C-Kermit 8.0 Beta Test

`C-Kermit 8.0 Beta Test`

This page last updated: Wed Dec 12 18:53:21 2001 (New York USA Time)

C-KERMIT 8.0 FINAL RELEASE IS IN PROGRESS:

The source code is frozen:
- Unix Gzip/Tar archive
- Unix Compress/Tar archive
- ZIP archive for VMS ("Unzip -a")
Binaries are being collected. <-- CLICK HERE
Install procedures still being worked on.
Web pages and documentation are still being updated.

(The rest of this page needs editing; the Beta test is complete.)

Quick Links:

NEW or Updated Documentation:

The next version of C-Kermit, C-Kermit 8.0, will be released shortly. A Beta Test version, Beta.04, is available now. New features of C-Kermit 8.0 are listed below. Most of them will also appear in the next release of Kermit 95.

Built-In FTP Client (Unix only): Wouldn't it be nice if all the power, flexibility, and ease of use of the Kermit command and scripting language were available in an FTP client, not to mention features like security, character-set translation, recovery, update, directory tree transfer, atomic file movement, automatic text/binary mode switching, and almost everything else C-Kermit can do? Now they are. CLICK HERE for an overview. The built-in FTP client is available only in the Unix version of C-Kermit 8.0, and will also be included in the next release of Kermit 95; anybody who is interested in adapting it to VMS or other operating systems, please contact us.

Built-In HTTP 1.1 Client (Unix only)

HTTP connections can be open at the same time as other connections.
Both persistent and "one-shot" connections are supported.
Fully scriptable.
SSL/TLS security is configurable.
CLICK HERE for documentation.

Security

SSH: Unix C-Kermit now includes an interface to the external SSH program, so you can use all of C-Kermit's features (command language, scripting, file transfer, character-set translation) on SSH connections.
Due to relaxations in USA export law, secure versions of C-Kermit are available in source-code form, supporting Kerberos IV, Kerberos V, SSL/TLS, and SRP.
ZLIB compression has been added to SSL/TLS for improved performance.
Kermit's SSL/TLS security method can now use not only X.509 certificates but also Kerberos 5 credentials.

Dialing

Fast generic AT dialing is now the default.
Many new modem types added.
C-Kermit now supports RFC 2217: Telnet Com Port Control. When dialing out from an access (reverse terminal) server that supports this option (such as a Cisco 2509 or a Linux-based sredird server), and that was contacted using Telnet protocol, C-Kermit can now set and examine the port's serial communications parameters: speed, flow control, modem signals, etc, and can send BREAK signals from the server's serial port.

Terminal Sessions

Timestamped session log now available.
Now 8-bit clean by default rather than by request.

Automatic Text/Binary Mode Switching

C-Kermit did this in version 7.0 by matching filenames against lists of well-known filetypes (like .exe, .zip, .txt, etc), which is not foolproof; for example, is foo.doc a text file or a (binary) Microsoft Word document?. Now the contents of each file is quickly prescanned to determine its type. This occurs when sending files with Kermit, Zmodem, or FTP.

Idle Timeouts

The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Built-In HTTP 1.1 Client (Unix only): HTTP connections can be open at the same time as other connections.
Both persistent and "one-shot" connections are supported.
Fully scriptable.
SSL/TLS security is configurable.
CLICK HERE for documentation.

Security

SSH: Unix C-Kermit now includes an interface to the external SSH program, so you can use all of C-Kermit's features (command language, scripting, file transfer, character-set translation) on SSH connections.
Due to relaxations in USA export law, secure versions of C-Kermit are available in source-code form, supporting Kerberos IV, Kerberos V, SSL/TLS, and SRP.
ZLIB compression has been added to SSL/TLS for improved performance.
Kermit's SSL/TLS security method can now use not only X.509 certificates but also Kerberos 5 credentials.

Dialing

Fast generic AT dialing is now the default.
Many new modem types added.
C-Kermit now supports RFC 2217: Telnet Com Port Control. When dialing out from an access (reverse terminal) server that supports this option (such as a Cisco 2509 or a Linux-based sredird server), and that was contacted using Telnet protocol, C-Kermit can now set and examine the port's serial communications parameters: speed, flow control, modem signals, etc, and can send BREAK signals from the server's serial port.

