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Subj : Telnet and ZMODEM
To : Boraxman
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Apr 30 2020 04:42 pm

Re: Telnet and ZMODEM
By: Boraxman to All on Thu Apr 30 2020 09:18 pm

> Hoping that someone here might be able to help me. I'm having a little trou
> using the zmodem programs rz/sz through telnet on Linux with BBSs. Now, I k
> that one can use Syncterm, or ztelnet, or even screen, but this is a problem
> because its bugging me because it is something I should know how to get work
>
>
>
> As far as I know, through telnet one should be able to launch rz to receive
> zmodem transfer. The problem is, that rz is launched, but it doesn't start
> transfer. I start rz by pressing CTRL-] and typeing "! rz" at the telnet
> command prompt. I've tried starting rz in a
> subshell, suspending telnet and starting rz in the parent shell.
>
> It works when I use screen, or zmodem, but I want to know why it doesn't wor
> when I do it. Can it work, or is what I'm doing just not possible.
>
> Any hints or info appreciated.
>

I think "!" does not pipe the ouput from telnet into the program you are
calling.

I just use ckermit. It detects file transfer petitions and calls the required
program on the fly. Even KDE's Konsole has support for this. Cool, isn't it?

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