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^TRANSFERRING FILES USING SOFT MACHINES' DYALOG COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE^
You can use the ^TRANSMIT^ or ^RECEIVE^ commands to transfer_any_ASCII (text) or
binary (program) files, without errors.
These commands are executed from DYALOG's ^COMMAND^ mode. To enter COMMAND
mode press the ^CHANGE^ key, which is normally the ^\^ key (unless you have
redefined it as some other character). (The \ - or current CHANGE key -
is like a toggle switch: each press of the CHANGE key will switch you from
COMMAND mode to TALK mode or vice versa.)
When you are all through transferring files, please remember to go back into
TALK mode (by pressing the CHANGE key), and log off the AMUS network before
you hang-up.
^NOTE:^ In these directions, ^<CR>^ means carriage return.
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^TO RECEIVE A FILE FROM THE AMUS NETWORK ONTO YOUR SYSTEM^
1) Log into the account on the AMUS network where the file you wish to
RECEIVE is located.
2) Enter DYALOG ^COMMAND^ mode by pressing the ^CHANGE^ key (normally the ^\^ key
unless you have redefined it).
3) Type the command:
^RECEIVE [filename] <CR>^
where [filename] is the name of the file you wish to RECEIVE.
If you would like to give your copy of the file a different name than
the name AMUS uses, type:
^RECEIVE [newname]=[oldname] <CR>^
where [oldname] is the name of the file on the AMUS network, and [newname]
is the name you would like to give to the copy of the file on your system.
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^ MORE INFO ON RECEIVING FILES^
* If you enter DYALOG COMMAND mode and type the command:
^NOERASE T <CR>^
before you RECEIVE a file, you will prevent the accidental erasing of
files on your system should you try to RECEIVE a file that has the
same name as an existing file on your system.
* As the file transfer progresses, a dot will be displayed on your CRT for
each block of data that is sent. A "C" will be displayed for blocks that
needed to be resent because of transmission errors. When the file transfer
is complete, the message "File transfer complete" will be displayed.
* If you receive the message "protection violation", you have either tried
to RECEIVE a file into an account where you aren't currently logged on
your system, or you have tried to RECEIVE a protected file.
If the problem is that you're logged into the wrong account on your system,
type in the command: ^AMOS <CR>^, log to the proper account, re-enter DYALOG
by typing the command: ^DYALOG <CR>^, then try the file transfer again.
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^TO TRANSMIT A FILE FROM YOUR SYSTEM TO THE AMUS NETWORK^
1) Log to the account on the AMUS network where you wish the new file to be
located.
2) Enter DYALOG ^COMMAND^ mode by pressing the ^CHANGE^ key (normally the ^\^ key,
unless you have redefined it).
3) Type the command:
^TRANSMIT [filename] <CR>^
where [filename] is the name of the file you wish to transfer.
If you would like AMUS's copy of the file to have a different name than
your copy of the file, type:
^TRANSMIT [newname]=[oldname] <CR>^
where [newname] is the name you'd like to give AMUS's copy of the file,
and [oldname] is the name the file has on your system.
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^MORE INFO ON TRANSMITTING FILES TO AMUS^
* If you enter DYALOG COMMAND mode and type the command:
^NOERASE T <CR>^
before you TRANSMIT a file, you will prevent the accidental erasing of
AMUS's files should you try to tramsmit a file that has the same name
as an existing file on the AMUS network.
* As the file transfer progresses, a dot will be displayed on your CRT for
each block of data that is sent. A "C" will be displayed for blocks that
needed to be resent because of transmission errors. When the file transfer
is complete, the message "File transfer complete" will be displayed.
* If you receive the message "protection violation", you've either tried to
TRANSMIT a file to an account that you're not currently logged to on the
AMUS network, or you've tried to TRANSMIT a file to a protected account on
the AMUS network. Go back into TALK mode by pressing the current CHANGE
key, and log into the proper account for file transfers. Then press the
CHANGE key to re-enter COMMAND mode and try your file transfer again.
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