Last update: Sat Dec 28 12:07:39 1996 Welcome to the Columbia University Kermit software distribution area. You may cd to any of these directories and get any files you want. All files are provided without warranty of any kind. Please read specific copyright notices and disclaimers. Most of this software is not "public domain". NOTICE THE KERMIT FILES MAY NOT BE REDISTRIBUTED ON CD-ROMS OR OTHER MEDIA WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OFFICE OF KERMIT DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. THEY SHOULD NOT BE COPIED TO OTHER FTP SITES FROM WHICH CD-ROMS ARE MADE. THEY MAY NOT BE RESOLD, REMARKETED, BUNDLED, EMBEDDED, ADAPTED, GIVEN AWAY, OR OTHERWISE REDISTRIBUTED BY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS, OR PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. For further information, send email to kermit@columbia.edu. WEB USERS This material is navigated much more easily with a Web browser: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ DOCUMENTATION MS-DOS Kermit for DOS and Windows and C-Kermit for UNIX, VMS, OS/2, VOS, AOS/VS, etc, are documented in professionally published manuals. Sales of these manuals are the primary source of funding for the nonprofit Kermit project. If you use C-Kermit or MS-DOS Kermit, please also be sure to purchase the relevant manuals. Info below. KERMIT 95 Kermit 95 for Windows 95 and NT is not available for downloading. It must be purchased and licensed. Details are available on the Kermit Web at: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html and in the text files in the kermit/k95 subdirectory. Patches for Kermit 95 are in the kermit/k95/patches directory. DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE The Kermit software is broken up into subdirectories that contain lots of files, many of them for obscure machines and operating systems. This is confusing to many people. Therefore, several of the most popular versions have been packaged for easy retrieval: MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC with DOS or Windows 3.x: kermit/archives/msvibm.zip. FTP in binary mode, unzip on your PC. C-Kermit 6.0 for UNIX: kermit/archives/cku192.tar.Z or .gz FTP in binary mode, uncompress, untar, then "make" the appropriate version. Read the makefile and ckuins.doc for instructions. OS/2 C-Kermit: kermit/archives/cko191.zip. FTP in binary mode, unzip, then run the installation procedure, INSTALL.CMD. Various binaries: kermit/bin - current releases. kermit/test/bin - alpha or beta (upcoming) releases. kermit/test/tar - tar.Z or tar.gz of test releases of C-Kermit Frequently Asked Questions: kermit/faq.txt Much of this information is recapitulated below in greater detail, but if this is all you wanted to know you can stop reading. KERMIT SOFTWARE ORGANIZATION This is the definitive Kermit software distribution area. It is organized into subdirectories as follows: kermit/a/ - Tape A - Popular PCs: MS-DOS Kermit for DOS and Windows; Apple II Kermit; CP/M-80 Kermit. kermit/f - Tape F - C-Kermit 6.0 for UNIX, VMS, DG AOS/VS, OS-9, Commodore Amiga; along with older C-Kermit versions for Atari ST, Apollo Aegis, Stratus VOS. kermit/b/ - Tape B - Popular mainframes, minis, and workstations: IBM mainframes (VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, CICS, MUSIC), VAX/VMS, PDP-11 (RSX, RSTS, RT, TSX, MUMPS). kermit/c/ - Tape C - Less popular micros, PCs and workstations: Acorn, Apollo, Atari, Commodore 64/128, CP/M-86, Concurrent CP/M-86, BTOS, CTOS, LISP machines, Flex, UniFlex, HP BASIC, UCSD Pascal, Intel 8051 Microcontroller, Intel Development Systems, Luxor ABC, Lilith, ICL/Perq, Sinclair, RML, TRS-80, and other Tandys, etc. kermit/d/ - Tape D - Less popular minis & mainframes: DG AOS/VS and RDOS, Burroughs, CDC, Cray, GEC, Gould/SEL, Harris, Honeywell, HP minis, DEC-10/20, DEC PDP-8/12, MAI Basic Four, MODCOMP, IBM mainframes (MTS, GUTS), NCR, Norsk Data, Perkin-Elmer/Concurrent, PICK, PRIME, Tandem, TI, Sperry/UNIVAC/UNISYS, ICL, etc. kermit/e - Tape E - General Kermit documentation, mail archives, etc DEVELOPMENT AREAS kermit/test - Kermit development or Beta Test versions, see kermit/test/READ.ME. This directory has a text and a bin subdirectory, and some others. BINARIES kermit/bin - Binary executable Kermit programs (use binary mode). kermit/vmshex - VMS Kermit executables in HEX format (text mode). ARCHIVES kermit/archives - Packed archives of popular versions (binary mode). cku*.tar.Z: compressed tar archive of current UNIX C-Kermit release, e.g. cku192*.tar.Z; msvibm.zip: ZIP archive of current MS-DOS Kermit distribution diskette (KERMIT.EXE, KERMIT.PIF, MSKERMIT.INI, MSCUSTOM.INI, etc etc). cko191.zip: OS/2 C-Kermit distribution files. See kermit/archives/read.me for further info. OTHER kermit/cu - Columbia-specific files (MS-DOS Kermit scripts, etc) kermit/charsets - Character set tables and info (8-bit text!) kermit/printers - Printer utilities to be used with Kermit software kermit/old - Old versions, superseded by new ones. kermit/extra - Extra, redundant, or rarely-used versions. kermit/vttest - The VT100/102 terminal emulation test program. File names all start with letters and are of the form