> I've tried to use minicom for many things, and find it's not quite supposed to > but can... whereas kermit was designed as a "shell" for serial/network access, > which makes it perfect for serial-console stuff and much much more.. (It can > be used as a local shell like bash as well.) well, to each their own. :) I admit I despise kermit because I remember trying to use it to move files from a VMS machine to a terminal running DOS. Always managed to misspell 'recieve' on the first try. :) I savor my hatreds, even (especially?) if they aren't entirely reasonable. :) I'll give it a try sometime. :) Carl Soderstrom -- Network Engineer Real-Time Enterprises (952) 943-8700