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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: FTP over C-kermit
Date: 11 Jan 2000 22:18:36 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <387BA8C9.40F54E02@seanet.com>,
Peter Burkholder <peter@geophys.washington.edu> wrote:
: Can I use C-kermit to pick up files from an
: FTP server? I'd like to use C-kermit to
: access a set of seismic data loggers. When
: I connect to the loggers using telnet protocol,
: I can specify the data I want, and I'm supplied
: with a filename that I can pick up over ftp.
:
: Clearly, I'd like to automate all this using
: kermit - making the request, getting the filename
: and picking up the file using ftp. But it's the
: last step that confuses me.
:
And well it might!
Although FTP uses a Telnet connection for its
control channel, it uses a separate connection for
data. So, unfortunately, you can't script a session
with an FTP server in Kermit.
Built-in FTP support is an oft-requested feature and,
like many others, it's on our list.
- Frank