic.CA> asmith@sol.UVic.CA (Andrew Smith) writes: >Hello! I am using a Mac+ from home with a 2400bd. modem. I am logging on >to a Sun computer. I want to download files to my Plus, but Kermit is too >slow. I asked the admin. and they said Z-modem was possible, but they do >not support it and could not tell me how to access it. I have WhiteKnight >and Z-term. Is it possible for me to get files using Z-modem, and if so, >could someone please tell me what commands I need to use... > Thanks, Andy > I use much the same configuration except I have a Mac SE and I dial into a Silicon Graphics workstation. Without a doubt, given your configuration, zmodem is the protocol for you. ftp to apple.apple.com and download all of the files in /pub/ArchiveVol1/unix_util/zmodem. Your system administrator or any C gal or guy should be able to compile sz and rz on your Sun with no trouble. The real nice thing about using ZTerm on your Mac is that automatically signals your unix machine when a file is being sent and it is automatically signaled by your unix machine when a file is incoming. Just a couple of notes: - you must configure ZTerm to send the proper program name (i.e. rz) for when it sends files. - use binary (for binary files) or text modes (for ascii files) only when sending/receiving files to/from your unix system. Do not use MacBinary format. - ZTerm's vt100 emulator is good but not great. You should be able to do most things. The most notable exception is vi. Bob Munroe topix@utcs.utoronto.ca
n074ez@tamuts.tamu.edu (Joe Bezdek) (01/21/91)
I had the same problem a few months ago. Kermit was only giving me about 40% efficiency and that just wasn't good enough. Anyway, the info-mac archives at sumex-aim.stanford.edu have in their /unix/ directory the source code for zmodem for unix. That's what I've been using ever since and have been getting 95-98% efficiency :). Joe
aslakson@cs.umn.edu (Brian Aslakson) (01/21/91)
n074ez@tamuts.tamu.edu (Joe Bezdek) writes: >I had the same problem a few months ago. Kermit was only giving me about 40% >efficiency and that just wasn't good enough. Anyway, the info-mac archives >at sumex-aim.stanford.edu have in their /unix/ directory the source code >for zmodem for unix. That's what I've been using ever since and have been >getting 95-98% efficiency :). I showed one of my users Zmodem and this is what he says: You're right; zmodem is a God. -- Brian Aslakson aslakson@cs.umn.edu mac-admin@cs.umn.edu <-= Macintosh related
hedstrom@sirius.UVic.CA (Brad Hedstrom) (01/21/91)
The UNIX side of Zmodem is available on sirius (and most other Engineering machines), in /public/bin. You need sz (UNIX->Mac) and rz (Mac->UNIX). Zterm and Zmodem are the only way to go unless you are connected over LocalTalk.
cfejm@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (John Miller) (01/22/91)
I've been following the discussion about Z-term, Z-modem, etc. I'm not quite sure how one would set up such a transfer system, using the programs. Does one somehow interface them with the communications package (Red Ryder, for example), or are they stand-alone? Is there a unix-side C program which needs to be compiled, etc.? In short--anybody willing to post a step-by-step way to implement the package. Many thanks, in advance. -- John John Miller Music Theory Eastern Illinois University CFEJM@UX1.CTS.EIU.EDU