Terminal Sessions

Timestamped session log now available.
Now 8-bit clean by default rather than by request.

Automatic Text/Binary Mode Switching

C-Kermit did this in version 7.0 by matching filenames against lists of well-known filetypes (like .exe, .zip, .txt, etc), which is not foolproof; for example, is foo.doc a text file or a (binary) Microsoft Word document?. Now the contents of each file is quickly prescanned to determine its type. This occurs when sending files with Kermit, Zmodem, or FTP.

Idle Timeouts

The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Security: SSH: Unix C-Kermit now includes an interface to the external SSH program, so you can use all of C-Kermit's features (command language, scripting, file transfer, character-set translation) on SSH connections.
Due to relaxations in USA export law, secure versions of C-Kermit are available in source-code form, supporting Kerberos IV, Kerberos V, SSL/TLS, and SRP.
ZLIB compression has been added to SSL/TLS for improved performance.
Kermit's SSL/TLS security method can now use not only X.509 certificates but also Kerberos 5 credentials.

Dialing

Fast generic AT dialing is now the default.
Many new modem types added.
C-Kermit now supports RFC 2217: Telnet Com Port Control. When dialing out from an access (reverse terminal) server that supports this option (such as a Cisco 2509 or a Linux-based sredird server), and that was contacted using Telnet protocol, C-Kermit can now set and examine the port's serial communications parameters: speed, flow control, modem signals, etc, and can send BREAK signals from the server's serial port.

Terminal Sessions

Timestamped session log now available.
Now 8-bit clean by default rather than by request.

Automatic Text/Binary Mode Switching

C-Kermit did this in version 7.0 by matching filenames against lists of well-known filetypes (like .exe, .zip, .txt, etc), which is not foolproof; for example, is foo.doc a text file or a (binary) Microsoft Word document?. Now the contents of each file is quickly prescanned to determine its type. This occurs when sending files with Kermit, Zmodem, or FTP.

Idle Timeouts

The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Dialing: Fast generic AT dialing is now the default.
Many new modem types added.
C-Kermit now supports RFC 2217: Telnet Com Port Control. When dialing out from an access (reverse terminal) server that supports this option (such as a Cisco 2509 or a Linux-based sredird server), and that was contacted using Telnet protocol, C-Kermit can now set and examine the port's serial communications parameters: speed, flow control, modem signals, etc, and can send BREAK signals from the server's serial port.

Terminal Sessions

Timestamped session log now available.
Now 8-bit clean by default rather than by request.

Automatic Text/Binary Mode Switching

C-Kermit did this in version 7.0 by matching filenames against lists of well-known filetypes (like .exe, .zip, .txt, etc), which is not foolproof; for example, is foo.doc a text file or a (binary) Microsoft Word document?. Now the contents of each file is quickly prescanned to determine its type. This occurs when sending files with Kermit, Zmodem, or FTP.

Idle Timeouts

The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Terminal Sessions: Timestamped session log now available.
Now 8-bit clean by default rather than by request.

Automatic Text/Binary Mode Switching

C-Kermit did this in version 7.0 by matching filenames against lists of well-known filetypes (like .exe, .zip, .txt, etc), which is not foolproof; for example, is foo.doc a text file or a (binary) Microsoft Word document?. Now the contents of each file is quickly prescanned to determine its type. This occurs when sending files with Kermit, Zmodem, or FTP.

Idle Timeouts

The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Automatic Text/Binary Mode Switching: C-Kermit did this in version 7.0 by matching filenames against lists of well-known filetypes (like .exe, .zip, .txt, etc), which is not foolproof; for example, is foo.doc a text file or a (binary) Microsoft Word document?. Now the contents of each file is quickly prescanned to determine its type. This occurs when sending files with Kermit, Zmodem, or FTP.

Idle Timeouts

The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Idle Timeouts: The pseudo-keepalive feature previously found only in K95 is now available also in most Unix versions of C-Kermit. This lets you have Kermit automatically time out when the terminal session has been inactive for a specified amount of time and take any of several desired action upon an idle timeout: return to command mode, hangup, exit, or send the character or string of your choice.

Proxy support

Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Proxy support: Kermit can now make connections through Proxy Servers supporting the HTTP CONNECT command.

