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Xref: sserve comp.unix.questions:23644 comp.unix.bsd:1644 comp.unix.wizards:25976 Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!uunet!murphy!jpradley!jpr From: jpr@jpradley.jpr.com (Jean-Pierre Radley) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Looking For Comm S/W for Unix Message-ID: <1992Jun19.050703.19106@jpradley.jpr.com> Date: 19 Jun 92 05:07:03 GMT Article-I.D.: jpradley.1992Jun19.050703.19106 References: <1992Jun17.183134.10347@lsil.com> Organization: Unix in NYC Lines: 25 In article <1992Jun17.183134.10347@lsil.com> mitch@lsil.com writes: >My need is as follows: I want to telnet into my workstation from outside >the company, then dial out through the serial port on my workstation to >my local BBS, download something, and go away. Basically, remote >access with local dialing, i.e. if I'm in Japan and want to dialup >my BBS in California I should be able to telnet through to my workstation >in California, make a local call to the BBS in California, all being >controlled from Japan. > >Kermit doesn't seem to work. I need something a bit more sophisticated >using XMODEM or ZMODEM but controlled from the workstation. I know there >are X and ZMODEM emulators that work when data is being pushed to the >workstation but I need to be able to initiate the transfer from the >workstation. Maybe XC would work for you. It can use external rz/sz programs, and has xmodem built-in. I submitted version 4.0 to comp.sources.unix last weekend, but I have had no sign from the moderator. If you're desperate, write back, so I can be sure of your mailpath, and I'll mail back five shar files of source code. -- Jean-Pierre Radley Unix in NYC jpr@jpr.com jpradley!jpr CIS: 72160,1341