: Had a quick question about kermit or other file transfer support. We need a reliable way to do file transfer from VAXes to PCs within a terminal emulation environment.
Support is pretty simple. Buy, at least, the two books Using MS-Kermit and
Using C-Kermit. Read them, or at least browse them. Install C-Kermit on
the VAXens and MS-Kermit on your PCs. Try them, fiddle with them, ask
questions here.
We were able to upgrade from a VERY old version of Kermit for Data
General AOS/VS to 5A(188,189,190) with a minimum of pain. Mostly getting
all the players together at once: Me the so-called Kermit expert, our
SysOp, and the software support specialist. That it even took all three
of us is because we were trying to upgrade the support we supply as more
users discovered MS-Kermit and found it a better deal than the commercial
terminal emulators for Data General systems. Not to mention as they
discovered outside systems, Internet, BBS' etc. they have all they need.
Though the BBS support for Kermit file transfer protocol is pretty weak
most of the time.
Again; buy the two books (makes Frank, Christine, and Joe easier to