Scripting Improvements

Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Scripting Improvements: Learned scripts (automatic script writing)
LISP-like S-Expressions (primarily for arithmetic)
Date-time and timezone conversions and arithmetic
Ctrl-C trapping
Functions to convert between strings and arrays, with grouping
Ability to pass arrays as arguments to macros
Cleaner passing of arguments to command files
Lots of new built-in variables and functions
Group/pattern UNDEFINE
More flexible MINPUT
Faster script execution and improved troubleshooting

Command Parsing Improvements

Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Command Parsing Improvements: Better handling of file and directory names that contain spaces
Improved file and directory name completion
Natural use of doublequotes
SHOW and SAVE (command) HISTORY
A way to choose how to handle unknown commands

New or Improved Commands

SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
New or Improved Commands: SET TERMINAL IDLE-TIMEOUT and IDLE-ACTION
SET FILE STRINGSPACE and LISTSIZE
CHMOD (UNIX only)
CLEAR KEYBOARD-BUFFER
IF KBHIT and other new IF conditions
COPY, RENAME, and TRANSLATE now operate on file groups
New DELETE switches: /DIRECTORIES, /RECURSIVE, /TREE, /SUMMARY
GREP, HEAD, TAIL
SET ROOT (similar to Unix chroot)
Improved character-set handling in the TYPE command

Bugs Fixed

Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.
Bugs Fixed: Expect-like scripting of local programs via SET HOST /PTY was broken on some platforms.
Solaris hardware flow control was broken.
FreeBSD 4.0 + ncurses 5.0 problem.
NetBSD modem signal sensing and control.
Assorted problems with modem signals in SCO OSR5.
Transparent printing in Unix didn't always work.
ANSWER 0 (wait forever for incoming call) broken.
Problems with RETURN from right-recursive functions.
SEND /COMMAND didn't work.
Streaming file transfers couldn't be canceled.
Improper interaction of SEND-LIST with GET.
The MAIL command was broken.
"kermit -s *" might have skipped some files.
CP1251 erroneously treated like Latin-1.
UTF-8 conversion didn't handle C1 control area properly.
Memory leaks and buffer attack vulnerabilities plugged.
Lots of other smaller problems.

LINKS:

If you have trouble downloading files with FTP, CLICK HERE.

Documentation of C-Kermit 8.0's new features (updated 16 November 2001)
Tutorial - New
Updated security information (26 Nov 2001)
Updated Telnet client documentation
Secure Telnet servers
FTP client overview
FTP scripting tutorial
FTP client documentation
License
Version 8.0 edit history
Unix installation instructions - New
VMS installation instructions
Other text files

Please consult the security document before attempting to build a secure version. Also see:

SOURCE CODE:

Quick instructions for Unix: The tar archives expand into your current directory. Therefore, make a fresh directory, cd to it, put the compressed tar archive in it, uncompress, un-tar (e.g. "tar xvf cku200b04.tar"). Then type "make xxx" where "xxx" is the appropriate makefile target, e.g. "make linux", "make solaris8", etc. See comments in the makefile for details. Full instructions for Unix: CLICK HERE.
Quick instructions for VMS: Make a fresh directory, SET DEFAULT to it, put the .zip archive in it, "unzip -a", then type "@ckvker". Read the comments in ckvker.com for details. Full instructions for VMS: CLICK HERE.

Working sources, which are updated approximately once a day in response to Beta test reports, are here:

PREBUILT BINARIES:

The kermit/test/bin directory contains prebuilt binaries for different hardware, operating systems, OS releases, and configurations: Unix (many varieties), VMS, AOS/VS. These are not compressed files, archives, or install packages -- they are plain old "bare" binaries. Download the appropriate one (in binary mode, of course), rename it to wermit or other name of your choice, e.g. (in Unix):

  mv cku200b04.solaris25-sparc-2.5.1 wermit

and give it execute permission:

  chmod +x wermit

If you want to dial out with it, give it the same permissions, owner, and group as the 'cu' program on the same computer (you must do this as root). See Sections 10 and 11 of the Unix C-Kermit Installation Instructions for details.

If you can contribute other builds, please let us know. NOTE: Secure binaries can not be included here due to USA export law. The source code for the security modules is included in the Unix tar archives; you have to build the secure versions yourself. Instructions are HERE.

