egray@fthood.UUCP (10/10/90)
> I need a comm program with a robust scripting language that will be distruted > to several hundred sites. I have 'TERM' by Century Software but it costs $500 > per site. I have 'expect' but it will not do what we need. I need something > under $200/site. I understand ProComm is on UNIX. How much is it? Anyone > have their number? Any other comm programs out there with scripting > languages? > > Oh yeah, I also have XCOMM but the scripting language is too limited. I'd be willing to bet that the ProComm you've heard about is actually a program called Pcomm. Yes, Pcomm is designed to operate similarily to ProComm, but is NOT a DataStorm product. Pcomm is good-ole public domain. Pcomm doesn't have a separate scripting language, it uses the Unix shell instead. Also, in it's current configuration, Pcomm only uses the script feature to log on a remote system (the script can't be used to do unattended downloads for example). A limitation that is on my list of things to fix on the next release. If anyone is interested, Pcomm v1.2.4 appeared in comp.sources.unix as v20i067 thru v20i075 around the 27th of October 1989. Since then, patches 5-9 were posted to comp.sources.bugs. Both the current version of Pcomm and all the patches are available via anonymous ftp from cerl.cecer.army.mil (129.229.1.101). Emmet P. Gray US Army, HQ III Corps & Fort Hood ...!uunet!uiucuxc!fthood!egray Attn: AFZF-DE-ENV fthood!egray@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu Directorate of Engineering & Housing Environmental Management Office Fort Hood, TX 76544-5057
caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) (10/13/90)
In article <7300007@fthood> egray@fthood.UUCP writes: > >> I need a comm program with a robust scripting language that will be distruted >> to several hundred sites. I have 'TERM' by Century Software but it costs $500 >> per site. I have 'expect' but it will not do what we need. I need something >> under $200/site. Professional-YAM for Unix sells for $139 per full copy, and site license add-ons are available for $80, less in quantity. Source license is also available for $400. Pro-YAM has many protocols including ZMODEM-90(Tm), and a powerful shell like script language that is ideal for unattended remote file maintenance and information utility accesses. Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD Portland OR 97231 503-621-3406 TeleGodzilla:621-3746 FAX:621-3735 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAF