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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Creating login front end using Kermit
Date: 26 Sep 2000 17:50:54 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <8qqn4f$h4u$1@sshuraab-i-1.production.compuserve.com>,
Bruce Phipps <bruce_phipps@my-deja.com> wrote:
: I have been using C-kermit scripts on Linux to automate the process of
: logging in/telnetting to remote computers.
:
: But I was wondering -- can I use Kermit to accept communications from remote
: computers? Could I create a "log in" process using Kermit? If so, I would
: like to try communicating between my Win95 computer and my Linux computer.
: This would be just for testing /learning purposes.
:
Not only can you do it, you already have the set of scripts that comes with
K95 that does exactly this, called "host mode". These scripts have not been
adapted to Unix, since Unix provides its own built-in login facilities, but
with some effort it can be done.
The K95 host-mode scripts are quite elaborate and probably do a lot more
than you want, plus they are written in the "old" (pre-block-structured)
syntax. They could be rewritten much more elegantly in modern syntax and
using the many new features that have appeared since they were first
written, but since they work so well this has not been a high priority.
- Frank