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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Will MS-DOS Kermit act as server?
Message-Id: <1995Sep27.081752.62113@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 27 Sep 95 08:17:52 MDT
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In article <44al7o$q8l@clarknet.clark.net>, clau@clark.net (David Clausen) writes:
> Hello! I am looking to perform automated file transfers between a
> UNIX host and an MS-DOS host using Kermit and a null-modem connection.
>
> What I would like to do is have the Unix host act as the client,
> sending files to the MS-DOS host unattended via cron.
>
> My question is, can MS-DOS Kermit be set up as a remote server,
> sitting in the background and waiting for file transfer requests
> from the UNIX host?
MS-DOS Kermit has had server mode for a very long time. It is
discussed in the documentation.
When you mix words "background" and "MS-DOS" then we have an
oxymoron. Perhaps you mean the MSK server patiently waits for requests,
and if so the answer is yes it does. But MSK is not a TSR item.
Joe D.
> I know that C-Kermit has this functionality, but am not sure about
> MS-DOS Kermit.
>
> Thanks so much!
> Dave Clausen
> clau@clark.net