name.typ (lowercase!) and normally appear in alphabetical order in a directory listing or on a tape. Exception: READ.ME files have uppercase names, so as to appear at the top of a directory listing, but are usually also accessible as read.me. Kermit programs are stored in the Kermit distribution areas with related files grouped together using filename prefixes; the names of all the files for a certain implementation all start with the same 2- or 3-character prefix, for instance all the files for MS-DOS Kermit have names starting with "ms". Similarly, "ck" for C-Kermit, "ik" for IBM mainframe Kermit, "k11" for PDP-11 Kermit, and so on. A group of files for a particular Kermit program is often headed by an "aaaa" file, for example "msaaaa.hlp" for MS-DOS Kermit; "ckaaaa.hlp" for C-Kermit; "ckvaaa.hlp" for the VMS version of C-Kermit, "ckoaaa.hlp" for the OS/2 version of C-Kermit, and so on. These files explain the organization of the files for a particular Kermit version. The most popular Kermit programs are: MS-DOS Kermit for PC-DOS, MS-DOS, and MS-Windows: Overview file: kermit/a/msaaaa.hlp Binary ZIP archive: kermit/archives/msvibm.zip Sources: kermit/a/ms*.* (assembler and C) C-Kermit for UNIX, VAX/VMS, OS/2, Data General AOS/VS, the Commodore Amiga, Stratus VOS, the Atari ST, and OS-9: Overview file: kermit/f/ckaaaa.hlp. Binary compressed tar archive of UNIX source code: kermit/archives/cku192src.tar.Z (192 is the program edit number, subject to change). Selected binaries are in kermit/bin/ck*. Hexified VMS binaries are in kermit/vmshex/ckv*.hex. Other binaries can be found in kermit/b/ck*.uue (UUENCODed versions), ck*.boo (BOO-encoded versions), etc. Sources: kermit/b/ck*.[cwh], ck*ker.mak. Macintosh Kermit: Overview file: kermit/f/ckmaaa.hlp Source code: kermit/f/ck[cuwm]*.[cwhr] Binary: kermit/f/ckmker.hqx (BinHex 4.0 format) Further information: kermit/f/ckmker.bwr IBM Mainframe Kermit for VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, MVS/ROSCOE, CICS, and MUSIC: Overview file: kermit/b/ik0aaa.hlp Source code: kermit/b/ik*.* (ik0*.* + ikc*.* for CMS, ikt*.* for TSO, etc) Files whose names start with "aa" -- normally appearing at the top of a directory listing -- give general information about Kermit. There should be an identical set of "aa" files at the top of each Kermit subdirectory a-e. The following files describe what's available in the Kermit distribution: aafiles.hlp - Explanation of what files are available and how they are named. aanetw.hlp -- Information about network access to Kermit files. aatape.hlp -- Information about Kermit distribution tape formats. Files whose names start with "aav" are complete tabular lists of existing, available Kermit versions, sorted in various ways: aavers.hlp -- Master list, in no particular order aavnew.hlp -- Listed in reverse chronological order of release date aavops.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by operating system only aavlng.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by programming language aavpfx.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by filename prefix, regardless of tape aavsys.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by machine and operating system aavtap.hlp -- Listed by tape (A-F), then alphabetically by file prefix And there are some bureaucratic files, whose names start with "aax": aaxfly.doc -- The Kermit catalog and mail-order form, terms and conditions. aaxfly.ps -- A PostScript version of the catalog and order form. aaxcom.doc -- Commercial-Use policy. aaxcom.ps -- PostScript version of commercial-use policy. PUBLISHED DOCUMENTATION ... is available for MS-DOS Kermit and C-Kermit. Please use it. Sales of the documentation are the primary source of funding for the Kermit project. The manuals show you how to use the software and get the most out of it. MS-DOS Kermit, full-featured communications software for IBM and compatible PCs with DOS or Windows, is documented in: Christine M. Gianone, Using MS-DOS Kermit, Second Edition, Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1992, 345 pages, ISBN 1-55558-082-3. Packaged with version 3.14 of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles on a 3.5-inch diskette. In computer and book stores, or order direct from Columbia University or from Digital Press. A German-language edition is also available: Christine M. Gianone, MS-DOS Kermit, das universelle Kommunikationsprogramm, Verlag Heinz Heise, Hannover, Germany (1991), 414 pages. Packaged with version 3.14 of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles on a 5.25-inch diskette, including German- language help files. Deutsch von Gisbert W. Selke. ISBN 3-88229-006-4. And a French-language edition: Christine M. Gianone, Kermit MS-DOS mode d'emploi, Deuxieme edition, Heinz Schiefer & Cie., Versailles (1993), 406 pages. Packaged with version 3.11 of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles on a 5.25-inch diskette. Adaption francaise: Jean Dutertre. ISBN 2-901143-20-2. There is also a Japanese book about MS-DOS Kermit, concentrating on the NEC PC9801: Hirofumi Fujii and Fukuko Yuasa, MS-Kermit Nyumon, Computer Today Library 6, Saiensu-Sha Co., Ltd., publishers (1993), 