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1.1     ! root        1:  5-Feb-85 16:10:22-EST,5392;000000000000
        !             2: Mail-From: SY.FDC created at  5-Feb-85 16:09:41
        !             3: Date: Tue 5 Feb 85 16:09:41-EST
        !             4: From: Frank da Cruz <[email protected]>
        !             5: Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V2 #1 -- New Unix Kermit
        !             6: To: [email protected]
        !             7: cc: [email protected]
        !             8: Reply-To: Info-Kermit@CU20B
        !             9: Queries-To: Info-Kermit-Request@CU20B
        !            10: 
        !            11: Info-Kermit Digest         Tue,  5 Feb 1985       Volume 2 : Number  1
        !            12: 
        !            13:   ANNOUNCEMENTS -
        !            14:       New Unix Kermit Available for Testing
        !            15: 
        !            16: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        !            17: 
        !            18: My apologies for the long delay since the last issue of the Info-Kermit
        !            19: Digest, which was Vol.1, No.46, dated 31 December 1984.  This first issue
        !            20: of Volume 2 is to announce a test release of the new Unix Kermit.  In
        !            21: subsequent issues, I'll attempt to catch up on other overdue items.
        !            22: 
        !            23: A new Kermit program has been written in C, initially for 4.2 Berkeley Unix.
        !            24: The features of this program include:
        !            25: 
        !            26: . Full implementation of the Kermit protocol, except for Attribute packets:
        !            27:   - Acts as server
        !            28:   - Talks to server
        !            29:   - All packet encoding and error checking options are provided
        !            30:   - File transfer interruption
        !            31:   - Filename collision avoidance
        !            32:   - Binary and text file transfer
        !            33: . Modular construction for easy portability to other systems
        !            34: . An interactive command parser as well as Unix-style command line arguments
        !            35: . Command and initialization files
        !            36: . Piped operation
        !            37: . Improved terminal connect, with optional logging
        !            38: . Logs for debugging, packets, and transactions
        !            39: . Communication with IBM mainframes
        !            40: 
        !            41: Several items on the wish list were not done for lack of time.  They will
        !            42: probably be added in the future:
        !            43: 
        !            44: . File attributes
        !            45: . Command macros
        !            46: . Login scripts
        !            47: . Raw file transmit
        !            48: 
        !            49: The new program is called "C-Kermit" because it is intended as a basis for
        !            50: Kermit programs for any systems that have C compilers.  Its version number
        !            51: is 4.0, to distinguish it from earlier releases of Unix Kermit, the most
        !            52: recent of which was 3.0.
        !            53: 
        !            54: This prerelease test version of the program runs only under Berkeley Unix 4.2.
        !            55: We also intend to bring it to the following systems within the coming weeks:
        !            56: 
        !            57: . DEC Pro-350 and Pro-380 with Venix (a Unix v7 derivative)
        !            58: . Amdahl UTS on IBM 370-series mainframes
        !            59: . Apple Macintosh (maybe)
        !            60: 
        !            61: Support for other systems will have to be added elsewhere.  The program is
        !            62: being "pre-released" at this time for two reasons:
        !            63: 
        !            64: 1. It seems to be perfectly usable on Berkeley 4.2 systems, and is an
        !            65:    improvement over the previous version.
        !            66: 
        !            67: 2. The modular design may need some adjustment to accommodate certain systems.
        !            68:    Before a great deal of additional coding is done, it is highly desirable
        !            69:    to get the design and specification of the system-dependent modules stable.
        !            70: 
        !            71: Therefore, please take the files, read the documentation, try running the
        !            72: program on your Berkeley Unix system if you have one, and send comments or bug
        !            73: reports to me as soon as you can.  If you have a Unix system that is not
        !            74: Berkeley Unix, or a non-Unix system with a C compiler, please take a look at
        !            75: the system-dependent modules to see how they could be adapted to your system;
        !            76: again, if you have any suggestions or criticisms of the design, please let me
        !            77: know.  I'm particularly interested in issues of portability.  After a round or
        !            78: two of this, perhaps the design can be agreed upon, and then those who would
        !            79: like to contribute support for Version 6, System III, System V, Xenix, PC/IX,
        !            80: etc etc, can do so without fear of running into other people's changes for
        !            81: other systems.  Before attempting to adapt C-Kermit to a new system, please
        !            82: let me know so I can tell you whether someone else is already at work on the
        !            83: same thing, and perhaps put you in touch.
        !            84: 
        !            85: The files are on CU20B as KER:CK*.*, available via anonymous FTP.  The file
        !            86: CKERMI.DOC provides user-level documentation as well as a description of the
        !            87: program organization and hints for adapting it to new systems.  Within several
        !            88: days the files should also be available on BITNET via KERMSRV (to get started
        !            89: with KERMSRV, type SMSG RSCS MSG CUVMA KERMSRV HELP), and to Unix systems via
        !            90: UUCP from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
        !            91: 
        !            92: Here's how to UUCP to OK State:
        !            93: 
        !            94: You need to set up "okstate" as a site in your "L.sys" UUCP dialing file
        !            95: using the information listed below.  You can then issue the following 
        !            96: command on your system:
        !            97: 
        !            98:        uucp okstate\!/u/kermit/ck\* /usr/spool/uucppublic
        !            99: 
        !           100:    (this example will retrieve the new Unix version of Kermit)
        !           101: 
        !           102: The "/usr/spool/uucppublic" is chosen as the destination on your system since
        !           103: the destination must be WIDE OPEN (drwxrwxrwx) to everyone.  You should
        !           104: not remove files from your uucppublic until the entire transfer is complete
        !           105: including any redials that are necessary.  If you do remove some files
        !           106: our system may retransmit them, resulting in a higher phone bill for you. 
        !           107: 
        !           108: -- UUCP Login information --
        !           109: 
        !           110: Site Name    :  okstate
        !           111: Phone number :  (405) 624-6953  (one line only)
        !           112: Login name   :  uucpker
        !           113: Password     :  thefrog
        !           114: Hours        :  10:00pm - 10:00am central time (7 day per week)
        !           115: Problem      :  okstate!uucp-support  (UUCP)
        !           116:   reports    :  uucp-support%okstate@csnet-relay  (ARPA)
        !           117: 
        !           118: The phone number is for 300/1200 baud (bell compatible).
        !           119: 
        !           120: ------------------------------
        !           121: 
        !           122: End of Info-Kermit Digest
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