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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 patches
Date: 24 Jan 1995 00:28:47 GMT
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John W. Manly <JWMANLY@amherst.edu> wrote...
I just noticed what appears to be some nasty behavior in Kermit. (I've
tried this on both Kermit 3.13 and the Jan 12th 3.14). I have some code
in a LOGIN.COM to try to set the label of the window and icon in a
DECwindows session using <OSC> and <ST> operations, and it appears that
Kermit is choking on these sequences rather than ignoring them.
>
For example, if I send the either of the sequences, <OSC>21;FOOBAR<ST>
or <OSC>2L;FOOBAR<ST> to the Kermit emulator, it freezes up and requires
an ALT-= to reset it. These sequences are used by DECwindows for
changeing the label of a window or icon (I forget which is which), and
while I wouldn't expect Kermit to do anything upon reception, I wouldn't
expect it to lock up either.
And mrichmon@paz.gsfc.nasa.gov (Michael Richmond) wrote:
I discovered a possible bug in MS-DOS Kermit version 3.14 dated 12 Jan
1995. Kermit will find the initialization file when it is started with
the command:
kermit -f c:\not_my_default_directory\mskermit.ini
But it will not find the initialization file when it is started with the
command:
kermit -f \not_my_default_directory\mskermit.ini
That is, the drive letter must be supplied on the command line when the
initialization file is not in the default directory. This restriction
does not exist in version 3.14/Beta-14 dated 20 Nov 1994.
These are both bugs.
They are fixed by patches. The patch files are available via anonymous
ftp from kermit.columbia.edu in directory kermit/a. Transfer them in
text mode:
For KERMIT.EXE: msr314.pch
For KERMITE.EXE: msrm314.pch
For KERLITE.EXE: msrl314.pch
Put them in your top-level KERMIT directory and, if you are using the
standard MSKERMIT.INI file, they will be applied automatically. If you
are not using the standard MSKERMIT.INI file, then put a PATCH command
at the top of your startup file. You can tell that they have taken effect
when Kermit's version herald reports:
IBM-PC MS-DOS Kermit 3.14 18 Jan 1995 patch level 3
Thanks to Joe Doupnik for the quick fixes!
- Frank