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From: mgflax@panix.com (Marshall G. Flax)
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Subject: Re: Receiving files "automatically"
Date: 1 Nov 1994 12:12:31 -0500
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In article <DRW.94Nov1095927@runge.mit.edu>,
Dale R. Worley <drw@runge.mit.edu> wrote:
>Also, is there a "dial this number and connect me to it" command?
>So far, I have been stuck doing a CONNECT and then manually issuing
>ATDT to the modem.
Yes, the "DIAL" macro, quite extensively documented in the text
files in the MSKERMIT .zip file.
>And why is it that Kermit comes with almost no documentation? Or is
>the rumor that Kermit is "free" just a front for selling books?
They quite freely admit that the books help finance the KERMIT project.
And there's nothing wrong with that -- it's a wonderful free program,
which you can learn more about (and help support) by buying their books.
marshall
>Dale
>
>Dale Worley Dept. of Math., MIT drw@math.mit.edu
>--
>Does the name "Pavlov" ring a bell?
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[Marshall G. Flax -- 718-256-3482 -- 8776 16th Ave #2, Brooklyn, NY 11214-5802]