Here's the list (those marked with + are current; others are from previous C-Kermit 8.0 test releases). See the C-Kermit 7.0 binaries list for binaries from previous releases, including those for old platforms no longer available.

CLICK HERE for the new C-Kermit 8.0 final release binaries list. The following list is for Beta.04 and earlier. Some of the builds on this list have not yet been completed for the final 8.0 release. INSTALL PACKAGES HAVE NOT BEEN BUILT YET.

  Filename                             Description
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ckd199b01-aosvsii-2.20.73.pr         Data General MV 2500 AOS/VS-II 2.20.73
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  cku200b02.macosx10-5.6               Apple PowerBook G3, Rhapsody 5.6 (no curses)
  cku200b02.macosx10c-5.6              Apple PowerBook G3, Rhapsody 5.6 (curses)
  cku200b03.macosx10-darwin133         Apple Power Mac G4, Darwin 1.3.3 (no curses)
  cku200b03.macosx10c-darwin133        Apple Power Mac G4, Darwin 1.3.3 (curses)
+ cku200b04.macosx10-darwin-1.4        Apple Power Mac G4, Darwin 1.4 (no curses)
+ cku200b04.macosx10c-darwin-1.4       Apple Power Mac G4, Darwin 1.4 (curses)
+ cku200b04.linux-ppc-2000q4           Apple Power Mac G3, Linux PPC 2000 Q4
+ cku200b04.att351gm                   AT&T 7300 UNIX PC (hardware flow control)
+ cku200b04.sys3upcg                   AT&T 7300 UNIX PC (no curses)
+ cku200b04.sys3upcgm                  AT&T 7300 UNIX PC (no curses, minimum features)
+ cku200b04.sys3upcgc                  AT&T 7300 UNIX PC (with curses)
+ cku200b04.sys3upcgfd                 AT&T 7300 UNIX PC (with curses, compact version)
+ cku200b04.att3b2                     AT&T 3B2/300 System V R3.1, gcc
+ cku200b04.dec-osf-1.3a               DEC Alpha OSF/1 1.3a
+ cku200b04.du32-3.2                   DEC Alpha Digital Unix 3.2
+ cku200b04.du32-3.2c                  DEC Alpha Digital Unix 3.2C
+ cku200b04.du32-3.2d                  DEC Alpha Digital Unix 3.2D
+ cku200b04.du32-3.2g                  DEC Alpha Digital Unix 3.2G
+ cku200b04.du40-4.0b                  DEC Alpha Digital Unix 4.0B
+ cku200b04.du40-4.0d                  DEC Alpha Digital Unix 4.0D
+ cku200b04.tru64-40e                  DEC Alpha Compaq Tru64 UNIX 4.0E
+ cku200b04.tru64-40f                  DEC Alpha Compaq Tru64 UNIX 4.0F
+ cku200b04.tru64-40g                  DEC Alpha Compaq Tru64 UNIX 4.0G
+ cku200b04.tru64-50a                  DEC Alpha Compaq Tru64 UNIX 5.0A
+ cku200b04.tru64-51a                  DEC Alpha Compaq Tru64 UNIX 5.1A
+ cku200b04.freebsd44-alpha-4.4        DEC Alpha FreeBSD 4.4
+ cku200b04.linux-alpha-db2.2          DEC Alpha Debian Linux 2.2
+ cku200b04.linux-alpha-rh6.2          DEC Alpha Red Hat Linux 6.2
+ cku200b04.linux-alpha-rh7.1          DEC Alpha Red Hat Linux 7.1
+ cku200b04.linux-alpha-su7.1          DEC Alpha SuSE Linux 7.1
+ cku200b04.netbsd15-alpha-1.5.1       DEC Alpha NetBSD 1.5.1
+ cku200b04.ultrix44-mips              DEC MIPS Ultrix 4.4
+ cku199b04.bsd42-vax                  DEC VAX 4.2BSD
+ cku199b04.bsd43-vax                  DEC VAX 4.3BSD
  cku199b01.ultrix30-vax               DEC VAX Ultrix 3.0
+ cku200b04.ultrix45-vax               DEC VAX Ultrix 4.5
+ cku200b04.dgux54310-m88k             Data General AViiON 88110, DG/UX 5.4R3.10
+ cku200b04.dgux54411-m88k             Data General AViiON 88110, DG/UX 5.4R4.11
+ cku200b04.hpux0500-5.21              HP-9000/550 HP-UX 5.21 no TCP/IP
+ cku200b04.hpux0500wintcp-5.21        HP-9000/550 HP-UX 5.21 TWG-TCP/IP 1.2
+ cku200b04.hpux0650-s300-6.5          HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 6.5, no curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0650c-s300-6.5         HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 6.5, curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0650o-s300-6.5         HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 6.5, no curses, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0650oc-s300-6.5        HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 6.5, curses, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0700lfn-s300-7.05      HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, LFN (long filenames)