160 pages. ISBN 4-7819-0669-9 C3355 P1854E. C-Kermit 6.0, full-function communication software for UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, OS-9, Apollo Aegis, the Commodore Amiga, and the Atari ST is documented in: Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, "Using C-Kermit", Second Edition, Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1997, 622 pages, ISBN 1-55558-164-1. In computer and book stores, or order direct from Columbia University or from Digital Press. A German-language version of the first edition is also available: Frank da Cruz und Christine M. Gianone, C-Kermit--Einfuhrung und Referenz, Verlag Heinz Heise, Hannover, Germany (1994). ISBN 3-88229-023-4. Deutsch von Gisbert W. Selke. The Kermit File transfer protocol is specified in the following book, which also includes tutorials on computers, file systems, data communications, and using Kermit: Frank da Cruz, Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol, Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Worburn, MA, 1987, 379 pages, ISBN 0-932376-88-6. In computer and book stores, or order direct from Columbia University or from Digital Press. ENGLISH-LANGUAGE KERMIT BOOKS: 1. In computer and book stores, or order direct from the publisher, Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann with MasterCard, Visa, or American Express: +1 800 366-2665 (Woburn, Massachusetts office for USA & Canada) +44 1865 314627 (Oxford, England distribution centre for UK & Europe) +61 03 9245 7111 (Melbourne, Vic, office for Australia & NZ) +65 356-1968 (Singapore office for Asia) +27 (31) 2683111 (Durban office for South Africa) 2. From Columbia University: The Kermit Project Columbia University 612 West 115th Street New York NY 10025-7799 USA Tel. +1 212 854-3703 Fax. +1 212 663-8202 E-Mail: kermit-orders@columbia.edu Domestic and overseas orders accepted. Add $10 US PER BOOK for shipping outside of North America. Orders may be paid by MasterCard or Visa, or prepaid by check in US dollars. Add $35 bank fee for checks not drawn on a US bank. Price includes shipping. Do not include sales tax. Quantity discounts are available. Single-copy US prices (in US dollars): Using MS-DOS Kermit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 39.95 Using C-Kermit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 39.95 Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 34.95 All three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 90.00 GERMAN-LANGUAGE KERMIT BOOKS: MS-DOS Kermit, das universelle Kommunikationsprogramm: . . . . DM 79,00 C-Kermit--Einfuhrung und Referenz: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DM 88,00 Verlag Heinz Heise GmbH & Co. KG Helstorfer Strasse 7 D-30625 Hannover, GERMANY Tel. +49 (05 11) 53 52-0 Fax. +49 (05 11) 53 52-1 29 FRENCH: Kermit MS-DOS Mode d'Emploi: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FF 495,00 Heinz Schiefer & Cie. 45 rue Henri de Regnier F-78000 Versailles, FRANCE Tel. +33 39 53 95 26 Fax. +33 39 02 39 71 Also available from Columbia University: $36.95 US. JAPANESE: MS-Kermit Nyumon: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 Y Saiensu-Sha Co., Ltd. Abe-toku Building 2-4 Kanda-suda cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101, JAPAN Tel. +81-3-3256-1091 PACKET DRIVER SOFTWARE Also available in our anonymous FTP area, the Cyrnwr (formerly Clarkson) packet driver collection, network board drivers for IBM PCs and compatibles: packet-drivers/src - Source code (ftp in text mode) packet-drivers/doc - Documentation (ftp in text mode) packet-drivers/bin - Binaries (ftp in binary mode) packet-drivers/zip - ZIP archives (ftp in binary mode) packet-drivers/new - New additions (mixture of text and binary) COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT Why is there such a huge number of files? I can't find anything! Why don't you organize things more conveniently for ftp'ers? If you have a Web client like Lynx, Mosaic, Netscape, etc, then you'll get a much better view. Point your Web browser at URL: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/. Otherwise... It's a matter of how many hours there are in a day and how many people to work those hours, as well as disk space and other resources. Kermit, unlike a lot of other software on the net, is not just a UNIX-only or Windows-only phenomenon. We get constant requests to put Kermit for machine X running Operating System Y into archive format Z, where X, Y, and Z each number in the hundreds, such as "Why can't you put PDP-11 Kermit for RSX-11 into an LHARC archive?", "I want to have IBM mainframe Kermit in a VMS BACKUP saveset", "uuencoded", "boo'd", "btoa'd", "hexified", "base64'd", "binhexed", etc etc ad infinitum. The fact is, the files are organized as they are so we can make tapes from them -- not just TAR tapes -- ANSI, BACKUP, OS Standard Label, etc, too. Income from tape and book sales is what pays for your net access to these files. As noted above, however, we have packed up several of the most popular Kermits into several of the most popular archive formats -- a tar.Z file for UNIX, ZIP files for MS-DOS and OS/2, etc, as disk space and time permit. (End of kermit/READ.ME)