Contents

Introduction
What Kermit is about
A short history
Underlying ``conditions'' for using Kermit
Kermit's solution to transmission problems

How to Use Kermit
Making the basic connection
Transferring a File
An alternative way: the Kermit server

Kermit Commands
Remote and Local Operation
Summary of Kermit Commands
Send
Receive
Get (Local Only)
Server
Bye (Local Only)
Finish (Local Only)
Remote (Local Only)
Local
Connect (Local Only)
Help
?
Take
Exit, Quit
Set
The fundamental SET commands
Define
Show
Statistics
Transmit

When things go wrong
Basic connection problems
The Transfer doesn't start
Special characters
The transfer starts but then gets interrupted
File is garbage
Junk after end of file

References
Kermit Implementations
VAX-VMS Kermit Implementation
Unix Kermit Implementation
MS-DOS Kermit Implementation