+ cku200b04.hpux0700olfn-s300-7.05     HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, LFN, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0700lfnc-s300-7.05     HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, LFN, curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0700olfnc-s300-7.05    HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, LFN, curses, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0700osf-s300-7.05      HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, SFN (short filenames)
+ cku200b04.hpux0700osftcpc-s300-7.05  HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, SFN, TCP/IP, curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0700sf-s300-7.05       HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 7.05, SFN, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0800-s300-8.00         HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 8.00, no curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0800c-s300-8.00        HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 8.00, curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0800c-s400-8.00        HP-9000/4xx HP-UX 8.00, curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0800-s400-8.00         HP-9000/4xx HP-UX 8.00, no curses
+ cku200b04.hpux0800o-s400-8.00        HP-9000/4xx HP-UX 8.00, no curses, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0800oc-s400-8.00       HP-9000/4xx HP-UX 8.00, curses, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0800notcp-s300-8.00    HP-9000/3xx HP-UX 8.00, no curses, no TCP/IP
+ cku200b04.hpux0800notcp-s400-8.00    HP-9000/4xx HP-UX 8.00, no curses, no TCP/IP
+ cku200b04.hpux0800onotcp-s400-8.00   HP-9000/4xx HP-UX 8.00, no curses or TCP/IP, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0900-s700-9.05         HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.05, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0900o-s700-9.05        HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.05, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0900o700-s700-9.05     HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.05, optimized for S700
+ cku200b04.hpux0900-s700-9.07         HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.07, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux0900o-s700-9.07        HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.07, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1000-s700-10.20        HP-9000/712 HP-UX 10.20 not optimized / no ansi
+ cku200b04.hpux1000o-s700-10.20       HP-9000/712 HP-UX 10.20 opt/ansi
+ cku200b04.hpux1000-s800-10.20        HP-9000/8xx HP-UX 10.20 not optimized / no ansi
+ cku200b04.hpux1000o-s800-10.20       HP-9000/8xx HP-UX 10.20 opt/ansi
+ cku200b04.hpux1000gcc-s700-10.20     HP-9000/7xx HP-UX 10.20 (gcc)
+ cku200b04.hpux1000t-s700-10.20       HP-9000/712 Trusted HP-UX 10.20, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1000t-s800-10.20       HP-9000/8xx Trusted HP-UX 10.20, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1000to-s700-10.20      HP-9000/712 Trusted HP-UX 10.20, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1000to-s800-10.20      HP-9000/8xx Trusted HP-UX 10.20, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100-s700-11.00        HP-9000/7xx HP-UX 11.00, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100o-s700-11.00       HP-9000/7xx HP-UX 11.00, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100o-s800-11.00       HP-9000/889 HP-UX 11.00, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100o+-s800-11.00      HP-9000/8xx HP-UX 11.00, highly optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100t-s700-11.00       HP-9000/7xx Trusted HP-UX 11.00, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100to-s700-11.00      HP-9000/7xx Trusted HP-UX 11.00, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100to+-s700-11.00     HP-9000/7xx Trusted HP-UX 11.00, highly optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100-s800-11.11        HP-9000/820 HP-UX 11.11, not optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100o-s800-11.11       HP-9000/820 HP-UX 11.11, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100o-s800-11.11       HP-9000/871 HP-UX 11.11, optimized
+ cku200b04.hpux1100o-ia64-11.20       HP IA64 (Itanium) HP-UX 11.20, optimized
+ cku200b04.rtaix-2.2.1                IBM RT PC AIX 2.2.1
+ cku200b04.aix32-3.2.5                IBM RS/6000 AIX 3.2.5
+ cku200b04.aix41g-4.1.5               IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.1.5 (gcc)
