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Article: 13861 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: funny thing
Date: 16 Nov 2002 13:12:15 -0500
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <l8vB9.422$9c.53465@news2.voicenet.com>,
Christopher Mosley <cmosley@unix01.voicenet.com> wrote:
: Can't download files named con or con.*** (con.anything)
: they are written to the screen. I am guessing it has something to do
: with "console" This happens when i use kermit -s file or use kermit
: interactively. I am downloading from SunOS 5.8 ckermit to
: mskermit.
:
It's a feature of DOS (and Windows). The same thing happens with other
DOS device names: PRN, LPT, etc.
If you were using Kermit 95, you'd get a popup saying:
con
This file name is a reserved device name.
Please choose another name.
and a Save As dialog to let you specify a different name (as long as
FILE AUTODOWNLOAD was set to its default value of ASK). For unattended
batch transfers, however, it could be problem.
I believe the only way around this is to have Kermit rename the file
as part of the transfer process, because you just plain can't have disk
file called "con" or con-dot-anything. The renaming can be accomplished
at either the sending end or the receiving end with as-names, either
on the command line:
kermit -s con -a x.con
or in the command language:
send con x.con
or:
send /as-name:x.con con
or with templates, which are explained here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit70.html#x4.1
- Frank