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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: MS-Windows specific version of kermit.
Date: 1 Jun 1995 13:05:40 GMT
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In article <IDDPTM.95May31155504@jaeger.iddis.com>,
Paul T. Marquis <pmarquis@iddis.com> wrote:
>I downloaded verion 0.80a of the MS-Windows verson of Kermit some time ago
>but have forgotten where I got it. Can anyone tell me where I might find
>it as well as the Windows-NT version? Thanks very much.
>
This is a Frequently Asked Question, which is answered in our FAQ:
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/faq.txt
Information about Kermit is easily accessible on the Web at:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
To answer your question:
The only version of Kermit we recommend and support for Windows, including
Windows NT, is MS-DOS Kermit 3.14. Even though it is a DOS program, it
runs fine in Windows and works better than most Windows-specific
communications software programs. Although it lacks the pleasant
graphical user interface that so many people want, it still gets the job
done. And since when using communications software, you are usually in
text mode anyway (in a terminal emulation window), the GUI aspects are not
as important as in other types of applications.
The other problem with MS-DOS Kermit in Windows is that it can not coexist
with nor use Winsock when making TCP/IP connections. We are sensitive to
this issue and hope to do something about it as soon as we can.
MS-DOS DOS Kermit 3.14 is available via:
anonymous ftp to kermit.columbia.edu,
directory kermit/archives,
binary mode,
file msvibm.zip.
If you had a previous version of MS-DOS Kermit, and you want to install
the new version over it, first make safe copies of your MSCUSTOM.INI and
DIALUPS.TXT files, as well as any other file you might have modified.
Then unzip (with PKUNZIP or equivalent) using the "-d" switch to preserve
the directory structure. Then read the top-level READ.ME file for further
installation instructions.
For complete, step-by-step instructions on using MS-DOS Kermit, please
purchase the manual:
Christine M. Gianone, "Using MS-DOS Kermit", Second Edition, Digital
Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1992, 345 pages, ISBN
1-55558-082-3. Packaged with version 3.14 of MS-DOS Kermit for the
IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles on a 3.5-inch diskette.
US single-copy price: $36.95; quantity discounts available. Available
in computer bookstores or directly from:
Kermit Development and Distribution
Columbia University Academic Information Systems
612 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025 USA
Telephone: (USA) 212 854-3703
Domestic and overseas orders accepted. Price: $36.95 (US, Canada, and
Mexico), $47 elsewhere. Orders may be paid by MasterCard or Visa, or
prepaid by check in US dollars. Add $35 bank fee for checks not drawn
on a US bank. Price includes shipping. Do not include sales tax.
You can also order by phone from the publisher, Digital Press /
Butterworth-Heinemann, with MasterCard, Visa, or American Express:
+1 800 366-2665 (Woburn, Massachusetts office for USA and Canada)
+1 800 665-1148 (Logan Bros, Winnepeg, Manitoba office for Canada)
+44 1993 414414 (Rushden, England office for Europe)
+61 2 372-5511 (Chatswood, NSW office for Australia & New Zealand)
+65 220-3684 (Singapore office for Asia)
French and German language editions are also available.
- Frank