Blair Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Would a kind person give me a simple example or point me at > documentation with same that describes how to do a file transfer using > minicom? I am unable to get kermit to work, and I have no experience > with zmodem. I have been trying various combinations of commands > with the zmodem download program > inside minicom, but I guess I just don't grok it ...
It's been a while since I did this; probably with Slackware 3.1 and a few BBSes, before the Internet became popular (and cheap in NZ). First of all, you need to make sure you've installed the `lrzsz' package to enable ZMODEM. I think minicom should recognise ZMODEM downloads automatically, so from the remote end you would tell it to send the file; on a Unix host, type "sz filename". If minicom doesn't start downloading when it sees the wierd characters, select ^A R (or Alt-R depending on configuration) and choose zmodem. To send to a Unix host, type "rz" to start the ZMODEM receiver then choose ^A S in minicom to send the file. -- Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ "The risk of U.S. national security resting in the hands of adults who play with children's toys during office hours is left as an exercise to the reader." - Bruce Martin in RISKS