vasoll@a.cs.okstate.edu@mandrill.CWRU.Edu (Mark Vasoll) (09/15/87)
Due to the ever increasing number of Kermit versions the folks at
Columbia University have expanded the distribution from 3 tapes
to 5. As a result of this, we now have 5 areas full of Kermit
stuff here at "okstate". Since I still hear from people that
are operating from instructions that we published 3 or so years
ago, I would like this note to get the largest distribution possible.
I am including the full access information document for both our
UUCP access and our Kermit Server access to the Kermit sources.
Please discard any previous information that you might have on
these services!
Please note that since we do the Kermit distribution in our spare
time (yes, I have a real job too), we cannot provide telephone
support for this service. Therefore, you will have to communicate
problems to us as documented below.
Thanks,
Mark Vasoll
Computing and Information Sciences Internet: vasoll@a.cs.okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University UUCP: {cbosgd, ihnp4, rutgers,
Stillwater, Oklahoma uiucdcs}!okstate!vasoll
---- aanoks.hlp ----
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY KERMIT DIALUP ACCESS
UUCP and Kermit access to the complete Kermit distribution is available from
the Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The files from TAPE A are in /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-a/*
The files from TAPE B are in /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-b/*
The files from TAPE C are in /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-c/*
The files from TAPE D are in /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-c/*
The files from TAPE E are in /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-c/*
The A and C tapes contain microcomputer versions of Kermit.
The B and D tapes contain minicomputer and mainframe versions of Kermit.
The E tape contains other documents (such as the Kermit User's Guide).
See the file "aavers.hlp" for the location of your favorite version.
-- UUCP --
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
commands on your system:
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-a/aaaread.me /usr/spool/uucppublic
(this is a general information file about the entire Kermit Distribution.
DO THIS FIRST!)
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-a/aavers.hlp /usr/spool/uucppublic
(this file will tell you where the version of Kermit that you
are looking for resides.)
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-b/ck\* /usr/spool/uucppublic
(this example will retrieve the current version of C-Kermit)
WARNING: Using wildcards on extremely large collections of files will probably
fail without an error message. This was recently seen when someone tried to
request /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-a/ms* (all of the MS-DOS related files).
"/usr/spool/uucppublic" was chosen as the destination on your system since
the destination must be WIDE OPEN (drwxrwxrwx) to everyone. Also, the system
"okstate" must be allowed (via the Permissions or USERFILE file) to write into
the destination directory.
There are 2 files available that contain information about the entire
distribution. We recommend that you retrieve these files first. They are
"aaaread.me" which explains the file name conventions used, and "aafiles.dir"
which is a complete listing (by name) of all files in the in each kermit
directory. These files will enable you to choose the right files the first
time.
----- UUCP Login information -----
Site Name : okstate
Phone number : (405) 624-6953
Login name : uucpker
Password : thefrog
Hours : 24 hours per day, 7 days a week
Problem : okstate!uucp-support (UUCP)
reports : uucp-support@a.cs.okstate.edu (ARPA)
The phone number is for 300/1200 baud (bell compatible).
The following is a sample L.sys line (\r is a carriage return). You might
want to put a time restriction on "Any", such as Any0000-0800 to save on
your phone bills.
okstate Any ACU 1200 405-624-6953 "" \r ogin: uucpker word: thefrog
Just a few notes on how to best retrieve parts of the Kermit distribution
using UUCP...
- Install the proper L.sys entry and test it using the debugging option
of UUCICO (-x4). Repeat this step until you successfully complete a
"no work" connection, this will verify that your L.sys entry is correct
and will minimize frazzled nerves.
- Retrieve the files `aaaread.me' and `aafiles.dir' with the following
commands:
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-a/aaaread.me /usr/spool/uucppublic
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-a/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.a
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-b/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.b
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-c/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.c
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-d/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.d
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-e/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.e
You will have to escape the exclamation point and the tilde if you are
using the C shell (i.e. ...okstate\!\~uucp/kermit-a...).
- Choose the versions of Kermit that you wish to transfer and issue the
proper UUCP command. Some systems don't seem to like wildcards, but
in any case the wildcards will have to be escaped from your shell. The
following command would retrieve the files relating to C-Kermit:
uucp okstate!~uucp/kermit-b/ck\* /usr/spool/uucppublic
PLEASE NOTE THE USE OF /usr/spool/uucppublic! Unless you *really*
understand how UUCP's protections work you should not change this! A
number of people have queued >100 files and had their systems refuse
to store them in out of the way places. This results in wasted phone
time!
KERMIT SERVER ACCESS TO THE KERMIT DISTRIBUTION AREA.
Okstate also provides access to the KERMIT distribution via a KERMIT Server.
The number is the same as above for the uucpker login, so the line may be busy
quite a bit. This server is a specialized server with controlled access. At
present, the server is only allowed access to the KERMIT directories on our
machine.
