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1.1     ! root        1:  6-Mar-85 21:53:46-EST,3104;000000000000
        !             2: Mail-From: SY.FDC created at  6-Mar-85 21:53:20
        !             3: Date: Wed 6 Mar 85 21:53:20-EST
        !             4: From: Frank da Cruz <[email protected]>
        !             5: Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V2 #9, C-Kermit Release #2
        !             6: To: [email protected], [email protected],
        !             7:     [email protected]
        !             8: Reply-To: Info-Kermit@CU20B
        !             9: Queries-To: Info-Kermit-Request@CU20B
        !            10: 
        !            11: Info-Kermit Digest         Wed,  6 Mar 1985       Volume 2 : Number  9
        !            12: 
        !            13:                Second Pre-Release of C-Kermit for Unix
        !            14: 
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        !            16: 
        !            17: Date: Wed 6 Mar 85 21:43:12-EST
        !            18: From: Frank da Cruz <SY.FDC@CU20B>
        !            19: Subject: Second Pre-Release of C-Kermit for Unix
        !            20: To: Info-Kermit@CU20B
        !            21: 
        !            22: This is to announce the second "pre-release" of C-Kermit.  The first
        !            23: pre-release (version 4.0) occurred a month ago; the program included
        !            24: support only for Berkeley Unix.  This new release (4.2) includes support
        !            25: for:
        !            26: 
        !            27: . 4.x Berkeley Unix (VAX, SUN)
        !            28: . Generic AT&T System III, System V
        !            29: . Microsoft Xenix for the PC/AT
        !            30: . Interactive on the PC/XT (PC/IX) and other systems
        !            31: . DEC Professional 3xx with Venix 1.0
        !            32: . NCR Tower
        !            33: 
        !            34: All reported bugs have been fixed (or at least fixes have been
        !            35: attempted), and many of the restrictions lifted.  "Dial" and "script"
        !            36: commands have been added, along with code to support modem control and
        !            37: dialers, uucp line locking, and the like.  The program itself has been
        !            38: somewhat reorganized to be more adaptable to small environments: the
        !            39: larger modules have been split; long character strings have been
        !            40: shortened.
        !            41: 
        !            42: Most of the new work was done by Herm Fischer of Litton Data Systems, Van
        !            43: Nuys CA (HFISCHER@USC-ISIB), and there were also contributions from many
        !            44: others in the form of bug reports and/or fixes.  NCR Tower support came
        !            45: from John Bray at Auburn University.  The new makefile (distributed as
        !            46: CKERMI.MAK) embodies procedures for building all the different versions.
        !            47: 
        !            48: Since the program now runs on a variety computers, large and small, it
        !            49: would seem relatively safe to begin adding support for other systems
        !            50: without fear that the program will have to be completely reorganized
        !            51: (again).  The only systems supported by C-Kermit so far are Unix systems;
        !            52: rather than create a separate ckx and ckz module for each such system
        !            53: (since these systems tend to differ in small places, but still have much
        !            54: in common), conditional compilation was used within these modules.  If
        !            55: C-Kermit is to be adapted to non-Unix systems, then a full replacement of
        !            56: the ckx and/or ckz modules is probably indicated.  This is what we will
        !            57: probably do in bringing the program up on the Macintosh.
        !            58: 
        !            59: The files are available via anonymous FTP from Internet host CU20B
        !            60: (Internet number 192.5.43.128) as KER:CK*.*.  They will appear at
        !            61: okstate (for uucp'ing) and on KERMSRV (BITnet) shortly.  If you plan to
        !            62: adapt this program to a new system, be sure to let me know quickly so I
        !            63: can prevent duplication of effort and can put people with similar
        !            64: interests in touch with each other.
        !            65: 
        !            66: ------------------------------
        !            67: 
        !            68: End of Info-Kermit Digest
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