G From:	SMTP%"Info-Kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu" 29-NOV-1994 17:59:22.43  To:	EVERHART CC:	 Subj:	Info-Kermit Digest V20 #3   + Date:         Mon, 28 Nov 1994 14:26:37 EST 0 Reply-To:     Info-Kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu5 Sender:       INFO-KERMIT Digest <I-KERMIT@vm.gmd.de> > From:         Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>' Subject:      Info-Kermit Digest V20 #3 
 Comments: To: G To:           Multiple recipients of list I-KERMIT <I-KERMIT@vm.gmd.de>   K Info-Kermit Digest            Mon, 28 Nov 94           Volume 20 : Number 3    Today's Topics: )         C-Kermit 5A(190) Replaces 5A(189) "         Kermit-370 4.3.1 Beta Test-         MS-DOS Kermit 3.1 Beta Test Continues   
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   KERMRSV:=         KERMSRV@CUVMA.BITNET or CUVMA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU - Files 4         (Send e-mail with text HELP to get started.)  	   E-mail: 5         kermit@columbia.edu (not an FTP mail server!)      Post: Kermit Distribution 8         Columbia University Academic Information Systems         612 West 115th Street          New York, NY  10025          USA      Fax:  +1 212 663-8202   F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  & From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu>* Subject: C-Kermit 5A(190) Replaces 5A(189) Date: 13 Nov 1994 19:38:59 GMT> Keywords: C-Kermit, UNIX C-Kermit, VMS C-Kermit, OS/2 C-Kermit> Keywords: Stratus VOS C-Kermit, AOS/VS C-Kermit, OS-9 C-Kermit( Keywords: QNX C-Kermit, RESEND, Recovery  A As of 13 November 1994, C-Kermit 5A(190) is installed for real on G kermit.columbia.edu, replacing the previous version, 5A(189) of 30 June G 1993.  This is the Kermit software for UNIX (all varieties), VMS, OS/2, F Stratus VOS, AOS/VS, OS-9, the Macintosh, the Commodore Amiga, and the- Atari ST.  Highlights of the new version are:   F  . File transfer recovery from point of failure (binary-mode transfers.    only): UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, VOS, Amiga.  ,  . Massive improvements in the OS/2 version.  I  . Totally new and full-featured implementations for QNX and Stratus VOS.   H  . Support for many new OS releases: Solaris 2.3, AIX 4.1, Unixware 1.1,I    new releases of Linux, {Free,Net,etc}BSD, OpenVMS 6.x, OS/2 Warp, etc.   F  . Auto-upload/download/configuration/anything-else via APC mechanism:    UNIX, VMS, OS/2.   J  . Numerous improvements in performance, script programming, client/serverA    protocol, character sets, file transfer display, dialing, etc.   I C-Kermit 5A(190) is available via anonymous ftp from kermit.columbia.edu, E directory kermit/f (NOT kermit/b), also known as kermit/c-kermit, and & several other directories, as follows:  <   kermit/f (= kermit/c-kermit) - FTP all files in text mode:     Source code;;     Documentation files (.hlp, .nr, .upd, .bwr, .doc, etc); <     Initialization and script files (.ini, .kdd, .ksd, etc);2     ASCII-binaries except for VMS, UNIX, and OS/2:       ckd190.uue - DG AOS/VS       ckiker.boo - Amiga       cklker.h68 - VOS 680x0       cklker.h86 - VOS i860        ckm190.hqx - Macintosh       cksker.boo - Atari ST +       cksncp.boo - Atari ST (small version)   =   kermit/bin - FTP all files in binary mode (except READ.ME): C     True binaries for UNIX, VMS, etc.  See the READ.ME for details.   #   kermit/vmshex - FTP in text mode: C     VMS C-Kermit binaries in hex format, together with the decoding ;     program, ckvdeh.mar.  See the READ.ME file for details.   B   kermit/archives - FTP in binary mode unless otherwise indicated:I     cku190.tar.Z  - Compressed tar of C-Kermit source code & other files. E     cku190.tar.gz - Gzip'd tar of C-Kermit source code & other files. C     ckvsrc.hex    - (TEXT mode) VMS C-Kermit source BACKUP saveset. >     cko190.zip    - OS/2 C-Kermit distribution diskette image.  B See kermit/f/ckc190.ann for a detailed list of changes in 5A(190).= See kermit/f/cko190.ann for new features of the OS/2 version. ( For overviews of specific versions, see:  1   kermit/f/ckaaaa.hlp - General C-Kermit overview    kermit/f/ckdaaa.hlp - AOS/VS   kermit/f/ckiaaa.hlp - Amiga #   kermit/f/cklaaa.hlp - Stratus VOS    kermit/f/ckoaaa.hlp - OS/2   kermit/f/ckuaaa.hlp - UNIX   kermit/f/ckvaaa.hlp - VMS   I The user manual, "Using C-Kermit", is recommended for everybody who wants G to make serious use of C-Kermit and to get the most out of it; remember J that manual sales are the primary source of support for the Kermit effort.G Call +1 212-854-3703 to order, or send email to kermit@columbia.edu for ; further info.  A German-language edition is also available.    - Frank    ------------------------------  6 From: "John F. Chandler" <JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU>" Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994  16:05  EST# Subject: Kermit-370 4.3.1 Beta Test C Keywords: IBM Mainframe Kermit, CMS Kermit, TSO Kermit, CICS Kermit  Keywords: MUSIC Kermit Keywords: RESEND, Recovery Xref: VM/CMS, See CMS  Xref: MVS, See TSO or CICS Xref: ROSCOE, See TSO   G All the variants of Kermit-370 are now available for testing in release J 4.3.1: CICS, CMS, MUSIC, and TSO (and its related sub-variant for ROSCOE).L The list of updates is different for the different variants, but all of themH have a generic feature that is new and exciting: it's the first level of4 support for restarting interrupted Kermit transfers.  J This first level works only for binary transfers, and it requires that youH have a similarly upgraded Kermit at the other end, but it's a lot betterI than nothing.  In principle, any interrupted binary file transfer (even a K non-Kermit one) can be restarted with this facility, and the resulting file H will be identical to what would have been received in a single transfer.  K The CMS and CICS variants have a new feature of setting the date/time stamp I for a received file to match that of the original.  The MUSIC variant has F newly-added support for long userids and file names, and it now allowsK arbitrary MUSIC commands to be executed from within Kermit.  Further, there E is a new all-in-one installation procedure for MUSIC, now included in & ikmker.ins in the Kermit distribution.  G The updates are described in a little more detail in the respective BWR C files, and are contained in the NUP files (ik*ker.nup).  Follow the H instructions in the appropriate ik*ker.ins for installing a test verion.  K The new features are applied to the 4.3.0 source code using the appropriate C update program.  The new files are available via anonymous ftp from A kermit.columbia.edu, directory kermit/b, text mode, and also from ' KERMSRV@CUVMA on BITNET (EARN (CREN) ):   (  System      Updates       Documentation&   VM/CMS      ikcker.nup    ikcker.bwr&   MVS/TSO     iktker.nup    iktker.bwr&   CICS        ikxker.nup    ikxker.bwr&   MUSIC       ikmker.nup    ikmker.bwr  : Please send test reports by e-mail to kermit@columbia.edu.   ------------------------------  , From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@columbia.edu>. Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.1 Beta Test Continues Date: Mon Nov 28 09:49:46 1994& Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.14, Cyrillic  L The MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 beta testing period continues.  Numerous improvementsF have already been made as a result of the testing so far, most of themI related to serial communications (RTS/CTS flow control and SET CARRIER ON D improvements) and BBS operation (Fossil driver interface added, ANSIE terminal emulation improvements).  Also the Cyrillic support has been > strengthened, including the addition of some keyboard drivers.  L The ZIP file remains available via anonymous ftp from kermit.columbia.edu inJ the directory kermit/test/bin, filename msv314.zip.  Transfer it in binaryD mode, and then unzip it with the "-d" switch (needed to preserve theJ subdirectory structure - important!), read the top-level READ.ME file, and go from there.  L Send reports by e-mail to kermit@columbia.edu.  Hopefully we'll have a finalI release in a short amount of time.  Thanks to Joe Doupnik for his careful3D attention to all the Beta test reports so far, and for his continued* dedication to MS-DOS Kermit and its users.   ------------------------------   End of Info-Kermit Digest  *************************i