+ cku200b04.aix43-4.3.2                IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.3.2
+ cku200b04.aix43-4.3.3                IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.3.3
+ cku200b04.aix51-5.1.0                IBM RS/6000 AIX 5.1.0
+ cku200b04.linux-s390-su7.0           IBM S/390 Linux, SuSE 7.0
+ cku200b04.clix-3.1                   Intergraph Clipper CLIX 3.1 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.clixnet-3.1                Intergraph Clipper CLIX 3.1 (with TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.netbsd-mvme68k-1.5.2       Motorola MVME 147 and 167 m68k, NetBSD 1.5.2
+ cku200b04.sv68r3v6                   Motorola MVME 147 68K, System V/68 R3 V6
+ cku200b04.sv88r40-197-4.3            Motorola MVME 197 88K, System V/88 R4 V4.3
+ cku200b04.sv88r40-187-4.4            Motorola MVME 187 88K, System V/88 R4 V4.4
+ cku200b04.sv88r40-197-4.4            Motorola MVME 197 88K, System V/88 R4 V4.4
+ cku200b04.next-m68k-3.1              NeXT 68040 NeXTSTEP 3.1
  cku199b01.bsdi4-4.0                  PC, BSDI/OS 4.0
+ cku200b04.bsdi4-4.1                  PC, BSDI/OS 4.1
+ cku200b04.bsdi4-4.2                  PC, BSDI/OS 4.2
+ cku200b04.coherent42                 PC, Coherent 4.2.10
+ cku200b04.freebsd2-i386-2.2.8        PC, FreeBSD 2.2.8
+ cku200b04.freebsd3-i386-3.1          PC, FreeBSD 3.1
+ cku200b04.freebsd3-i386-3.3          PC, FreeBSD 3.3
+ cku200b04.freebsd3-i386-3.4          PC, FreeBSD 3.4
+ cku200b03.freebsd42-i386-4.2         PC, FreeBSD 4.2
  cku200b04.freebsd43-i386-4.3         PC, FreeBSD 4.3
+ cku200b04.freebsd44-i386-4.4         PC, FreeBSD 4.4
+ cku200b04.linuxnp-i386-ca3.1         PC, Linux, Caldera 3.1
+ cku200b04.linuxnp-i386-db2.1         PC, Linux, Debian 2.1
+ cku200b04.linuxnp-i386-db2.2         PC, Linux, Debian 2.2
+ cku200b04.linuxnp-i386-md8.1         PC, Linux, Mandrake 8.1
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-rh5.2           PC, Linux, Red Hat 5.2
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-rh6.1           PC, Linux, Red Hat 6.1
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-rh6.2           PC, Linux, Red Hat 6.2
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-rh7.0           PC, Linux, Red Hat 7.0
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-rh7.1           PC, Linux, Red Hat 7.1
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-rh7.2           PC, Linux, Red Hat 7.2
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-su6.4           PC, Linux, SuSE 6.4
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-su7.0           PC, Linux, SuSE 7.0
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-su7.3           PC, Linux, SuSE 7.3
  cku200b02.linux-i386-sw3.5           PC, Linux, Slackware 3.5 (libc)
+ cku200b04.linuxnp-i386-sw4.0         PC, Linux, Slackware 4.0 (libc)
  cku200b03.linux-i386-sw7.0           PC, Linux, Slackware 7.0 (glibc)
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-sw7.1           PC, Linux, Slackware 7.1 (glibc)
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-sw8.0           PC, Linux, Slackware 8.0 (glibc)
+ cku200b04.linux-i386-tu6.5           PC, Linux, TurboLinux 6.5
  cku200b03.mpras-i386-2.03            PC, NCR MP-RAS 2.03 (no TCP/IP)
  cku200b03.mprastcpc-i386-2.03        PC, NCR MP-RAS 2.03 (with TCP/IP)
  cku200b03.mpras-i386-3.01            PC, NCR MP-RAS 3.01 (no TCP/IP)
  cku200b03.mprastcpc-i386-3.01        PC, NCR MP-RAS 3.01 (with TCP/IP)
  cku200b03.mpras-i386-3.02            PC, NCR MP-RAS 3.02 (no TCP/IP)
  cku200b03.mprastcpc-i386-3.02        PC, NCR MP-RAS 3.02 (with TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.netbsd-i386-1.4.1          PC, NetBSD 1.4.1
+ cku200b04.netbsd-i386-1.5.1          PC, NetBSD 1.5.1
+ cku200b04.netbsd-i386-1.5.2          PC, NetBSD 1.5.2
+ cku200b04.openbsd-i386-2.5           PC, OpenBSD 2.5
+ cku200b04.openbsd-i386-2.8           PC, OpenBSD 2.8
+ cku200b04.openbsd-i386-3.0           PC, OpenBSD 3.0
  cku199b01.qnx32-4.24                 PC, QNX 4.24 (32-bit)
+ cku200b04.qnx32-4.25                 PC, QNX 4.25 (32-bit)
+ cku200b04.qnx_nto2+                  PC, QNX Neutrino 2.xx
+ cku200b04.qnx6-i386-6.1              PC, QNX 6.1 (Neutrino)
+ cku200b04.sco234                     PC, SCO XENIX 2.34 (no TCP/IP or curses)
