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From: Ulrich Windl <wiu09524@rrzc5.rz.uni-regensburg.de>
Subject: Re: New scriptable secure FTP client available for UNIX
Date: 13 Dec 2000 10:15:47 +0100
Organization: University of Regensburg, Germany
Message-ID: <snfelzck7gc.fsf@rrzc5.rz.uni-regensburg.de>
To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
Surely, your C-Kermit can do a lot, but can I _simply_ use the "secure
FTP feature" without programming scripts? Maybe you should provide a
example of use...
Ulrich
fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) writes:
> A new FTP client is available for UNIX:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpclient
>
> It offers the following features:
>
> . Optional Kerberos 4 and 5, SSL/TLS, and SRP security.
> . A built-in scripting language for automation.
> . Character-set translation, including Unicode.
> . Automatic text/binary mode switching (PUT/MPUT only).
> . Flexible file selection (sizes, dates, lists, patterns, exception lists).
> . Update and recovery modes.
> . Preservation of file permissions (Unix-to-Unix only).
> . Recursive directory-tree transfers, even across platforms.
> . File collision options (backup, rename, update, reject, etc).
> . Uses passive mode by default to minimize blockage by firewalls.
> . Friendly interactive command interface (keyword and filename menus and
> completion on demand; command recall, macros, files, and shortcuts).
> . Ability to specify a complete session on the shell command line, or by
> an FTP URL, without using scripts, interactive commands, or command files.
> . Configurable logging, debugging, and feedback options.
>
> The new FTP client is called C-Kermit 7.1:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck71.html
>
> Yes, it's the same C-Kermit program that makes serial and Telnet connections
> -- now it can make FTP connections too. And for that matter also Rlogin and
> HTTP (and on some platforms X.25)...
>
> It has been built and tested successfully so far on various releases of
> Linux (Red Hat, Slackware, Suse, Debian), FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, AIX,
> HP-UX, IRIX, Solaris, SunOS, QNX, SINIX, Unixware, SCO OSR5, Tru64, NeXT,
> DG/UX, SV/68, SV/88, and even 4.3BSD on the VAX, and should be buildable and
> usable on any other version of UNIX that has a C compiler and a sockets
> library.
>
> This not a final release -- it's the first Alpha-test release. If you have
> trouble with it, questions, or comments, send them to:
>
> kermit-support@columbia.edu
>
> Frank da Cruz
> The Kermit Project
> Columbia University