rabbit@eddie.mit.edu (Warren J. Madden) (08/30/90)
Howdy! I recently lost access to my local Unix machine, and with it my access to the Zmodem programs sz and rz. Instead, I am confined to a VMS system, which has Kermit on it. Needless to say, after the blazing transfer speeds of Zmodem, I find it painful to watch Kermit plunk along. Is there a public-domain Zmodem transfer program available somewhere that will run on VMS? Or, failing that, one that runs Xmodem (after all, half a loaf...)? A frustrated downloader, Warren J. Madden rabbit@eddie.mit.edu
jimb@silvlis.com (Jim Budler) (08/31/90)
In article <1990Aug30.164855.436@eddie.mit.edu> rabbit@eddie.mit.edu (Warren J. Madden) writes: >Howdy! > [...] >access to the Zmodem programs sz and rz. Instead, I am confined to a VMS >system, which has Kermit on it. Needless to say, after the blazing > [...] > Is there a public-domain Zmodem transfer program available >somewhere that will run on VMS? Or, failing that, one that runs Xmodem > The sources for rz and sz will compile and run quite happily on VMS. At least the rzsz3 versions. cc sz link sz cc rz link rz sz :== $ some$disk:sz.exe rz :== $ some$disk:rz.exe >A frustrated downloader, > >Warren J. Madden >rabbit@eddie.mit.edu jim -- Jim Budler jimb@silvlis.com +1.408.991.6061 Silvar-Lisco, Inc. 703 E. Evelyn Ave. Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086
rabbit@eddie.mit.edu (Warren J. Madden) (09/05/90)
Greetings! My thanks to all those who responded to my question about a public-domain Zmodem program for VMS, both with answers and requests for the info. I did indeed find that the zmodem program stored on sumex-aim.stanford.edu (in the directory info-mac/unix) supports VMS. Just look in the source files sz.c and rz.c to see how to do the compiles. Unfortunately, the files on sumex are stored in shar format, so one must either (a) unpack them manually, (b) find an unshar utility for VMS, or (c) find a friend with access to a UNIX system. It sure is good to have my fast transfers back! A much happier downloader, Warren J. Madden rabbit@eddie.mit.edu