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Article: 13008 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Text files that go with C-Kermit
Date: 30 Nov 2001 23:47:09 GMT
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The following plain-text documentation files that have traditionally
accompanied C-Kermit have been updated for version 8.0 and converted to
HTML:
Old Text File New Web Page
ckuker.nr ckututor.html Unix C-Kermit manual page
ckcbwr.txt ckcbwr.html General C-Kermit hints and tips
ckubwr.txt ckubwr.html Unix-specific C-Kermit hints and tips
ckuins.txt ckuins.html Unix installation instructions
ckvbwr.txt ckvbwr.html VMS-specific C-Kermit hints and tips (*)
ckvins.txt ckvins.html VMS installation instructions (*)
ckcplm.txt ckcplm.html C-Kermit program logic manual (*)
ckccfg.txt ckccfg.html C-Kermit configuration options
telnet.txt telnet80.html Telnet Client Reference
security.txt security80.html Kermit Security Reference
iksd.txt iksd.html Internet Kermit Service Daemon
ckermit2.txt ckermit70.html Documentation of C-Kermit 7.0 features
ckermit3.txt ckermit80.html Documentation of C-Kermit 8.0 features
(*) New as of today.
See:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80.html
for clickable links (they could all no doubt use more work, but overall
it's an improvement).
The plain-text files never really fit anywhere. There's no place in Unix
or VMS to put them where people might look. So now they are readily
available and easily found Web resources, and will eventually be indexed
and find their way into Google and whatnot.
Meanwhile, I'm also curious about how many people actually use the
distributed initialization and directory files (dialing, network,
services). Especially the services directory -- does anybody use it? Is
there any reason to continue distributing the traditional C-Kermit
initialization file with all those macro definitions in it? To me, the
init file seems almost completely superfluous, especially now (in Unix at
least) with kerbang scripts.
Anyway, when C-Kermit 8.0 is released (within a couple weeks), I trust that
people will create install packages for their respective platforms, as was
done for C-Kermit 6.0 and 7.0. I'm not sure if any of these information
files needs to go into an install package, or if so, in what form (text or
html). Obviously it's up to the packager.
Here's a rough first cut at a page that package makers should read:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80packages.html
I'd appreciate suggestions from anybody who has experience making and
installing packages on Linux, Solaris, AIX, etc etc.
Thanks!
- Frank