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  1. Article: 13765 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.arch.embedded,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Embedded Kermit File-Transfer Protocol
  6. Date: 7 Oct 2002 09:53:27 -0400
  7. Organization: Columbia University
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  10. References: <anqinh$ais$1@watsol.cc.columbia.edu> <gjv1quoadrqg25t2n2hkl6csu0isgcaah8@4ax.com>
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  16.  
  17. In article <gjv1quoadrqg25t2n2hkl6csu0isgcaah8@4ax.com>,
  18. Robert Reimiller  <bob@certsoft.com> wrote:
  19. : On 6 Oct 2002 19:58:41 -0400, fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) wrote:
  20. : >In response to increasingly frequent requests, I'm happy to announce the
  21. : >availability of an embeddable Kermit protocol.  ...
  22. : >
  23. : >   http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ek.html
  24. :
  25. : That takes me back in time, do people still use Kermit?
  26. :
  27. They sure do; take a look at the Kermit Project website:
  28.  
  29.   http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
  30.  
  31. Particularly the "common misconceptions":
  32.  
  33.   http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/kermit.html#Misconceptions
  34.  
  35. Of all the point-to-point file transfer protocols, it's the most robust,
  36. the most adaptable, and the most in demand for embedding.  It is used in
  37. all sorts of devices: factory-floor equipment, postal sorters, cell towers,
  38. medical equipment, POS devices, bar-code scanners, and so forth; either for
  39. getting data in and out (cash register receipts), maintenance (collecting
  40. logs or dumps), updates (loading new firmware), etc etc.
  41.  
  42. - Frank
  43.