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From: jhurwit@netcom.com (Jeffrey Hurwit)
Subject: Re: re msdos kermit 3.14 ...
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In article <39qhs2$k1j@bingnet1.cc.binghamton.edu>,
br00031@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu wrote:
>Hi,
>Could anyone explain what I should do with the files from
>kermit.columbia.edu.
>These do not seem to be executables.
Are you sure you're getting the right file-- kermit/test/bin/
mstibm.zip? Your executables are right after the readme:
Archive: mstibm.zip
Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Name ("^" ==> case
------ ------ ---- ----- ---- ---- ------ ---- conversion)
10577 Implode 4473 58% 10-30-94 15:59 b99272a2 ^read.me
228152 Implode 146491 36% 11-07-94 10:40 cbf6f11f ^kermit.exe <===
158290 Implode 102723 35% 11-07-94 10:40 533ef169 ^kermite.exe <===
103274 Implode 66358 36% 11-07-94 10:40 f94fd286 ^kerlite.exe <===
> Am I supposed to compile the
>binary code or do I just place the files in the directory where
>mskermit 3.13 is now.
Neither. There's nothing to compile-- the executables are ready to
run. You may want to work over the INItialization and script
files, depending on how you use Kermit.
Since this is a beta, it would probably be better if you were to
create a separate directory for 3.14, rather than just dumping the
files in (and overwriting files already in) the directory where you
have 3.13.
> Also before I bother upgrading, if the server
>I conncet to, my University, does not upgrade its version of Kermit
>on its platform is my upgrading a waste of time? Thank you
That all depends on what features you want the most. If the Kermit
on your host is so old that it doesn't support sliding windows,
long packets, control character unprefixing, or uses the old
terminalR/terminalS instead of the newer APC, the new Kermit won't
help all that much. However, if you want the new script commands,
character sets, etc., then get 3.14.
I can't speak for other platforms, but if your account is on a Unix
host and you have the space in your quota, it's not too hard to get
the sources for C-Kermit 190 and build your own copy. (If space
*is* a problem, gzexe compresses the executable very nicely to
about 1/2 original size.) IMO the new crash recovery feature alone
is worth the effort, and if your host's Kermit doesn't have the
other features previously mentioned, so much more the reason.
Jeff