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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Can someone tell me the sting that kermit outputs to the server when a Kermit finish statement is used
Date: 17 Jun 1999 14:11:21 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu
In article <37683e86@news.power.net.uk>,
John Chewter <john@chewter.powernet.co.uk> wrote:
: John Chewter <john@chewter.powernet.co.uk> wrote in message
: news:3766be38@news.power.net.uk...
: > Worked out the get etc but cant seem to work out this one - downloaded
: > the Kermit spec paper (wow!) cant find it in there
: >
: Amazing isnt it?
: If you want help - they try to sell you a book - fair
:
Yes, this is where the money comes from that pays for the Kermit Project,
since it is not funded by any sugar daddies, grants, tuition money, or any
other form subsidy. Without it, nobody would be here to make the software
or answer anybody's questions.
: If you ask for a control or ask about 3rd party suppliers - ridicule
:
When has any member of the Kermit Project ever ridiculed anybody? We have
a canned statement that we supply in response to requests for "controls",
which you can find in our FAQ. In what way does this answer offend or not
make sense?
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/sdk.html
The problem with 3rd party suppliers is that very few, if any, of them do
a decent job. This gives the Kermit protocol itself an undeserved bad
reputation and it has given us nothing but headaches all these years, since
most people expect us to support these third-party products that we have
nothing to do with.
: It there was an ocx for basic kermit I would have paid (considerable $)
: a lot
:
What do you consider a considerable lot? If it was enough to pay the
operating expenses of the Kermit Project for the amount of time required to
develop it, we'd consider it.
If you have a business proposition, it is usually best to state it in
private correspondence, not in a public newsgroup.
: Ask a basic question about the protocol ........... silence
:
: Well Frank?
:
: Open spec. ?
:
Yes. The specification is published in a book you can find in any library.
And no, there is no simple answer to a question like "what string do I send
to do blah?". It's not just a string.
This is an open forum -- if anybody wants to jump in and fill the void when
such questions are asked, feel free.
- Frank