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From: alm@netcom.com (Andrew Moore)
Subject: Re: sz rz with tip?
Message-ID: <almC5Aw4n.7M2@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
References: <C58071.GJ2@newsserver.technet.sg> <1q70ltINNqdb@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1993 03:53:10 GMT
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In article <1q70ltINNqdb@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> felawka@sitka.triumf.ca (Larry Felawka) writes:
>In article <C58071.GJ2@newsserver.technet.sg>, milton@solomon.technet.sg (Milton Choo) writes:
>|> 
>|> I have done the patch and now
>|> have got tip working.
>|> 
>|> According the to the installation notes,
>|> i can do sz and then rz < /dev/com1 > /dev/com1
>|> 
>|> however, i can't seem able to get that to work?
>|> 
>|> interestingly, com1 is actually my com2, ihave
>|> read the bug list and also patch 18, but i still
>|> can't figure out the config change.
>|> 
>|> Is this the problem that cause rz to fail?
>
>I doubt it.  I tried the same procedure at first as you did and came to the
>conclusion that the version of tip on the boot disk (to which the FAQ refers)
>is not the same as the one in the src01 distribution.  After applying all the
>patches and rebuilding tip (it doesn't hurt), I have had success with the
>following recipe:
>     - make an entry for for your host "foo" in /etc/remote
>     - type "tip foo" and log in
>     - type "sz -r -L 1024 -l 1024 your.file"
>     - type "~C" and then type "rz" in response to the prompt
>I was able to get a transfer rate of about 800 cps using a 14.4K modem without
>any special effort to tune things up.

In addition to using tip's ~C, if you are using a new version of rzsz,
it might need some patches.  There is a poorly hacked (Linux) version
of rzsz3.17 called rzsz3.18 at several sites.  I don't recommend this.
Patches for rszsz3.17 are available via anonymous ftp: 
netcom.com in ~/pub/alm

The main problem with the new rzsz is that it talks to /dev/tty rather
than stdin and stdout.  If you are running on a Sun, it is also
necessary to set the i/o buffer correctly.
-AM