Re: Minicom question
On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Kim Breedlove wrote:
> Jim Foltz wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 22, 1998 at 10:06:48PM +0300, shaul@rakefet.debian.org wrote:
> > > > I'm new to debian and maybe I' overlooking something simple, but have
> > > > not been able to send a text file with Minicom. Can it be configured to
> > > > do so? Thanks for any assistance.
> > > > Kim Breedlove
> > > > k4ycl@wilmington.net
> >
> > minicom needs the lrzsz package, did you install that one too? You can tell
> > if it is installed if you have the sz and rz commands on your system.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Foltz <aa204@acorn.net>
>
> Thanks for the replies, I do have the lrzsz package installed and the
> modem ( actually an external TNC used for amateur radio teletype) is
> working . I can send by keyboard, but I need to be able to send a saved
> ASCII file. When I use the command ctrl-A S and give file name, it
> doesn't go out. Maybe I should be using another package other than
> Minicom for this application, although I have used several
> communications programs in DOS that do this. If I am going to start
> using Debian on a regular basis, it is vital that I be able to
> transmit a saved file.
Have you tried
cat saved_ascii_file_name | Command_to_send_it ?
HTH,
Matthew
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