.P @ ^TRANSFERRING FILES USING SOFT MACHINES' DYALOG COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE^ You can use the ^TRANSMIT^ or ^RECEIVE^ commands to transfer_any_ASCII (text) or binary (program) files, without errors. These commands are executed from DYALOG's ^COMMAND^ mode. To enter COMMAND mode press the ^CHANGE^ key, which is normally the ^\^ key (unless you have redefined it as some other character). (The \ - or current CHANGE key - is like a toggle switch: each press of the CHANGE key will switch you from COMMAND mode to TALK mode or vice versa.) When you are all through transferring files, please remember to go back into TALK mode (by pressing the CHANGE key), and log off the AMUS network before you hang-up. ^NOTE:^ In these directions, ^^ means carriage return. @ ^TO RECEIVE A FILE FROM THE AMUS NETWORK ONTO YOUR SYSTEM^ 1) Log into the account on the AMUS network where the file you wish to RECEIVE is located. 2) Enter DYALOG ^COMMAND^ mode by pressing the ^CHANGE^ key (normally the ^\^ key unless you have redefined it). 3) Type the command: ^RECEIVE [filename] ^ where [filename] is the name of the file you wish to RECEIVE. If you would like to give your copy of the file a different name than the name AMUS uses, type: ^RECEIVE [newname]=[oldname] ^ where [oldname] is the name of the file on the AMUS network, and [newname] is the name you would like to give to the copy of the file on your system. @ ^ MORE INFO ON RECEIVING FILES^ * If you enter DYALOG COMMAND mode and type the command: ^NOERASE T ^ before you RECEIVE a file, you will prevent the accidental erasing of files on your system should you try to RECEIVE a file that has the same name as an existing file on your system. * As the file transfer progresses, a dot will be displayed on your CRT for each block of data that is sent. A "C" will be displayed for blocks that needed to be resent because of transmission errors. When the file transfer is complete, the message "File transfer complete" will be displayed. * If you receive the message "protection violation", you have either tried to RECEIVE a file into an account where you aren't currently logged on your system, or you have tried to RECEIVE a protected file. If the problem is that you're logged into the wrong account on your system, type in the command: ^AMOS ^, log to the proper account, re-enter DYALOG by typing the command: ^DYALOG ^, then try the file transfer again. @ ^TO TRANSMIT A FILE FROM YOUR SYSTEM TO THE AMUS NETWORK^ 1) Log to the account on the AMUS network where you wish the new file to be located. 2) Enter DYALOG ^COMMAND^ mode by pressing the ^CHANGE^ key (normally the ^\^ key, unless you have redefined it). 3) Type the command: ^TRANSMIT [filename] ^ where [filename] is the name of the file you wish to transfer. If you would like AMUS's copy of the file to have a different name than your copy of the file, type: ^TRANSMIT [newname]=[oldname] ^ where [newname] is the name you'd like to give AMUS's copy of the file, and [oldname] is the name the file has on your system. @ ^MORE INFO ON TRANSMITTING FILES TO AMUS^ * If you enter DYALOG COMMAND mode and type the command: ^NOERASE T ^ before you TRANSMIT a file, you will prevent the accidental erasing of AMUS's files should you try to tramsmit a file that has the same name as an existing file on the AMUS network. * As the file transfer progresses, a dot will be displayed on your CRT for each block of data that is sent. A "C" will be displayed for blocks that needed to be resent because of transmission errors. When the file transfer is complete, the message "File transfer complete" will be displayed. * If you receive the message "protection violation", you've either tried to TRANSMIT a file to an account that you're not currently logged to on the AMUS network, or you've tried to TRANSMIT a file to a protected account on the AMUS network. Go back into TALK mode by pressing the current CHANGE key, and log into the proper account for file transfers. Then press the CHANGE key to re-enter COMMAND mode and try your file transfer again. ^ .