Path names for the C-KERMIT server:
1. The server does not allow relative paths. You must
fully qualify the directory and filename. If you are
in the directory of a file you wish to access, then the
directory name is not needed.
2. No password is needed for the directory change. Just
specify the proper path (selected from the list shown
when the server starts up). Again, relative paths are
not allowed.
3. When you use the REMOTE DIRECTORY command, remember
that there are a great number of files in the 5 direc-
tories currently accessible by the server. This means
that it will take a little while for the listing to
come back to you.
4. All filenames are case sensitive, and currently, all
lower case. This means that
/USR/SPOOL/UUCPPUBLIC/KERMIT-A/AA*
is an INVALID file name to the server, while
/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-a/aa*
IS a valid file name that the server will recognize.
5. The messages returned by the server in the acknowledge-
ment, and error packets are very helpful. If a partic-
ular KERMIT does not print the messages, then it will
be difficult to know what is really going wrong.
6. Wildcarding is allowed. At this time, only '*', and
'?' are recognized as wildcard characters. As with
most Unix wildcarding, '*' represents zero or more of
any character, including '.', and '?' represents any
single character, also including '.'. Thus, ck*.* is
equivalent to ck* for all filenames containing a '.',
and ck?* is not equivelent to ck* Since the '?'
requires that a character be present.
What the startup information means:
When the server starts up, several pieces of informa-
tion are printed out. Below is a sample:
Server capabilities:
GET DIR TYPE CWD JOURNAL
max-on-time = `-2'
max-idle = `600'
Home directory: `/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-a'
Alternate path: `/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-a: r'
Alternate path: `/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-b: r'
Alternate path: `/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-c: r'
Alternate path: `/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-d: r'
Alternate path: `/usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-e: r'
The information given above, describes the types of
functions the server can perform, the time limits associated
with the server, and the paths that you may use to access
the KERMIT distribution. The value of max-on-time
represents the maximum length of a session. In this case,
the value `-2' means infinite. The value of max-idle
represents the maximum time that can elapse between transac-
tions before the session terminates. The value given is in
seconds, so 10 minutes is the limit. If max-on-time was
enforced, its value would also be in seconds.
The "Home directory" path is the directory that the
server starts the session in. Since it is also an alternate
path, it is listed as one. The letters appearing after the
':' in the Alternate path names, represent the permissions
applicable in that directory. 'r' is for READ. The other
possibilities are 'w' - WRITE, 'd' - DELETE, and 'x' - EXE-
CUTE.
Transaction journaling
A complete list of the transactions that each session
makes is maintained. You may retrieve a copy of the tran-
saction by using the REMOTE commands associated with jour-
nals. The information within the journal represents all of
the data and information associated with the transactions
carried out for the session.
The server supports all of the journal functions listed
in the KERMIT protocol manual, .../kermit-e/kproto.doc.
Transaction files can be named, if an argument is given to
the REMOTE START-LOG command. Only the base name of the
file name will be used. An example series of command to the
server might be:
KERMIT> remote start-log files
KERMIT> remote cwd /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-b
KERMIT> get ck*
KERMIT> get hp*
KERMIT> remote cwd /usr/spool/uucppublic/kermit-a
KERMIT> get ms*
KERMIT> remote send-log
The resulting log would contain information about which
file were transferred and the times associated with the
transfer. The final command, remote send-log, would result
in the file "files" being sent to the users' host. It could
then be reviewed at a later date to verify what had been
transferred.
You need the following information in order to access the server.
KERMIT login : kermsrv
Password : piggy
Parity : even
Data path : 7 bit
Available : 24 hours/day, 7 days a week
When the login is completed, the server will start, and you should escape
back to your local KERMIT to issue further commands. If the server remains
idle for a period of time around 10 minutes, it will be stopped. While the
server is receiving data other than NAK packets, it will continue to run.
The best place to start after logging on is "REMOTE HELP", followed closely by
the desired "REMOTE DIR" commands. If you don't include an argument to REMOTE
DIR, you should be prepared for more than 600 lines of output. It is usually
better to read the 'aaaread.me' file (using REMOTE TYPE perhaps) and then do
the DIR with some kind of wildcard (like "REMOTE DIR ck*").
Remember that if your KERMIT does not support remote commands, then you can
get files from either directory by preceding the file name with the proper
path, as in:
get /usr/spool/uucp/kermit-b/ck*
- If you are having problems connecting to our system PLEASE send mail
to {cbosgd, ihnp4, rutgers, uiucdcs}!okstate!uucp-support or
to uucp-support@a.cs.okstate.edu.
Thanks,
--
Mark Vasoll
Computing and Information Sciences Internet: vasoll@a.cs.okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University UUCP: {cbosgd, ihnp4, rutgers, seismo,
Stillwater, Oklahoma uiucdcs}!okstate!vasoll