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Article: 13146 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Kermit 95 SSH, FTP Client Ready for Beta Testing
Date: 23 Jan 2002 11:28:25 -0500
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This is to announce the first in a series of Beta tests for the
forthcoming new Kermit 95 release. As described in:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95next.html
we're entering Phase I of the testing, which is still Console only
(no GUI). The first Beta test includes thousands of new features,
of which the four big ones are:
1. Built-in SSH v1 and V2 clients:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/sshclient.html
2. A built-in, scriptable, and (optionally) secure FTP client:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpclient.html
3. An Internet Kermit Service for Windows NT, 2000, and XP:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/wiksduser.html
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/wiksadmin.html
4. InstallShield installation.
The Secure Shell client (based on OpenSSH 3.0.2p1) includes both SSHv1
and SSHv2 clients that can use Public Key, Kerberos 4, Kerberos 5, or
Secure Remote Password for authentication. SSHv2 GSSAPI KRB5 key
exchange eliminates the need for known_hosts files. Static and dynamic
port forwarding of X11 and arbitrary ports is supported. Key generation
and Agent support is integrated into the Kermit Script language. OpenSSH
configuration files are optional. (SSH Agent to be provided in
subsequent beta.)
Other new features include all the ones listed for C-Kermit 8.0:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html
The first Beta test is open only to people who are:
a. Currently registered Kermit 95 users on Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
(not OS/2, sorry); AND:
b. Citizens or permanent residents of the USA or Canada who are
also physically located in the USA or Canada.
(b) is because the Beta contains cryptography code regulated by USA
export law. If you fit both (a) and (b), and wish to participate in
the Beta, please send email containing your K95 serial number to:
kermit-support@columbia.edu
and you'll receive instructions.
Progress should be rapid and new Betas will be released frequently.
The emphasis is on stablizing the Phase I features (not adding more)
and moving on to the GUI.
Kermit 95 includes software from the following open source development
projects and individuals:
MIT Kerberos
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www
Stanford Secure Remote Password
http://srp.stanford.edu
OpenSSL
http://www.openssl.org
OpenSSH
http://www.openssh.org
Peter Runestig
ftp://ftp.runestig.com
Simon Wilkinson
http://www.sxw.org.uk/computing/patches/openssh.html
Tom Holroyd
http://members.tripod.com/professor_tom/archives/
The Kermit Project
Columbia University
New York City
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
mailto:kermit-support@columbia.edu