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- From: ian@airs.com (Ian Lance Taylor)
- Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: How to make UUCP connection work over terminal server ?
- Keywords: UUCP,server
- Message-ID: <5877@airs.com>
- Date: 8 Nov 92 16:54:11 GMT
- References: <BxBJJs.Mvz@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
- Sender: news@airs.com
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- loncars@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Sven Loncaric) writes:
-
- >The problem seems to be in the terminal server (it filters or misinterprets
- >characters instead of passing them through). I tried to turn off the server
- >XON/XOFF protocol and switch characters but with no success.
-
- ...
-
- >A strange thing is that C-kermit works fine transferring binary files
- >over the same connection between the two machines. (This does not agree
- >with the above character eating theory.)
-
- I don't know how to solve your problem, since I don't know anything
- about your terminal server, but kermit uses a special protocol which
- avoids all control characters except ^A and carriage return (as I
- recall) so the fact that you can transfer binary files with kermit
- proves nothing about UUCP.
-
- One thing you might be able to do is use the 'f' protocol, which
- avoids all control characters except carriage return. This would be
- fairly inefficient if you are trying to transfer binary files, and the
- 'f' protocol checksum usage isn't particularly strong.
-
- The next version of Taylor UUCP has a protocol which lets you avoid
- specific control characters. However, it's not out yet (please do not
- ask me when it will be available; I will announce it; honest) and in
- any case you would have to run it on both ends of the connection.
- --
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