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  9. From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
  10. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  11. Subject: Re: what exactly is kermit?
  12. Date: 14 Jun 1998 20:57:48 GMT
  13. Organization: Columbia University
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  19.  
  20. In article <-1406981223280001@a138009.san1.as.crl.com>,
  21.  <octinomos@geocities..com> wrote:
  22. : all the tutorials at school keep referring to it, is it like a name
  23. : for the mainframe? i believe we're using an es/9000 mainframe, are 
  24. : they related? or is the name for the PC i'm using? i'm a little confused.
  25. : 
  26. It's the name of a protocol used for transferring files between computers,
  27. and also the name of a family of communication software programs that
  28. implements this protocol, plus (in many cases) providing additional services
  29. such as terminal emulation, dialing, scripting, etc.  See the Kermit Project
  30. website for additional information:
  31.  
  32.   http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
  33.  
  34. - Frank