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Article: 12465 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: Chris Sharman <Chris.Sharman@CCAgroup.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: ftp scripting
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:32:51 +0100
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Frank da Cruz wrote:
> Yes, the new C-Kermit would do exactly what you want:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpclient.html
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpscripts.html
>
> and no, it's not available for VMS yet. It's not just a simple matter of
> building. A lot of code has to be written too, and this would have to be
> done by a C programmer who is more intimate with VMS TCP/IP stacks, RMS,
> and VMS FTP protocol extensions than I am. We don't want it to be just a
> C-Library port of the UNIX version -- we want it to handle VMS as well as
> native FTP clients do, but with all the added benefits (scripting,
> automatic per-file text/binary-mode switching, recursion, character-set
> conversion, etc). I've put out a number of feelers but so far nobody has
> taken the bait (block that metaphor!)
A tall order. Well beyond me. Perhaps you should talk to the Madgoat
folks. They've an excellent (free) ftp product (which I've used, and
even modified for my requirements, without any deep understanding).
It's the only non-commercial ftp on VMS that I'm aware of.
They've put in a lot of effort on performance too. Maybe you could work
out some kind of co-ownership agreement: their ftp code with your
scripting additions etc.
> : The licence forbids commercial non-internal use
> : too, without providing a pointer to a (presumably chargeable) commercial
> : licence.
> :
> Yes, if you want to furnish Kermit software to customers or clients, you
> need to license it. That's not a bad thing. You get money from your
> customers and clients, we get money from you. It's like the food chain.
> We all have to eat.
We're not a software supplier. I just want to exchange data with a
parcel courier we use. "Internal use" is unclear: does it mean I can use
kermit for anything I want, or just for moving data internally ? I don't
intend supplying kermit to them or anyone else. In any case, I wasn't
griping about the price, just that I wasn't clear on what the price was
(and I'm still not).
Thanks,
Chris Sharman