FILE TRANSFER SET EOF CTRL-Z, when used with text files that actually contain Ctrl-Zs, might result in gaps or truncation in the vicinity of the Ctrl-Z. This is a DOS "feature". When using Kermit through a terminal server (particularly those that execute the TCP/IP Telnet protocol), or directly through a SET PORT TCP connection, it is sometimes necessary to SET PARITY SPACE for file transfer. It is sometimes impossible to use very long packets with terminal servers. Try SET RECEIVE PACKET-LENGTH 80, working up or down to the longest length that works. REMOTE TYPE and other REMOTE commands resulting in an error "Unable to open CON": insufficient FILES= in CONFIG.SYS. FILES= should be at least 20. MS-DOS Kermit uses the program named in the DOS Environment command line starting as SHELL= as a replacement for COMMAND.COM. Such a line is seen by typing SET at the DOS prompt, and it is not associated with the SHELL= line appearing in file CONFIG.SYS. The MS-DOS Kermit command REMOTE SET BLOCK-CHECK will generally have no effect upon a remote server unless the SET BLOCK-CHECK is also given locally to MS-DOS Kermit. The host prompt for TRANSMIT is a single character (SET TRANSMIT PROMPT). It is not possible to specify a multi-character or varying transmit-prompt. .