> I use GENERIC#1 kernel. my mac is a performa 6205, and i used ZTerm running
> over a generic printer cable between the printer ports of both the
> machines. console was always on internal video, i never changed that (I do
> get lots of getty overrun messages in syslog during the transfer attempts,
> though :-).  Also, i used the sz/rz source found in the gnu archives at
> sunsite.unc.edu or ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu.

What EXACTLY were the overrun messages?

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> I tried this method at a bunch of different speeds, 57600 being the first,
> I tried text files and other binary files (though I don't think it makes a
> difference-?), and then I reduced speeds, trying to look for something more
> stable.
>
> I switched my getty back to 57600, though, because the text appears very
> quickly, significantly faster than 2400 speed. although sending files over
> the connection is a bad idea, using a few commands intermittently, like
> "ls" and "ps -auxw" shows fast screen speed, which doesn't seem "corrupted".

Take care,

Bill