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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Frank Rules!
Date: 19 Jul 1999 19:59:54 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <eKJk3.139$vN3.8626@typhoon-sf.snfc21.pbi.net>,
Richard Hery <rjhery@assist-telcom.com> wrote:
: ...
: I've been sweating over this for weeks trying to figure it out. Granted,
: I know nothing about this. It wasn't until I tried going down the Kermit
: road that things starting making more sense. I know all my data gets
: messed up when I try and represent it in Ascii, but there isn't an easy
: way to post the stuff in a newsgroup. I do have the binary file. Does
: your book give specifics about all of that information?
:
Yes: "Kermit, A File Transfer Protocol" contains the protocol definition.
: I'm trying to do
: away with the DOS app that runs on my desktop. It's very old, but
: functions perfectly. I want to redo it in a native Windows app, but won't
: get too far if I don't even know what it's doing. I sure do appreciate
: all the info!
:
I'd recommend you not try to code Kermit protocol from scratch. Rather,
just have your application invoke Kermit 95 to do the transfers -- or better
yet, if possible -- all of the communication:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
- Frank