+ cku200b04.sco234c                    PC, SCO XENIX 2.34 (curses, no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco234netc                 PC, SCO XENIX 2.34 (TCP/IP and curses)
+ cku200b04.sco32v4-4.2                PC, SCO UNIX/386 3.2v4.2 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v4net-4.2             PC, SCO UNIX/386 3.2v4.2 (TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v502                  PC, SCO OSR5.0.2 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v502net               PC, SCO OSR5.0.2 (TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v504                  PC, SCO OSR5.0.4 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v504net               PC, SCO OSR5.0.4 (TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v505                  PC, SCO OSR5.0.5 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v505net               PC, SCO OSR5.0.5 (TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v505udk               PC, SCO OSR5.0.5 (UDK, no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v505udknet            PC, SCO OSR5.0.5 (UDK, TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v506                  PC, SCO OSR5.0.6a (no TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.sco32v506net               PC, SCO OSR5.0.6a (TCP/IP)
+ cku200b04.uw21-2.1.0                 PC, SCO UnixWare 2.1.0
+ cku200b04.uw21-2.1.3                 PC, SCO UnixWare 2.1.3
+ cku200b04.uw7-7.0.1                  PC, SCO UnixWare 7.0.1
+ cku200b04.uw7-7.1.1                  PC, SCO UnixWare 7.1.1
+ cku200b04.ou8-0.0.0                  PC, SCO (Caldera) Open UNIX 8.0
  cku199a04.solaris25g-i386-2.5        PC, Solaris 2.5
  cku199a04.solaris25-i386-2.5.1       PC, Solaris 2.5.1
+ cku200b04.solaris26g-i386-2.6        PC, Solaris 2.6
+ cku200b04.solaris8g-i386             PC, Solaris 8
+ cku200b04.sys5r32isnet-4.1a          PC, SunSoft Interactive Unix 4.1a
+ cku200b04.linux-ia64-rh7.0.1         IA64 (Itanium), Linux, Red Hat 7.0.1
+ cku200b04.linux-ia64-rh7.1           IA64 (Itanium), Linux, Red Hat 7.1
+ cku200b04.linux-ia64-rh7.2           IA64 (Itanium), Linux, Red Hat 7.2
+ cku200b04.linux-ia64-su7.2           IA64 (Itanium), Linux, SuSE 7.2
  cku199a02.irix65-6.5.7m              SGI IRIX 6.5.7m
  cku200b02.irix65-6.5.10f             SGI IRIX 6.5.10f
+ cku200b04.irix65-6.5.13f             SGI IRIX 6.5.13f
+ cku200b04.sinix542-mips              SNI RM200 (MIPS) SINIX-N 5.42
+ cku200b04.linux-sparc-rh6.2          Sun Sparc, Linux Red Hat 6.2
+ cku200b04.linux-sparc-su7.1          Sun Sparc, Linux SuSE 7.1
+ cku200b04.sunos41c-4.1.1             Sun Sparc, SunOS 4.1.1 (cc)
+ cku200b04.sunos41g-4.1.1             Sun Sparc, SunOS 4.1.1 (gcc)
+ cku200b04.sunos41c-4.1.3             Sun Sparc, SunOS 4.1.3_U1 (cc)
+ cku200b04.sunos41g-4.1.3             Sun Sparc, SunOS 4.1.3_U1 (gcc)
+ cku200b04.solaris25-sparc-2.5.1      Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.5.1
  cku199b01.solaris26-sparc            Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.6
  cku200b03.solaris26-usparc2i         Sun UltraSparc 2i, Solaris 2.6
+ cku200b04.solaris7-sparc             Sun Sparc, Solaris 7
  cku200b02.solaris7g-sparc            Sun Sparc, Solaris 7, gcc
+ cku200b04.solaris8-sparc             Sun Sparc, Solaris 8
+ cku200b04.solaris8g-sparc            Sun Sparc, gcc, Solaris 8
+ cku200b04.solaris8-usparc2i          Sun UltraSparc 2i, Solaris 8
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ ckv199b04-vax-vms47-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 4.7,   no TCP/IP
  ckv200b02-vax-vms54-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 5.4,   no TCP/IP
  ckv200b02-vax-vms54-pst52.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 5.4,   TCPware 5.2
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms55-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 5.5-2, no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms55-ucx20.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 5.5-2, UCX 2.0
+ ckv199b04-vax-vms61-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 6.1,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv199b04-vax-vms61-tgv40.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 6.1,   MultiNet 4.0
+ ckv199b04-vax-vms62-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 6.2,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms62-ucx33.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 6.2,   UCX 3.3
