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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: C-Kermit 7.1 Alpha.04 Ready for Testing
Date: 1 Apr 2001 23:40:06 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
Message-ID: <9a8e8m$f2e$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>
To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
C-Kermit 7.1 Alpha.04 is ready for testing:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html
Big changes:
. Changed default modem type from NONE to GENERIC.
. Generic dialing now sends no init string at all.
. Changed default terminal bytesize from 7 to 8.
New features:
. SET SESSION-LOG TIMESTAMPED-TEXT for timestamped session log.
New modem types:
. Conexant modem family
. Lucent VENUS chipset
. PCTel V.90 chipset
. Zoom V.90
. Zoom V.92
FTP client:
. FTP OPEN <host> /PASSIVE and /ACTIVE switches added.
. Now works with servers that that don't include path in NLST response.
. Fixed SEND /RECURSIVE not to follow symlinks (UNIX).
. SET FTP VERBOSE-MODE default is now OFF instead of ON.
Kermit protocol:
. Fixed what I hope is the last "Receive window full" error.
. SET PREFIXING <anything> or SET CONTROL PREFIX <anything> now
automatically sets CLEARCHANNEL OFF.
. Fixed incorrect report of number of files transferred at end of transfer.
. Fixed SEND /RECURSIVE not to follow symlinks (UNIX).
UNIX:
. HTTP and shadow passwords enabled for SCO 5.0.6.
. Even with SET FILENAMES CONVERTED, spaces were still accepted in incoming
filenames; now they are converted to underscores.
. Added support for compile-time mktemp()/mkstemp() selection.
VMS:
. Session-log format for scripted sessions fixed.
Scripting:
. Fixed \frdir() not to follow symlinks (UNIX).
. Fixed \fday() not to dump core for dates prior to 17 Mar 1858.
General:
. "Closing blah..." message upon exit could not be surpressed.
. Added /PAGE and /NOPAGE to DELETE switches.
. Added GO response for DELETE /ASK (delete all the rest without asking).
. Added GO response to "more?" prompt (for multi-page screen output).
. Updated HELP texts.
The big changes might be jarring for some people, but they reflect changing
conditions:
. Most connections are now 8-bit clean. To restore the old behavior,
put "set term byte 7" in your startup file.
. Most modems use the AT command set and are already configured
appropriately (i.e. for hardware flow control, error correction, and
data compression), and therefore don't need extensive configuration
every time a number is dialed. Making the default modem type GENERIC
instead of NONE should have little impact, since users and scripts
have always set an explicit modem type anyway. The only difference is
that now dialing should work in most cases even if you don't specify a
modem type, and it should be faster. The new default modem type should
also work with direct connections. In any case where it doesn't work,
just set a specific modem type, as before.
Those of you with modems, please try dialing as you did before, and also
without giving an explicit SET MODEM TYPE command, and let me know how it
works. Also try making direct serial connections with first giving a
SET MODEM TYPE NONE (or DIRECT) command.
The sources and about 60 prebuilt binaries are available here:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html
Warning: A bug was found after building the binaries (a three-day process),
regarding IP address resolution when making connections to aliased hostnames.
On some platforms, under certain conditions, this could cause a core dump.
The problem is fixed in the source code, whose test level has been increased
to Alpha.04, and a few new Alpha.04 binaries have been built. If you
downloaded a prebuilt Alpha.03 binary and it crashes when you try to make a
TCP/IP connection, please download the source code and build a binary
yourself, or else let us know and we'll try to build one for you. I'll
also replace Alpha.03 binaries with Alpha.04 over the coming days myself
as the opportunities arise.
Please report any problems by email to:
kermit-support@columbia.edu
And as usual, if you can build it on any platforms that are not listed or
current in the binaries list on the web page, please give it a try and let
me know how it goes.
- Frank