SY.FDC@cu20b.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) (01/25/88)
This is to announce another minor release, but this time a "real" release, of C-Kermit for Unix, VAX/VMS, Data General AOS, the Commodore Amiga, the Apple Macintosh, etc. The changes were minor, and only appear in the Unix versions. They include: . Suspendibility via Ctrl-Z on systems with job control (Bob Brown). . Explicit support for SCO Xenix in the Makefile (from D.W. Bettinger). . Explicit support for the AT&T 7300, including the ability to dial its internal modem (from R.E. Hill, untested). . Improved response of the C-Kermit server to 'remote cwd' commands. . Miscellaneous small fixes and cleanups. The major change is that since this is now considered a real release, the files have been named from XK*.* back to CK*.*, and the XK*.* files are gone, resulting in a savings of about 2 megabytes in our Kermit distribution area and on our tapes. All files' names changed, but the only files whose contents changed are: ckuker.upd - Update history ckuker.bwr - Beware file ckcfns.c - Functions (better reporting of current directory by server) ckcmai.c - Main program (new version number) ckcpro.c - Protocol module (wart output) ckudia.c - Dial module (ATT 7300 support added) ckuusr.c - New calls ckutio.c - Support for ATT 7300, job control fixes ckufio.c - New zgtdir() function to return current directory ckdfio.c - Ditto (but dummy) ckifio.c - Ditto (but dummy) ckmfio.c - Ditto (but dummy) ckvfio.c - Ditto (but dummy) ckwart.c - Syntax error fixed These files are in K2: on CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU, e.g. K2:CKCFNS.C, available via anonymous FTP. They are also available on BITNET from KERMSRV@CUVMA as CKCFNS C, etc. For information about using KERMSRV to get Kermit files, send a message to KERMSRV@CUVMA with the message text saying "help". Please report any problems with this release to Info-Kermit@CU20B. -------
paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq) (01/26/88)
In article <11449@brl-adm.ARPA> SY.FDC@cu20b.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) writes: >This is to announce another minor release, but this time a "real" release, >of C-Kermit for Unix, VAX/VMS, Data General AOS, the Commodore Amiga, >the Apple Macintosh, etc. The changes were minor, and only appear in the >Unix versions. [...] Kermit has been one of the most useful pseudo-PD programs I've ever, uh, used. I'm curious, though, as to whether this release includes the long-discussed "windowing kermit protocol" which would apparently allow several ACKs to be outstanding at one time, thus improving performance on half-duplex and X.25 connections. I read about this in 1983-84, I think, but I've never heard of it having made it into code. Does anyone know the full story on this? -- Paul A Vixie Esq paul%vixie@uunet.uu.net {uunet,ptsfa,hoptoad}!vixie!paul San Francisco, (415) 647-7023
davidsen@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP (William E. Davidsen Jr) (01/29/88)
In article <6478@oberon.USC.EDU> blarson@skat.usc.edu (Bob Larson) writes: | Unfortunatly, I'm rather certain full duplex windows havn't made it | into C-kermit yet. The only version I know of are for Primos, a | semi-functional (and unmaintainable) one for ms-dos, and commercial | ms-dos packages. (such as procom) There may of course be others I am | not aware of. Columbia has the code for windows, and FDC is getting the feature integrated with the existing code. I offered to send a version with windows, and he said he had it. I can not, and will not, mail or post the source. It's huge and of minimal interest. Those who want it can download from alphacm 714-828-0288 (where I got it) or *IX BBS 518-346-8033, login as xbbs, not bbs. You will have to fill out the questionare on *IX and wait to be validated. I can't put any more thru my mailer than I am, sorry. -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs | seismo}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me