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- From: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan)
- Subject: Re: How do you download using (XYZ)MODEM protocol?
- Message-ID: <C09JGB.BDE@griffin.cuc.ab.ca>
- Sender: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan)
- Reply-To: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca
- Organization: Griffin Software Development
- References: <1993Jan2.213642.3755@nextdoor.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 05:33:46 GMT
- Lines: 46
-
- In article <1993Jan2.213642.3755@nextdoor.com> john@nextdoor.com (John
- McCracken) writes:
- > In article <C07ItC.9A6@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor
- > Barcan) writes:
- > >
- > > Just add the following lines to your '.kermrc' file in your home
- directory.
- > > You need the Zmodem package from Sonata. Now, whenever I need to upload
- > > using Zmodem, I do the following:
- > >
- > > 1) Exit into Kermit command mode (usually CTRL-] c)
- > > 2) 'cd' to the directory of the file(s)
- > > 3) Type 'sz files' or whatever files you want to send.
- >
- > This didn't work for me. I get the following error message:
- >
- > zsh: permission denied: /dev/cufa
- >
- > Permissions on /dev/cufa:
- >
- > crw------- 1 uucp wheel 11,224 Jan 2 13:00 /dev/cufa
- >
- > Permissions on /usr/local/bin/kermit:
- >
- > -rwsr-sr-x 1 uucp other 344064 Dec 6 12:19
- /usr/local/bin/kermit*
- >
- > If I change ownership of /dev/cufa to 'john', it works, but that's an
- > unacceptable solution since there are other users of the machine.
-
- Art Isbell also notified me of this problem. On my system, I have a slightly
- different setup, which may or may not be an acceptable solution for others.
-
- I have a group called 'modem'. I make all the users that I want to have
- access to the modem members of this group. I then set my ports with these
- permissions:
-
- 0 crw-rw---- 1 uucp modem 11,224 Jan 2 21:49 /dev/cufa
-
- My kermit permissions are also NOT setuid uucp.
-
- If anyone has any comments on the "safety" of this setup, I'm all ears. :)
-
- --
- Davor Barcan
- davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (NeXTMail)
-