From: tomster@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Thomas Richard Dibble)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d
Subject: Re: Downloading problems
Date: 27 Jan 93 01:02:02 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: ZikZak Corporation
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In-reply-to: olevnmr@chem.ualberta.ca's message of 26 Jan 93 18:47:39 GMT

>>>>> On 26 Jan 93 18:47:39 GMT, olevnmr@chem.ualberta.ca (olevnmr) said:

  o> I have recently acquired a 486/33 EISA with 4MB RAM/105MB HDD,
  o> etc., etc., etc. I am using an old hayes compatible modem (1200
  o> baud! Gasp!!) and telemate 3.01 software. Now what I'd like to do

First off, obtain for yourself version 4.0.  See if that works.

  o> is download files from my Unix machine at work, using zmodem
  o> (ideally) or X/Ymodem. I have downloaded zmodem.tar.Z,
  o> uncompressed, tarred, and built sz, but it doesn't work! If I do
  o> 'sz foo.bar' it will flag my PC at home to start a zmodem
  o> receive, but then not send any data. I have messed around with
  o> any switches which I could possibly see as relevant, but to no
  o> avail. Any suggestions? The unix host is a Sun Sparcstation 1+,
  o> running SunOS 4.1.1. (This is BSD unix)

Okay:  first step is to isolate the problem.  You say you have a
z-modem recieve program?  Well let's see if it will accept the files
your host is sending.  First, go to the 'Options' menu and select
'Protocol'.  De-select the 'Auto-Download' option under Z-modem so
that we can download to an external protocol.  Type in the 'sz' string
at your host's prompt, shell out to DOS (Alt-J), and initiate the
external z-modem's recieve command.  (In order for this to work you
must either know the switches to the 'rz' program or have a batch file
made up ready to execute).  If your host is sending everything right
then the file will be recieved with little or no errors.

	If the host is sending it right then something is wrong with
TeleMate and you should probably (as a good consumer) notify the
author so he can fix it.  Perhaps he already *did* fix it in between
3.01 and 4.

	If the host is not sending it right you're going to have to do
a bit of checking.  Make sure you don't have 'sz' aliased to anything
else (like alot of systems have 'rm' aliased to 'rm -i').  Then, list
the man page of sz.  Decipher.

	My own personal experience is this:  TM4.00's z-modem
downloading is just spiffy.  It has yet to fail, is interruptable,
automatic, etc.  I like it!  (much better than the above-listed
routine which I had to use for Procomm.)

  o> Please help! The fastest way I have of transfering files now is
  o> to uuencode them, and send as pure text. This effectively slows
  o> down my modem by ~35%, since it increases the filesize by that
  o> much. If I can get zmodem working, then I'll consider buying a
  o> 2400 baud modem. Otherwise, I'll hold off until I can afford a
  o> faster one, and suffer in the meantime!

Also take into consideration the speed of the host's connection.  Many
are still at 2400 baud, which negates any added value of getting a
9600 v.32 (or whatever the newest compression scheme is called).

  o> Either post or E-mail, depending on how useful you think the
  o> information is to general users. (Put the onus on someone else
  o> :-)

  o> THANKS!!!!

		---- tomster@wpi.wpi.edu

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