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THE MS-DOS KERMIT VERSION 3.14 DISTRIBUTION DISKETTE March 21, 1996
Copyright (C) 1982, 1995, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of
New York. The MS-DOS Kermit software may not be, in whole or in part,
licensed or sold for profit as a software product itself, nor may it be
included in or distributed with commercial products or otherwise
distributed by commercial concerns to their clients or customers without
written permission of the Office of Kermit Development and Distribution,
Columbia University. This copyright notice must not be removed,
altered, or obscured.
Welcome to MS-DOS Kermit 3.14: high-quality, full-function communication
software for IBM and compatible PCs with DOS (any version) or Windows 3.x.
FOR WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT -- PLEASE USE KERMIT 95:
Native 32-bit communications software for Windows 95 and Windows NT
3.51 and later: Serial communication -- direct and dialed -- plus
TCP/IP (Telnet and Rlogin) over 32-bit Microsoft, FTP Software, or
Trumpet Winsock, plus DECnet LAT via Meridian Technology SuperLAT.
Kermit and XYZMODEM file transfer. VT320/220/102/100/52 and ANSI
terminal emulation with key mapping, screen rollback, colors, mouse
functions, printer functions. A directory preloaded with hundreds
of Internet and dialup entries. Host mode, script programming,
character-set translation, and more.
For further information, contact the Kermit Project at Columbia University
at the address below. On the Web see:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
DOCUMENTATION
The documentation for MS-DOS Kermit is "Using MS-DOS Kermit", second edition,
by Christine M. Gianone, published by Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann,
Woburn, MA, 1992, 345 pages, ISBN 1-55558-082-3. To order, call Columbia
University at +1 212 854-3703 or Digital Press at:
+1 800 366-2665 (Woburn, Massachusetts office for USA & Canada)
+44 1865 314627 (Oxford, England distribution centre for UK & Europe)
+61 03 9245 7111 (Melbourne, Vic, office for Australia & NZ)
+65 356-1968 (Singapore office for Asia)
+27 (31) 2683111 (Durban office for South Africa)
If you do not have a copy of "Using MS-DOS Kermit", please purchase it.
It shows you how to use and get the most out of your Kermit software, and
sales of the manual are the primary source of income that pays for MS-DOS
Kermit support and development.
The KERMIT.UPD file on your diskette describes features added since
publication of "Using MS-DOS Kermit".
If you are installing MS-DOS Kermit for the first time:
1. Place the Kermit diskette in drive A: (or B:).
2. Create a KERMIT directory on your hard disk, e.g. MKDIR C:\KERMIT.
3. XCOPY A:*.* C:\KERMIT /S (substitute B: for A: if necessary).
4. Edit the MSCUSTOM.INI file to suit your needs and preferences.
5. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to insert the Kermit directory in your PATH.
See the APPENDIX at the end of this file about how to edit files.
If you are replacing an older version of MS-DOS Kermit (this illustration
assumes it is in C:\KERMIT):
1. Place the Kermit diskette in drive A: (or B:).
2. Copy your old MSCUSTOM.INI and DIALUPS.TXT to a safe place.
3. XCOPY A:*.* C:\KERMIT /S (substitute B: for A: if necessary).
4. Copy your old MSCUSTOM.INI and DIALUPS.TXT files back to C:\KERMIT.
If you want to run MS-DOS Kermit from a RAM disk (to save startup time), you
may copy KERMIT.EXE to the RAM disk, but please do not copy MSKERMIT.INI or
the other Kermit files to the RAM disk, because (as of version 3.14), MS-DOS
Kermit expects to find its subdirectories in the same directory where the
MSKERMIT.INI file was found.
To use Kermit in Microsoft Windows, also perform the following steps in
Windows:
1. Open the group window for the group you want to add Kermit to.
2. Choose New from the File menu. The New Program dialog box appears.
3. Select Program Item and choose OK.
4. Type "MS-DOS Kermit 3.14" in the Description text box.
5. Type the pathname of the KERMIT.PIF file in the Command Line box,
e.g. "C:\KERMIT\WINDOWS\KERMIT.PIF" (without the quotes).
