File Transfer Programs

[Edward C. Bennett]

In article <1209 at mtunb.ATT.COM> rag at mtunb.UUCP (was-Richard Grant) writes:
]In article <2311 at ukecc.engr.uky.edu> edward at engr.uky.edu (Edward C. Bennett) writes:
]>There is a file /usr/bin/umodem that I assume contains the UMODEM code.
]>Based on that, I assume the ATE forks off a umodem process and connects
]>stdin and stdout to it.
]
]Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.  umodem is in /usr/bin so that
]it can be executed from the shell when called by another machine.
](Consider using the ATE on another UNIX PC and calling your UNIX PC.)
]The umodem protocol is compiled into the ATE without hooks to provide
]other protocols.

Unless our machines are vastly different, things work the way I
described. You are correct about UMODEM being in /usr/bin. I suppose
that it could be called by a remote user. I don't know. I haven't tried
that. But you're wrong about the ATE. I'm able to put my own program
in place of /usr/bin/umodem, tell the ATE to do a UMODEM transfer and
watch my program run. If UMODEM is builtin, why call /usr/bin/umodem?

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