QUESTION:
> I'm *so* frustrated with 'tip'; are there any alternatives?
>
> * terse error messages documented nowhere
> * a disconnect command that 'disconnects' me all the way
> back to my login window, leaping gazelle-like past
> any telnet/rlogin sessions inbetween
>
> OK, so, tip is telling me "link down". Well, my link isn't "down",
> the last unsuccessful tip session has mucked something up.
ANSWERS:
Why tip is saying "link down":
The port is confused about xon/xoff. Other programs won't be
able to use this port either. Add ":nt" to the /etc/remote
listing for the port.
Why "~." exits tip *and* rlogin
Because "~." is also the escape sequence for rlogin. Try "~~."
or "~~^D". Alternatively, launch rlogin with "rlogin -e# foo"
to change the escape character from "." to "#".
Alternative programs to tip:
C-Kermit (ftp.columbia.edu)
pcomm (no source given)
cu "
ecu "
seyon "
Thanks to:
Richard Hubbell <rhubbell@coyote.rain.org>
tbr@tfic.bc.ca (Tom Rushworth)
kevinc@polaris.pen.tek.com (Kevin E Cosgrove)
Daniel Pollack <dpollack@panix.com>
nick@Axil.COM (Nick Burke)
jack@robotics.jpl.nasa.gov (Jack Morrison)
-- David Mostardi (510) 540-6400 Capital Market Technology, Berkeley CA david@capmkt.com-- I play the accordion, and I *vote*.
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