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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