9-Nov-87 17:39:21-EST,1621;000000000011 Return-Path: <@CUVMA.COLUMBIA.EDU:PEPMNT@CFAAMP.BITNET> Received: from CUVMA.COLUMBIA.EDU by CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU with TCP; Mon 9 Nov 87 17:39:15-EST Received: from CUVMA.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMA.COLUMBIA.EDU ; Mon, 09 Nov 87 17:38:13 EST Received: from CFAAMP.BITNET (PEPMNT) by CUVMA.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer X1.25) with BSMTP id 3971; Mon, 09 Nov 87 17:38:09 EST Date: 1987 Nov 9 17:22 EST From: (John F. Chandler) PEPMNT@CFAAMP.BITNET To: (Frank da Cruz) SY.FDC@CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU Subject: EBCDIC->ASCII->EBCDIC Message-id: Frank, You may recall there was a discrepancy between the version of TSNKER that showed up on KERMSRV and the one I got directly from Roger Fajman. I don't remember exactly what characters were involved, but the upshot was that certain characters were consistantly translated into something else. Again, as I recall, the method of loading those files had been to read a tape at CUVMA, then transfer the files to CU20B, and finally load the files back onto KERMSRV. Clearly, the two translations were not mutual inverses. I have discovered an instance of the same problem in MT2KER as well, this time mapping "!" into "]" and "|" into "!". If the problem has already been solved, then forget I mentioned it. If not, I would recommend looking back to see which EBCDIC Kermits came in on tape and whether they use any of the dangerous characters |!{}[]^~... As for MT2KER, I have been assured that the version on KERMSRV is now obsolete anyway, so maybe it doesn't matter. John