From: CIR_TLW@VAX1.UTULSA.EDU (Tristia Watson)
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Date: 4 Jan 1993 13:13:18 -0600
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  Greetings!
  
  I'd like to thank everyone who send me their "solution" to the problem of
  using Windows Terminal and Kermit on the VAX to transfer files!  I posted
  the question to this newsgroup and got the following responses:
  
  --
  
  From ray  <ray.chow@canrem.com>
  
  Windows Terminal does not understand Kermit server commands.  However, you
  can still use it to transfer files to and from the VAX.  Instead of using
  the SERVER command in VAX Kermit, use SEND or RECEIVE.  Try the following.
  
  Download a file from the VAX to the PC:
  
  $ kermit
  Kermit-32> send filename.txt
  Start download from Windows Terminal.  When the transfer is finished you
  will be returned to the VAX Kermit prompt (I used Kermit-32 as an example,
  but C-Kermit should be similar...)
  
  Upload a file from the PC to the VAX:
  
  $ kermit
  Kermit-32> set file type fixed
  Kermit-32> receive
  Start upload from Windows (it should ask for the filename).  Use file type
  ASCII at the VAX end for text, fixed for DOS executables, ZIPs and other
  archive files.
  
  This should work, though I think Windows terminal can only handle packets up
  to 98 bytes in length.  VAX Kermit-32 can use packets up to 1000 bytes.
  MS-Kermit for DOS can use large packets as well, but apparently doesn't run
  all that well under Windows (I have had no problems myself, though).
  
  --
  
  From: bmartin@maemaster.eng.uci.edu (Bryan Martin)
  
  Well, your main problem is that the windows terminal does NOT support the
  kermit 'server' option.  You may only transfer ONE file at a time (very
  painfull) using that program.  So... you have several choices.
  
  The solution you really want (no, really, I know you do!) is to get kermit
  on your windows machine, and run it in a dos window.  It is quite easy
  to set up, and the latest version of kermit is designed to work well with
  windows.  If you really can't do this, consider archiving all your files
  into one big file and sending that, it's really a pain to send each file
  over with WinTerm.
  
  Hope this makes more sense, WinTerm is a cute little program, but mostly
  useless as anything more than a paperweight on your desktop.  :-P
  
  --
  
  From: tijc02!eri316@uunet.UU.NET (Ed Ingraham         )
  
  On the VAX I type RUN KERMIT. It responds with kermit prompt and I type
  RECEIVE.
  
  On my PC I click on SEND BINARY FILE and select a file (happens to be
  ordinary ASCII text). The screen shows transfer going and finishing
  correctly.
  
  Back on the keyboard I type EXIT to Kermit-32 prompt and I am back to
  DCL.
  
  To sum up: don't use SERVE command. Use RECEIVE and SEND commands
  instead.
  
  --
  
  As you can see, the consensus is to not use the SERVE command as you
  normally would with Kermit.  The other suggestion that I think is the best
  one of all, is to get MS-Kermit and run it instead of Win Terminal.  MS-DOS
  Kermit 3.11 can be optained via FTP at WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU
  (128.59.39.2).  The Kermit files are in directories kermit/a, kermit/b,
  kermit/c, kermit/d and kermit/e.  (This information from Info-Kermit
  Digest, Monday, 16 Sep 1991)  
  
  Thanks for all the help!

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