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms62-pst53.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 6.2,   TCPware 5.3
  ckv199a01-vax-vms62-tgv35.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 6.2,   MultiNet 3.5
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms71-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.1,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms71-tgv42.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.1,   MultiNet 4.2A
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms72-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.2,   no TCP/IP
  ckv200b02-vax-vms72-ucx50.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.2,   UCX 5.0
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms72-ucx51.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.2,   UCX 5.1
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms72-tgv43.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.2,   MultiNet 4.3
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms73-nonet.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.3,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms73-tgv43.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.3,   MultiNet 4.3
+ ckv200b04-vax-vms73-ucx51.exe        VAX CPU,   VMS 7.3,   UCX 5.1
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms61-nonet.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 6.1,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms61-tgv40.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 6.1,   MultiNet 4.0
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms62-nonet.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 6.2,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms62-ucx40.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 6.2,   UCX 4.0
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms71-nonet.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms71-ucx41.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1,   UCX 4.1
  ckv200b03-axp-vms71-ucx42.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1,   UCX 4.2
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms71-pst54.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1,   TCPware 5.4
  ckv199a04-axp-vms71-tgv40.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1,   MultiNet 4.0A
  ckv200b03-axp-vms71-tgv42.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1,   MultiNet 4.2A
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms72-nonet.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.2,   no TCP/IP
  ckv200b03-axp-vms72-tgv40.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.2,   MultiNet 4.0A
  ckv199b01-axp-vms72-tgv41.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.2,   MultiNet 4.1
  ckv199b01-axp-vms72-tgv42.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.2,   MultiNet 4.2A
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms72-tgv43.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.2,   MultiNet 4.3A
  ckv200b02-axp-vms72-ucx50.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.2,   UCX 5.0
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms73-nonet.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.3,   no TCP/IP
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms73-tgv43.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.3,   MultiNet 4.3A
+ ckv200b04-axp-vms73-ucx51.exe        Alpha CPU, VMS 7.3,   UCX 5.1
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Platforms besides UNIX, VMS, and AOS/VS have not been worked on yet: VOS, OS-9, Amiga, etc. Also, my Data General MV 2500 (circa 1985) died in Spring 2001, so AOS/VS development is stalled too. Anybody who would like to work on those platforms, please let us know. Ditto for anybody who would like to work on adapting the FTP client or the security modules to non-UNIX platforms (especially VMS).

Remember: This is a test release. If you have trouble building or using it, please let us know by e-mail to:

  kermit-support@columbia.edu

Updated tests will be issued from time to time. Watch:

  comp.protocols.kermit.misc

for announcements, or check this page periodically -- the Alpha or Beta test number and date are shown at the top.

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