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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: New Kermit 95 Release - Telnet/Serial Comms and Scripting
Date: 29 Apr 2000 20:31:07 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
Message-ID: <8efgqb$6ki$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>
To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
This is to announce Kermit 95 1.1.20 for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT,
and 2000, and IBM OS/2:
. Serial communications (direct or dialed) including TAPI modems.
. Telnet and Rlogin client including four forms of security
(Kerberos 4, Kerberos 5, SSL/TLS, SRP - USA and Canada only).
. Host mode for incoming Telnet or serial connections.
. Accurate emulation of 38 different kinds of terminals.
. Kermit and XYZMODEM file tranfser.
. Numeric and alphanumeric paging.
. International character set translation (now including Unicode).
. Built-in scripting with variables, loops, functions, pattern matching.
Kermit 95 has thousands of features; there's no space to list them here.
To find out more, visit the Kermit 95 website:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
Yes, there are lots of terminal programs for Windows. What's special
about this one? Briefly:
. We supply the software for BOTH ENDS of the connection: Kermit 95
for Windows and its file-transfer/client-server partner for UNIX,
VMS, VOS, OS/390, VM/CMS, PDP-11s, you name it. No finger-pointing
if you experience interoperability problems. We've been doing this
since 1981.
. Kermit software includes the definitive Kermit protocol
implementation, and the fastest. Most third-party implementations
are not so terrific.
. The scripting language is easy to learn and use because it's the
same as the command language. It's highly portable; scripts
developed on Windows can also be used in UNIX, VMS, etc (and vice
versa). Similarly, scripts developed for serial connections can
easily be adapted to network connections (and vice versa).
. Kermit software translates character sets during both terminal
emulation and data transfer. Kermit 95 understands more than 80
different host character sets, and converts them to local encoding
so you'll see the right characters on your screen for Eastern and
Western European languages, Greek, Cyrillic, and Hebrew. Ditto
in the other direction, when typing. During data transfer, add
Japanese to the list. And now Kermit also converts between Unicode
and traditional character sets, in either direction. It also
can convert the character sets of local files.
. Kermit software offers you the means to control and customize
virtually every aspect of its operation: communications settings,
terminal emulation, screen dimensions, colors, keyboard, mouse,
modem, dialing rules, Telnet and authentication policies,
file-transfer protocol, you name it.
. Perhaps most important, the Kermit Project provides effective and
prompt support:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/tsreviews.html
If you have a question, we answer it. If you have a problem, we
address it with a workaround or fix, usually the same day.
Kermit 95 is not free but it's cheap. To make it even cheaper, low-cost
bulk right-to-copy and academic site licenses are available:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95pricing.html
Kermit 95 was first released in 1995; new releases appear frequently to add
new features that users want. Kermit 95 is a favorite within corporations,
government agencies, and universities because it can be customized,
scripted, and set up for end users. It's also frequently bundled into other
applications, providing the communications piece for medical practice
management and claim submission packages, inventory control systems, and
Windows-based POS terminals.
Kermit 95 1.1.20 is now shipping. Sorry, it can't be downloaded. We
plan to have a downloadable trial version in the future but it's not
ready yet. In the meantime you can meet other Kermit software users on
the unmoderated newsgroup:
comp.protocols.kermit.misc
and/or read the reviews here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95reviews.html
Frank da Cruz
The Kermit Project
Columbia University
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/