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Frequently Asked Questions
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_________________________________________________________________
Most recent update: 21 August 2002
CONTENTS
* [1]Introduction
* [2]Which Kermit Program(s) Do I Need?
* [3]Where To Find Things
* [4]Common Misconceptions
* [5]Licensing
* [6]File Transfer
* [7]General Questions
* [8]Terminal Emulation
* [9]Modems and Dialing
* [10]Kermit 95
* [11]C-Kermit
* [12]MS-DOS Kermit
* [13]IBM Mainframe Related
_________________________________________________________________
Introduction This document is in the process of replacing the original Kermit
FAQ, which can still be accessed [14]HERE. The original FAQ is organized
chronologically; this new one is organized by topic, but is still under
construction, and contains mainly just links to other pages. For example:
* [15]What is Kermit?
At first most of these links are to the separate items from the
original FAQ, but since some of these are rather dated, they are being
replaced as time permits.
[ [16]Contents ] [ [17]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Which Kermit Program(s) Do I Need? Kermit software can be used for many
purposes. If all you want is a terminal emulator for serial or network
connections, use [18]Kermit 95 or [19]MS-DOS Kermit, as appropriate. If you
want to transfer files, you'll need two Kermit programs, one for each end of
the connection. For example, if you want to make a connection from Windows 98
to a Sun Solaris server, you'll need [20]Kermit 95 for Windows 98 and
[21]C-Kermit for Solaris.
Here's a quick overview:
UNIX, (Open)VMS, QNX, OS-9, Plan 9, AOS/VS, VOS
[22]C-Kermit
(Full-featured network and serial communications and scripting)
UNIX only
[23]G-Kermit
(File transfer only).
Windows 95, 98, Millenium Edition, NT, 2000, XP
[24]Kermit 95
(Full-featured network and serial communications and scripting)
IBM OS/2
[25]Kermit 95
(Full-featured network and serial communications and scripting)
MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, or Windows 3.11 or earlier
[26]MS-DOS Kermit
(Full-featured network and serial communications and scripting)
Note:MS-DOS Kermit is [27]not supported on Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP or OS/2, not even in a "DOS window".
IBM mainframes with VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, or MUSIC
[28]IBM Mainframe Kermit
Others
[29]CLICK HERE
[ [30]Contents ] [ [31]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Where To Find Things The Kermit Project started in 1981 and has been developing
and accumulating software ever since, so there is a lot of stuff here.
Originally it was available only by mail order on magnetic tape. When the
ARPANET (later Internet) became more widely available, the master tape
directories were made available for public FTP access. Eventually the demand
for tapes dwindled away but we still have thousands of files organized "by
tape", with naming conventions designed for flat and unstructured tape
archives. This makes FTP access somewhat difficult:
[32]ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/
But that's OK since almost all access nowadays is through our website:
[33]http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
which provides quick access to our most popular items, such as:
* [34]Kermit 95 for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP and OS/2
* [35]C-Kermit for Unix, VMS, VOS, AOS/VS, Plan 9, . . .
* [36]MS-DOS Kermit for DOS and Windows 3.x.
* [37]IBM Mainframe Kermit for VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, OS/390, CICS, and
MUSIC.
* [38]CLICK HERE for a longer list.
But there are lots more, some of them dating back a decade or two. A
concise (but long) list is here:
[39]http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/aavsys.txt
The list is sorted by the contents of the "Machine" column. "Prefix"
refers to the filename prefix, "Tape" refers to the subdirectory of
the Kermit FTP site. Here's an example:
Prefix, Operating Program Program Released
Tape Machine System Language Version yy/mm/dd Contributor
MU D Honeywell MULTICS PL/I 2.0h 84/09/20 Oakland U
Kermit 2.0h for Honeywell MULTICS, written in PL/I at Oakland
University, released 20 September 1984, is in the kermit/d directory
of the FTP site, with filename prefix "mu". Even though the Prefix and
Tape designators are listed in uppercase, you must enter them in
lowercase because the FTP (and Web) site is now Unix-based. So to get
the MULTICS version of Kermit, you would use FTP something like this:
$ mkdir multics (create a directory and cd to it)
$ cd multics
$ ftp kermit.columbia.edu (make the FTP connection)
Name: anonymous (log in as user 'anonymous')
Password: myuserid@host.domain (supply your actual email address)
ftp> cd kermit/d (change directory to kermit/d)
ftp> prompt (allow multiple files)
ftp> ascii (transfer in ascii text mode)
ftp> mget mu* (get all files whose names start with mu)
ftp> bye (log off the FTP server)
$
For detailed instructions about FTP, [40]CLICK HERE. To find out how
to use Kermit itself, instead of FTP, to download from the Kermit
site, [41]CLICK HERE.
[ [42]Contents ] [ [43]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Common Misconceptions
* [44]Kermit Is Slow
* [45]Kermit Is a Relic of a Bygone Era
* [46]Kermit Is Too Complicated
* [47]What Is SuperKermit?
[ [48]Contents ] [ [49]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Licensing Kermit software licensing is explained [50]HERE.
Licensing is a hot and contentious topic. The public increasingly
expects software to be "free" (with various and differing
interpretations of the word free), and yet software is the product of
human labor, which ultimately must be paid for, particularly if it
takes place full-time over a span of decades.
The Kermit Project is composed of a core of full-time computing
professionals at Columbia University in New York City, plus volunteers
at other locations. Although the University paid for the Kermit
Project initially, funding was withdrawn in the mid-1980s, and since
then we have been funded solely by the revenue we can generate through
sales of books, software licenses, and support contracts.
