johnston%lbl-csam@sri-unix.UUCP (03/16/84)
From: (Bill Johnston [csam])johnston@lbl-csam
The following is an abstract of the man page for Kermit:
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KERMIT(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual KERMIT(1)
NAME
kermit - file transfer, virt. terminal over tty link
DESCRIPTION
Kermit provides reliable file transfer and primitive virtual
terminal communication between machines. It has been imple-
mented on many different computers, including microproces-
sors (see below). The files transferred may be arbitrary
ASCII data (7-bit characters) and may be of any length. The
file transfer protocol uses small (96 character) checksummed
packets, with ACK/NACK responses and timeouts. Kermit
currently uses a five second timeout and ten retries.
Detail on other implementations and on the protocol is given
in the Kermit Users Guide, and the Kermit Protocol Handbook.
Kermit Users Guide, Fourth Edition (4 May 83), Frank da
Cruz, Daphne Tzoar, Bill Catchings
Kermit Protocol Manual, Protocol Version 3 (29 April 83),
Frank da Cruz, Bill Catchings
Both of the above documents are from the Columbia University
Center for Computing Activities, New York, New York, 10027.
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Further onformation can be gotten from info-kermit-request@columbia-20
or cc.fdc@columbia-20 (Frank da Cruz).
Bill [johnston@lbl-csam]