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From: markhobley@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com (Mark Hobley)
Subject: Re: File transfer from Linux to Win XP over USB - basic questions
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alexander <awgabis@juno.com> wrote:
> 1) Are there versions of Kermit available (say, like, on the Columbia
> U. site http://www.columbia.edu/kermit) that support this operation?
You can just install gkermit on the Linux machine, and a kermit capable
terminal emulator on the Microsoft Windows machine. (I think TeraTerm,
PuTTY, or Reflections would suit this.)
> 1a) If there is a ver that works under Linux (or one of its
> manifestations), would it be necessary to recompile it from source on
> my particular system?
gkermit is available on most Linux boxes. There is not problem here.
> 2) What sort of cabling would I need to do this?
You could just use a crossover network cable, if there is no RS232 port
on the machine.
> 3) Does anyone know about file format compatibility issues between
> Linux and Windows?
Files created in Microsoft Windows may have CRLF line ends, whereas on
Linux based systems, they have just LF line ends.
There is an ambiguity in the RTF standard, which means that RTF files
created on Microsoft Windows may not be readable on GNU/Linux based
systems, even though the files are to the standards stated.
> One would hope that the Kermits on each end would somehow handle this
transparently.
Line ending can sometimes be manipulated by the terminal emulator,
though translation of RTF files would not be transparent.
I normally just convert received text files to the appropriate format.
I stopped using RTF, due to compatiblity problems with this format, and
the open source editor not being as mature as Atlantis Nova, which was
the RTF editor of choice on Microsoft Windows based systems.
I now use Abiword on both Microsoft Windows and on GNU/Linux, and this
has made documents more portable between platforms, that the RTF
documents.
You could however run Atlantis Nova in Wine, if you wanted to continue
using the RTF format.
Mark.
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