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Article: 13852 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: C-Kermit FTP script
Date: 15 Nov 2002 11:28:43 -0500
Organization: Columbia University
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References: <8ce22d01.0211131301.2d2c8112@posting.google.com> <ar0j7k$ea6$1@watsol.cc.columbia.edu> <8ce22d01.0211142213.f427a53@posting.google.com> <ar30oc$4sh$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <ar30oc$4sh$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>,
Jeffrey Altman <jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
: In article <8ce22d01.0211142213.f427a53@posting.google.com>,
: Dan Skinner <JDanSkinner@JDanSkinner.com> wrote:
: : Appreciated and agreed. BUT I would expect a function for which any
: : part failed to yield a negative return code and which might allow me
: : to check more thourghly if I care. If I can't use the result of the
: : open in a subsequent function the result of the open should be fail?
:
: Kermit commands are implemented to serve dual purposes
:
: . be convenient for interactive use
: . be scriptable
: ...
Also the time for commenting on such things is during the long and open
alpha and beta test periods. At this point, the FTP client has been in
release for nearly a year and we can't change it now without breaking
who-knows-how-many scripts.
- Frank