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Info-Kermit Digest         Tue, 23 Apr 1991        Volume 13 : Number 4

Today's Topics:

            Announcing CP/M-80 Kermit Version 4.11
            Patches for MS-DOS Kermit 3.10
                ROSCOE Kermit
          Announcing NEC PC 9801 MS-DOS Kermit 3.10

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Kermit files may be obtained over networks and by mail order.  On the
Internetwork, use FTP to log in to host WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU, a SUN-4/280
running UNIX (SUNOS 4.1), IP host number 128.59.39.2.  Login as user anonymous
(note, lower case), any password, and GET or MGET (MULTIPLE GET) the desired
files.  The Kermit files are in directories kermit/a, kermit/b, kermit/c,
kermit/d, and kermit/e.  Test versions are in kermit/test.  Binaries are in
kermit/bin (use ftp in binary mode).  You can also get Kermit files over the
BITNET/EARN network; to get started send a message with text HELP to KERMSRV,
the Kermit file server, at host CUVMA.  For detailed instructions, read the
file kermit/a/aanetw.hlp (AANETW.HLP on KERMSRV).  To order by mail, request a
complete list of Kermit versions and an order form from Kermit Distribution,
Columbia University Center for Computing Activities, 612 West 115th Street,
New York, NY 10025 USA.

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Date:  Mon, 1 Apr 1991
>From: Mike Freeman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Announcing CP/M-80 Kermit Version 4.11
Keywords: CP/M-80 Kermit 4.11

Just to prove that the CP/M world still exists, here is CP/M Kermit-80
Version 4.11.  Features added since version 4.09 include:

  o SET COLLISION {BACKUP/DISCARD/OVERWRITE/RENAME}
  o SET INCOMPLETE-FILES {DISCARD/KEEP}
  o Many REMOTE commands, including some REMOTE SET commands
  o RENAME command to rename CP/M files from within Kermit-80
  o SET RECEIVE/SEND PACKET-LENGTH nn (nn <= 94)
  o SET AUTORECEIVE ON now implies that Kermit-80 ALWAYS tries to
    receive more files when a RECEIVE transaction has completed.
  o QUIT is now a synonym for EXIT.
  o STAY is now a synonym for SET NO-EXIT.
  o CONNECT, RECEIVE and SEND may be abbreviated to C, R and S, respectively.
  o Processing of commands from a file via a TAKE command may now be
    canceled by entering a Control-C at the console.
  o The TYPE and PRINT commands are now immediately canceled if a
    Control-C is entered at the console. If a Control-X is entered at
    the console, typeout/printout of the current file is canceled and
    typeout/printout of the next file, if any, begins.
  o Many bug fixes
  o Kermit-80 Version 4.11 now supports the Microbee family of computers
    (56K, 64K, 128K and 256K) manufactured by Microbee Systems, Ltd, Australia.
  o Kermit-80 now supports the Ampro Little Board system.

Technical changes:

  o An "I" packet is now tried before the request for files is sent
    in a GET command
  o The overlay address is now 7000H
  o The overlay (CPXLNK.ASM) has an added INCFLG variable to handle
    INCOMPLETE-FILES status
  o The COPY, TYPE and PRINT commands now use the large buffer
    (8K bytes default size) for file I/O

Many thanks to those who have contributed bug fixes, and, in particular, to
Mr. Russell Lang of Monash University, Australia, for contributing a bug-fix
and the family file for the Microbee systems and to Mr. Jay S. Rouman of
Mt. Pleasant, MI, for contributing the code for the Ampro Little Board.
Thanks are also due to Lance Tagliapietra of the University of Wisconsin at
Platteville for finding several bugs.

[Ed. - And many thanks to you, Mike, for all the work you have put into
CP/M Kermit over these past months!  The new files have replaced the old ones
in the Kermit "A" area: kermit/a/cp*.* on watsun (Internet) and CP* * from
KERMSRV at CUVMA (BITNET/EARN).  The updated manual is cpkerm.doc (plain text)
and cpkerm.ps (Postscript).]

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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1991
>From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Patches for MS-DOS Kermit 3.10
Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.10 Patches

Several patches have been issued by Joe Doupnik for MS-DOS Kermit 3.10.
They are in the file kermit/a/msr310.pch on watsun.cc.columbia.edu
(Internet) and MSR310 PCH on KERMSRV@CUVMA (BITNET/EARN).  This is a short
text file designed to be read by MS-DOS Kermit when it starts up.  It should
be renamed to MSKERMIT.PCH and stored in the same directory as your MS-DOS
Kermit initialization file, MSKERMIT.INI.  To install the patches, include
the command PATCH as the first command in your MSKERMIT.INI file.  CAUTION:
these patches should only be applied to the binary .EXE file for the IBM PC
family and compatibles distributed by Columbia as MSVIBM.EXE (or decoded
from MSVIBM.BOO).  Do not attempt to apply these patches to any other
version, or to a version you built yourself from the source files.

The patches include:

  1. Alternate video mode Orchid Designer Professional VGA board.
  2. Remove CRLF from WRITE command output.
  3. Make sure new NetBios sessions cancel old ones.
  4. Omit sending flow control XON when first opening a session.
  5. Correct errors in parsing { things braces }, and other fixes.
  6. Correction to patch 5.
  7. Cyrillic translation table corrections.
  8. Fix for VT terminal emulator CSI parser initialization.

Thanks to Joe for responding so promptly to users' bug reports!

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Date: Fri, 1991 Mar 29   22:04 EST
>From: "John F. Chandler" <[e-mail]>
Subject: ROSCOE Kermit
Keywords: IBM Mainframe Kermit, ROSCOE, TSO/ROSCOE, MVS/TSO/ROSCOE

Two new files, IKRKER.BWR and IKRKER.UPD, constitute the collection of all
known tips, fixes, and workarounds for running TSO Kermit under ROSCOE.
This is not what I would call a full-fledged new variant of Kermit-370,
since ROSCOE Kermit is only slightly changed from "vanilla" TSO Kermit.
Hence, installers of ROSCOE Kermit will still need to fetch all IKT*.* files
and follow the instructions in IKTKER.INS with only a few alterations based
on IKRKER.BWR.  If further reports come in, I'll add them to the collection.
Also, I would be glad to include code updates, especially if some user
should feel motivated to add support for native ROSCOE files or other
ROSCOE-specific features.

John

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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 91 20:28:28 JST
>From: Hirofumi Fujii<[e-mail]>
Subject: Announcing NEC PC 9801 MS-DOS Kermit 3.10
Keywords: NEC PC9801, MS-DOS Kermit 3.10

This is to announce an upgraded version of MS-DOS Kermit for the NEC PC9801.
It is up to date with the final version 3.10 sources, and it corrects a bug
with Xon/Xoff flow control.

Hirofumi Fujii

[Ed. Many thanks!  The new version replaces the old one in the Kermit
Distribution A area.]

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