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Article: 12637 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Path: newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu!watsun.cc.columbia.edu!jaltman
From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: HELP! kermit * modem keeps dropping from panix.com (in NYC)
Date: 27 Jul 2001 11:43:16 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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I would say that 99% of users these days use PPP connections
when they dial into a Unix host. Even when they simply want
shell access. Use PPP first, and then telnet to the host.
Since you do not describe the circumstances under which you
are losing the connection, I cannot comment further.
In article <9jr3bp$sta$1@panix2.panix.com>,
David Combs <dkcombs@panix.com> wrote:
: I have asked about this several times over the last
: several months, and you have been SO nice in your
: answers.
:
: Nonetheless, I'm still getting knocked off all the time.
:
: (Thank god for your "resend" command! At least I can
: finally get tar.gz files downloaded, even though
: it will take three or four "redial" commands.)
:
: ---
:
: Question: do you happen to have access to a SUN?
:
: (That's what I have -- sparc5.)
:
: (Assuming that having a sun makes a difference?)
:
: Anyway, if I were to give you (via telephone) my
: id and password for panix.com (uses pc's and netbsd plus
: who-knows-what communication front-ends), would you
: be willing to figure out what actually works best
: for their dialin?
:
: By the way, everyone else there (on their shell-acct
: service) seems to use pc hardware and maybe also m$
: software, and NO ONE BUT ME has any difficulty.
:
: (Worked PERFECTLY(!) when I was using netcom's shell
: service, but then earthlink closed it down, and
: all of where were near NYC went to panix).
:
: ---
:
: Heck, I could even come in there, modem in hand --
: no problem for me, since I'm in the city a couple
: of days each week ("concerned friends of wbai").
:
: Thanks!
:
: (And thanks so much for C-Kermit!)
:
: David Combs
:
:
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer C-Kermit 8.0 Beta available
The Kermit Project @ Columbia University includes Secure Telnet and FTP
http://www.kermit-project.org/ using Kerberos, SRP, and
kermit-support@kermit-project.org OpenSSL. SSH soon to follow.