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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: Kermit won't use text transfer
Date: 10 Jul 1997 15:57:08 GMT
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In article <33C4D7B0.70@mltsa.mlm.lucent.com>,
Andrew Fielden <afielden@mltsa.mlm.lucent.com> wrote:
: Setup:
:
: C-Kermit 6.0.192, 6 Sep 96, for SunOS 4.1
: C-Kermit 6.0.192, 6 Sep 96, for Red-Hat Linux
:
: When I download a text file to Linux, Kermit tells me the file type is
: binary.
: I thought the default mode was text. I also issued the command
:
: set file type text (on both kermits)
:
: Which has no effect - it still uses binary mode.
: Why is this, and how can I force text file transfer ?
:
You don't have to. When transferring between two UNIXes, there is no need
to make a distinction between text and binary UNLESS you are transferring
non-ASCII text (e.g. French, German, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, ...)
AND the two UNIXes use different character sets.
As noted in the manual, C-Kermit 6.0 has a new feature in which it
"recognizes itself" on the other end and goes into binary mode automatically
if the operating system on both ends is the same. However, "the same" means
both UNIX, not (e.g.) SunOS vs Linux. This same feature will also appear in
other forthcoming Kermit programs.
To defeat it and FORCE text-mode transfer, use:
SET TRANSFER MODE MANUAL
(as opposed to AUTOMATIC). See the new manual for further details:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck60manual.html
or just type "help set transfer" at the C-Kermit> prompt.
- Frank