With the exception of [51]Kermit 95, which must be bought and paid
for, Kermit software is free in the sense that you can get it for free
-- including the source code -- by downloading it; you can use it for
free (even within a commercial setting); and you can even get e-mail
[52]technical support for free (within reason).
However, this freedom does not extend to redistribution of the
software in a commercial setting: furnishing it to customers or
clients, bundling it with products, and so on. If you want to gain
commercial advantage from our work, you must help to support our work
by licensing the software for redistribution. The specific terms and
conditions depend on the product and other factors, and are given on
our [53]licensing page. This policy is fair and makes perfect sense:
if your product depends on our products, it is in your best interest
to keep our product alive and strong.
A recent exception to this policy allows inclusion of [54]C-Kermit
with free (in the [55]Open Source sense) operating-system
distributions such as Linux and FreeBSD. See the [56]C-Kermit License
for details.
Another exception is [57]G-Kermit, which is released under the GNU
Public License.
[ [58]Contents ] [ [59]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
General Questions
* [60]What Is the Current Version of Kermit?
* [61]Where to Get Kermit Manuals
* [62]Is Kermit Software Year-2000 Compliant?
* [63]Is There a Kermit Library?
* [64]Is There a Version of Kermit Suitable for Embedding in
Microprocessors?
[ [65]Contents ] [ [66]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
File Transfer
* [67]Why Is Kermit So Slow Compared to Zmodem? (It Isn't!)
* [68]I Can Transfer Text Files but Not Binary Files
* [69]Binary Files Are Corrupted After Transfer
* [70]I Enabled Sliding Windows But It Looks Like Only One Is Used.
* [71]How to Transfer Files with the HP-48?
* [72]How Do I Use Kermit with Pine?
[ [73]Contents ] [ [74]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Terminal Emulation
* [75]My Backspace Key Doesn't Work!
* [76]My Arrow Keys Don't Work
* [77]How Does the Numeric Keypad Work?
* [78]I'm Having Trouble with F-Keys
[ [79]Contents ] [ [80]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Modems and Dialing
* [81]Why Doesn't the HANGUP Command Work for Me?
* [82]How Can I Make the DIAL/REDIAL Commands Keep Trying?
* [83]How Do I Write a Script to Dial a Pager?
* [84]When C-Kermit Dials My V.32bis (or V.34) Modem, I Get the
Error 'Can't Change Speed to 14400 (or 28800)'
* [85]Kermit Doesn't Work Right with My (RPI) Error-Correcting
Modem!
* [86]What about Winmodems?
* [87]What Kind of Modem Should I Buy?
* [88]If I Have an Error Correcting Modem Why Do I Need Kermit
Protocol?
* [89]How Do I Call up a Dialback Service?
* [90]How to Tell Kermit to Ignore Dialtone?
* [91]Tone Dialing Changes to Pulse after First Digit
[ [92]Contents ] [ [93]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
Kermit 95 Runs on: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows
XP, OS/2
Current version: 2.0 (1.1.20 for OS/2)
Released: 4 June 2002
FAQ: See the [94]Kermit 95 FAQ
[ [95]Contents ] [ [96]Kermit 95 ] [ [97]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
C-Kermit Runs on: UNIX, VMS, VOS, AOS/VS, QNX, OS-9, Plan 9, BeOS, Commodore
Amiga
Current version: 8.0.201
Released: 8 Feb 2002
FAQ: See the [98]C-Kermit FAQ, plus the following.
NOTE: "UNIX" is a general term covering the many operating systems
that descended from the original Bell Labs UNIX operating system.
Examples include: Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, SunOS,
AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, OPENSTEP, NeXTSTEP, System V, Tru64, OSF/1, DG/UX,
Unixware, Xenix, OpenServer, BSDI/OS, Ultrix, Digital UNIX, SINIX, and
many more (for a longer list, [99]CLICK HERE).
* [100]How Can I Exit from C-Kermit without Hanging Up?
* [101]How Do I Use 'SET KEY' with PC F-Keys, etc, in UNIX or VMS
C-Kermit?
* [102]I'm Having Terminal Emulation Problems with C-Kermit
* [103]Problems Using XYZMODEM External Protocols in C-Kermit
* [104]How to Get Rid of the "OK to Exit?" Prompt?
[ [105]Contents ] [ [106]C-Kermit ] [ [107]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
MS-DOS Kermit Runs on: Windows 3.x and earlier, MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, etc.
Current version: 3.15
Released: 15 Sep 1997
* [108]Can I Use MS-DOS Kermit in Windows 9x/NT/2000?
* [109]How Do I Use MS-DOS Kermit over Trumpet Winsock or MS WfW
TCP?
* [110]How Can I Make MS-DOS Kermit Use COM3, COM4?
* [111]MS-DOS Kermit Patches Don't Seem to Take Effect
* [112]MS-DOS Kermit under Windows 3.x Can't Find My Port
* [113]Where is the Dialing Script for My Modem?
* [114]Divide Overflow in MS-DOS Kermit
* [115]How Do I Get a Session Log without All the Embedded Escape
Sequences?
[ [116]Contents ] [ [117]MS-DOS Kermit ] [ [118]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
IBM Mainframe Related
* [119]How to Transfer Files through a 3270 Protocol Converter?
* [120]Where Is the Key Map for 3270 Emulation?
[ [121]Contents ] [ [122]IBM Mainframe Kermit ] [ [123]Kermit Home ]
_________________________________________________________________
The Kermit FAQ / The Kermit Project / Columbia University /
[124]kermit@columbia.edu / 21 August 2002
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