Transferring Files from a Mac to a Unix Computer using Kermit

Scenerio: You have a file, created on the Mac with MS Word and you want to get it into a Unix computer so that you can do something with it (like email it to someone).

1. Open the file with Word. First, under the Format Menu, "Document" section, set the right margin to 2 inches. Then, under the File menu, select "Save As" In the dialog box, select "Save File as Type:" and then slide down to "Text Only With Line Breaks." When the dialog box returns to the "Save As" box, create a new, Unix-legit [*] filename and save the file.

Close the file immediately.

2. Move the file so that it is on the same drive and in the same folder as your communications program (Kermit, Z-Term, Microphone).

3. Run your telecom program.

If you are running Kermit, skip to step 4.

Otherwise, somewhere in the menu bar is a link to a dialog box that allows you to define file transfer protocols or modes. Find that dialog box and select "kermit" file transfer protocol.

4. login to your Unix account.

5. At the % prompt, type "kermit" (no quotes).

6. The Kermit prompt is "C-Kermit>" (no quotes)

7. At the C-Kermit prompt, type "rec" (no quotes)

8. Grab your mouse, pull down the File menu, and select "Send" (or "Send File")

Use the finder dialog box to locate the appropriate file, select and send it.

9. When the "C-Kermit>" prompt returns, type "exit" (no quotes).

10. Do what you like with the file.

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