6. Choose OK, and now you should have an MS-DOS icon that starts Kermit with
the right PIF settings.
7. If you want to assign a special icon to Kermit, click on the "generic
MS-DOS" Kermit icon, then click on File, then Properties, then Change Icon,
and then pick a new one (like the VT or satellite dish from MORICONS.DLL).
8. The PIF file assumes that KERMIT.EXE is in your PATH. If you did not
store the KERMIT.EXE file in a directory that is in your PATH, you will
have to use the PIFEDIT program on the KERMIT.PIF file to specify the
full path name.
9. If you plan to use networks, read about WINPKT in NETWORKS\SETUP.DOC.
If you don't have a hard disk: (a) make a backup copy of the original Kermit
diskette, (b) put the original aside, (c) remove unneeded files and directories
from your backup copy (e.g. NETWORKS, CYRILLIC, HEBREW, etc) to make space for
downloading files, etc, and (d) edit the MSCUSTOM.INI file to suit your
requirements.
For network installation, see "Using MS-DOS Kermit" Chapter 16 plus the
supplementary material in NETWORKS\SETUP.DOC.
The MS-DOS Kermit distribution diskette contains the following files in its
top-level directory, plus several subdirectories that contain more files.
Files marked as "(text)" are simple, plain, ordinary ASCII text. You may view
these files with the DOS or Kermit TYPE command, the DOS MORE command, a text
editor (such as the DOS EDIT program) or word processing program in plain-text
(ASCII) mode, or print them on your printer. Files marked as "(binary)" can
not be viewed or displayed.
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Files in the TOP-LEVEL DIRECTORY:
READ.ME (text)
This file.
KERMIT.EXE (binary)
The MS-DOS Kermit program for the IBM PC family, the IBM PS/2, and
compatibles, full-featured, ready to run.
KERMITE.EXE (binary)
A smaller version of MS-DOS Kermit, with networking and graphics terminal
capabilities removed, to be used on PCs with small memories if KERMIT.EXE
won't fit.
KERLITE.EXE (binary)
A very small version of MS-DOS Kermit, with no networking and no terminal
emulator (and no CONNECT command), but including full file transfer and
scripting capabilities to be used as an external protocol and/or
script-execution engine.
MSR314.PCH, MSRM314.PCH, MSRL314.PCH (text)
Patches, if any, for KERMIT.EXE, KERMITE.EXE, KERLITE.EXE, respectively.
Read the file for a description of each patch.
MSKERMIT.INI (text)
The standard initialization file for MS-DOS Kermit. Includes many of the
macro definitions from Chapter 14 of "Using MS-DOS Kermit", e.g. for setting
up your modem-dialing environment. You should not make any changes to this
file. If you want to override or undo any definitions made here, please do
it in MSCUSTOM.INI.
MSCUSTOM.INI (text)
A SAMPLE customization file. Read, then edit this file to suit your needs
and preferences. Be sure to save it in text (ASCII) mode, and not in any
kind of word-processing format. In particular, use this file to set your
modem type, startup communications parameters, preferred colors, any special
key mappings you might want, and so on.
DIALUPS.TXT (text)
A sample dialing directory, for use with the DIAL command. This file
does not contain any real phone numbers. If you want to have a dialing
directory, edit this file to contain entries for the computers or services
that you actually use. Read KERMIT.UPD for further information.
KERMIT.UPD (text)
A supplement to "Using MS-DOS Kermit", describing the features that have
been added since MS-DOS Kermit version 3.11 was released.
KERMIT.HLP (text)
A brief summary of the commands and functions of MS-DOS Kermit.
KERMIT.BWR (text)
The MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 "Beware File". Frequently asked questions, hints and
tips, limitations, problems, workarounds. If you are having trouble using
MS-DOS Kermit, read this file. You might find a solution or workaround.
