> On 4/16/07, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > >> I think linux supports zmodem using sz to send and rz to receive. I used >> to use that with Teraterm. > > Yes, these are in the "lrzsz" package on most linux distros. > > It's a great "trick" to have up your sleeve, if you have shell access > to a Unix box and a terminal emulator that understands zmodem... you > can transfer files on and off the box through your terminal emulator > to your heart's content. Use it every day, almost. Saves on firing > up FTP, dealing with proxies/security, or hoping file transfers are > allowed via SCP/SFTP (SSH). > > Personally, I like the commercial emulator "SecureCRT" for stuff like > this. Auto-zmodem transfers make life super-easy, using that. > > The other slightly more difficult but easily "do-able" trick is to > fire up uucp libraries to encode/decode binary stuff you want to toss > around via text transfer methods. > > Nate In the very early 1990s, my ISP did not support PPP or SLIP, so I used a graphical browser called "Slip Knot." It used the shell to get pages using Lynx, then send them to the browser using zmodem. Neat trick! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist