5-Feb-85 16:10:22-EST,5392;000000000000 Mail-From: SY.FDC created at 5-Feb-85 16:09:41 Date: Tue 5 Feb 85 16:09:41-EST From: Frank da Cruz Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V2 #1 -- New Unix Kermit To: Info-Kermit-Members@CU20B.ARPA cc: Info-Unix@BRL-TGR.ARPA Reply-To: Info-Kermit@CU20B Queries-To: Info-Kermit-Request@CU20B Info-Kermit Digest Tue, 5 Feb 1985 Volume 2 : Number 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS - New Unix Kermit Available for Testing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- My apologies for the long delay since the last issue of the Info-Kermit Digest, which was Vol.1, No.46, dated 31 December 1984. This first issue of Volume 2 is to announce a test release of the new Unix Kermit. In subsequent issues, I'll attempt to catch up on other overdue items. A new Kermit program has been written in C, initially for 4.2 Berkeley Unix. The features of this program include: . Full implementation of the Kermit protocol, except for Attribute packets: - Acts as server - Talks to server - All packet encoding and error checking options are provided - File transfer interruption - Filename collision avoidance - Binary and text file transfer . Modular construction for easy portability to other systems . An interactive command parser as well as Unix-style command line arguments . Command and initialization files . Piped operation . Improved terminal connect, with optional logging . Logs for debugging, packets, and transactions . Communication with IBM mainframes Several items on the wish list were not done for lack of time. They will probably be added in the future: . File attributes . Command macros . Login scripts . Raw file transmit The new program is called "C-Kermit" because it is intended as a basis for Kermit programs for any systems that have C compilers. Its version number is 4.0, to distinguish it from earlier releases of Unix Kermit, the most recent of which was 3.0. This prerelease test version of the program runs only under Berkeley Unix 4.2. We also intend to bring it to the following systems within the coming weeks: . DEC Pro-350 and Pro-380 with Venix (a Unix v7 derivative) . Amdahl UTS on IBM 370-series mainframes . Apple Macintosh (maybe) Support for other systems will have to be added elsewhere. The program is being "pre-released" at this time for two reasons: 1. It seems to be perfectly usable on Berkeley 4.2 systems, and is an improvement over the previous version. 2. The modular design may need some adjustment to accommodate certain systems. Before a great deal of additional coding is done, it is highly desirable to get the design and specification of the system-dependent modules stable. Therefore, please take the files, read the documentation, try running the program on your Berkeley Unix system if you have one, and send comments or bug reports to me as soon as you can. If you have a Unix system that is not Berkeley Unix, or a non-Unix system with a C compiler, please take a look at the system-dependent modules to see how they could be adapted to your system; again, if you have any suggestions or criticisms of the design, please let me know. I'm particularly interested in issues of portability. After a round or two of this, perhaps the design can be agreed upon, and then those who would like to contribute support for Version 6, System III, System V, Xenix, PC/IX, etc etc, can do so without fear of running into other people's changes for other systems. Before attempting to adapt C-Kermit to a new system, please let me know so I can tell you whether someone else is already at work on the same thing, and perhaps put you in touch. The files are on CU20B as KER:CK*.*, available via anonymous FTP. The file CKERMI.DOC provides user-level documentation as well as a description of the program organization and hints for adapting it to new systems. Within several days the files should also be available on BITNET via KERMSRV (to get started with KERMSRV, type SMSG RSCS MSG CUVMA KERMSRV HELP), and to Unix systems via UUCP from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Here's how to UUCP to OK State: You need to set up "okstate" as a site in your "L.sys" UUCP dialing file using the information listed below. You can then issue the following command on your system: uucp okstate\!/u/kermit/ck\* /usr/spool/uucppublic (this example will retrieve the new Unix version of Kermit) The "/usr/spool/uucppublic" is chosen as the destination on your system since the destination must be WIDE OPEN (drwxrwxrwx) to everyone. You should not remove files from your uucppublic until the entire transfer is complete including any redials that are necessary. If you do remove some files our system may retransmit them, resulting in a higher phone bill for you. -- UUCP Login information -- Site Name : okstate Phone number : (405) 624-6953 (one line only) Login name : uucpker Password : thefrog Hours : 10:00pm - 10:00am central time (7 day per week) Problem : okstate!uucp-support (UUCP) reports : uucp-support%okstate@csnet-relay (ARPA) The phone number is for 300/1200 baud (bell compatible). ------------------------------ End of Info-Kermit Digest ************************* -------