COLS132.BAT (text)
A DOS Batch file invoked automatically by Kermit if the host sends a "switch
to 132-column mode" escape sequence or if you give the SET TERMINAL WIDTH
132 command to MS-DOS Kermit, but only if Kermit does not already have
built-in knowledge of your video adapter. As supplied, this batch file only
prints a message. You must fill it in with the appropriate DOS commands to
put your screen into 132-column mode (as supplied by the manufacturer of
your video adapter).
COLS80.BAT (text)
Like COLS132.BAT, but for changing from 132-column mode to 80-column mode.
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SUBDIRECTORIES
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PERFORM
An article, PERFORM.DOC, from Kermit News #5, June 1993, discussing Kermit
file transfer performance and benchmarking it against other popular protocols
and software.
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MODEMS
Dialing scripts and information for various types of modems. If you are using
one of these modems rather than the default Hayes 1200 or 2400, follow the
directions to use it for dialing. All files in this subdirectory are text
files. Read the MODEMS\READ.ME file to get started.
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NETWORKS
Drivers and information that are useful with Kermit's built-in networking.
See the NETWORKS\READ.ME file for further information.
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KEYBOARD
Keymaps and keyboard-related utilities. See the KEYBOARD\READ.ME file for
details.
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UTILS
General utility programs to be used with MS-DOS Kermit. See UTILS\READ.ME.
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WINDOWS
Stuff for Windows: KERMIT.PIF file, icon, etc.
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PCFONTS
Different character sets for your PC -- Hebrew, Russian, etc. See
PCFONTS\READ.ME for details.
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CYRILLIC
Cyrillic character-set support and tables for MS-DOS Kermit. See
CYRILLIC\READ.ME for further information.
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HEBREW
Hebrew character-set support and tables for MS-DOS Kermit. See
HEBREW\READ.ME for further information.
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ROMAN
Roman-alphabet character-set tables. See ROMAN\READ.ME for details.
--------------
Kermit software programs for hundreds of other kinds of computers are
available on diskette or magnetic tape or cartridge from Kermit Distribution
at Columbia University. Contact:
Kermit Distribution
Columbia University Academic Information Systems
612 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025-7721
USA
Phone: +1 212 854-3703
Fax: +1 212 663-8202
Email: kermit@columbia.edu
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
APPENDIX: EDITING FILES ON THE PC
Your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are "plain text" files. The same is true of
all Kermit command and initialization files. You can modify such files using
the DOS EDLIN or EDIT programs. EDLIN and EDIT are documented in your DOS
manual. The recommended method for editing these files is to use the DOS EDIT
program. Let's suppose you want to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. First,
make a backup copy in case something goes wrong:
cd c:\
copy autoexec.bat autoexec.bak
And then start the editor:
edit autoexec.bat
This brings up a screen showing the file. You can move through the file with
the arrow keys until you find the line you want to change, in our case the
line that starts with "PATH=". Use the End key to position the cursor at the
end of the "PATH=" line, then type the text you want to add, such as
";C:\KERMIT".
To save the file, press Alt-f (hold down Alt, press f) to activate the File
menu. Then use the down-arrow key to highlight the Save item, and then press
the Enter key.
To exit from EDIT, press Alt-f again, use the arrow key to highlight Exit, and
press Enter.
If you are using a word processing program to create or modify a DOS or Kermit
command file, do not include any special effects (bold, underline, italics),
and be sure to save the file in text mode. The method for doing this depends
on the word processor.
In Microsoft Word 5.0, for example, press the Esc key to get to the menu,
press T to choose Transfer, press S to choose Save, type the filename, use the
arrow keys to get to the "format" line, choose Text-Only, press Enter to save
the file, and then leave the program by pressing the Esc key and then Q.
In WordPerfect 5.1, use Ctrl-F5 (hold down the Ctrl key and press the F5 key)
to save the file, press T to select DOS Text, 1 to Save, type the filename and
press Enter, and quit from WordPerfect by pressing the F7 key.
(End of MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 READ.ME)