Subj : Re: newcomer
To   : Mister G
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Fri Jan 31 2025 09:59:41

  Re: Re: newcomer
  By: Mister G to Rob Swindell on Thu Jan 30 2025 06:46 am

 > On 26 Jan 2025, Rob Swindell said the following...
 >
 >  RS>   Re: newcomer
 >  RS>   By: David Gonzalez to All on Sun Jan 26 2025 11:17 am
 >
 >  RS>  > I'm aware sexpots+zmodem is a no-no
 >
 >  RS> I'm not sure what you're referring to here. Folks tranfers file via
 >  RS> ZMODEM through SEXPOTS connections every day.
 >
 > Well, I read ZModem transfers weren't working, also I tried with icy term,
 > logged in to the BBS, tried uploading a file and it never started I tried
 > several times with differnet protocols but could never see the transfer
 > happening so but if you could ellaborate a bit on your comment or share how
 > is it setup it'd be great.

My comment is: SEXPOTS does not interfere with ZMODEM (or any other type of) file transfers. It's not a "no-no" as you put it. If you're having problems with file transfers, it's some other component of your system: likely the FOSSIL driver or other component not entering or supporting Telnet BINARY TX mode in one direction or the other or not escaping/unescaping the Telnet IAC character. SEXPOTS doesn't convert CR/LF or CR/NUL received via Telnet to CR (or vice versa), so BINARY TX mode has no effect and SEXPOTS always escapes IAC characters received from the serial/COM port/modem before sending to the Telnet server (when in Telnet mode) and performs the opposite translation for IAC characters received via Telnet.

If you want more help with SEXPOTS, https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:support
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