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From: Jeffrey Altman <jaltman2@nyc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: MS-DOS Kermit: release 3.15 or 3.16?
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Igor Sobrado wrote:
> Hi again!
>
> I want to run MS Kermit in a DOS computer (an old but excellent i80286,
> it is not a joke); this computer will be a DEC VT compatible terminal
> with file transfer functionality. My question is easy: what MS-DOS
> Kermit release must I run? MS-DOS Kermit 3.15 or MS-DOS Kermit 3.16?
> Some random thoughts:
>
> - MS-DOS Kermit 3.16 is beta, but has not been updated since 1999.
> It is for personal use, but I really prefer running a stable
> release if there is not a good reason for running a beta release.
>
> - MS-DOS Kermit 3.16 fixes some important problems (memory leaks,
> a serious problem related with sending incomplete Kermit packets
> over a serial port connections, a lot of minor bugs, and so on).
>
> - On http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html we can read "you
> can install this on top of 3.14 or 3.15". Well, the zip file
> that contains the overlay files for MS-DOS Kermit 3.16 has only
> two files, the overlay for 3.15 has more files. It seems that
> we will not get the same version installing 3.16 on top of 3.14
> than on top of 3.15.
>
> Should I stay at MS-DOS Kermit 3.15? Is it better trying 3.16?
> In this case, should I apply 3.15 on top of 3.14, and 3.16 on top
> of 3.15 + 3.14?
>
> Will be a final release of MS-DOS Kermit 3.16? If MS-DOS Kermit
> version 3.16 works and is a recommended one for MS-DOS computers,
> would not be better making a final release to show that it is not
> beta anymore?
>
> Best regards,
> Igor.
MS-DOS Kermit has not been updated since 1999. Use 3.16 unless it
causes a problem for you. In which case you can back off to 3.15.
Jeffrey Altman