[ale] FW: [ale] zmodem from dialup ?

[Christopher Bergeron]

Howdy

If you get the answer to this one off line would you please
post it to the list.  I would dearly love to be doing this
also.

sts

On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 04:27:16PM -0400, Christopher wrote:
> Does anyone know how I can dial up a system (not PPP - just plain
> terminal style) and do a ZMODEM (or other) download using Linux?  I'd
> like to put the file into /tmp and go from there.
>
> I can do it with Minicom manually; but I'd really like to script/cron it
> since it happens quite frequently.
>
> - I've looked at "cu" but it doesn't seem to play well with "sz"
> (Zmodem)
> - I've looked at "dip" but it seems to be best suited for IP usage
> - I've looked at "chat" but I'm not sure how to integrate it with "sz"
> (Zmodem)
> - I've looked into scripting with Minicom but I'm not sure how to do the
> download portion, or if it's possible.
>
> Can anyone recommend which I should choose or provide me with a sample
> script that has the zmodem (sz) functionality so I can learn from it.
> The minicom scripts are sparse at best, and I haven't found clear
> documentation on any of the above.
>
> Any help would be appreciated greatly!
>
> Thanks,
> CB
>
>
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