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- CUTCP/CUTE 2.2D/2.2TN TC-D readme file 11/12/90
- Clarkson University Tcp Communication Package
- Clarkson University Terminal Emulator
-
- Mail bugs to:
- cutcp-bugs@omnigate.clarkson.edu
-
- Mail discussion, comments and general questions to:
- cutcp@omnigate.clarkson.edu
-
- To signup to discussion list, send mail to:
- cutcp-request@omnigate.clarkson.edu
-
- NOTICE:
- CUTCP/CUTE is a revised version of Clarkson's NCSA 2.2C,2.2D and 2.2TN
-
- The name has been changed to reduce confusion between NCSA's product, and
- Clarkson's version. Be aware that the current work is based on NCSA Telnet
- version 2.2.
-
- You may notice that the version numbers are becoming more complicated.
- Digest as follows:
-
- 2.2D/MSC-B
- ^ ^ ^ ^
- | | | |--- Release number
- | | |------ Compiler/Library (TC,MSC or NFS 'PC-NFS')
- | |--------- D for Telnet/rlogin TN for Telnet/Rlogin and 3270
- |----------- Major.minor program version.
-
- *Please refer to the exact version when reporting bugs, etc.
-
- If you have problems installing or operating this program,
- I beg you to seek local assistance before writing, calling,
- faxing or mailing questions to me.
-
- Due to workload, I have begun turning away some phone calls from end-users.
- You should contact your local network support person. Have THAT person
- call me for assistance if they have to. There's nothing more annoying
- trying to explain what a packet driver is to a professor who could have
- asked his local networking support person.
-
-
- I encourage you to use the cutcp mailing list for general questions
- about this package. I also encourage everyone who can answer these questions
- to respond to the poster.
-
- Genuine bugs (not configuration problems) are welcome! Please send them
- to cutcp-bugs@omnigate.clarkson.edu
-
- This release ('D') consists of several major bug fixes, some obscure
- (and some useful) enhancements. Please see the Revisions list below,
- and consult the sample config.tel file included. Note that the REV -D
- release does not include the MSC only version.
-
- Manifest:
-
- bugs - A list of known bugs
- config.tel - Sample configuration file
- default.tbl - Sample VT102 keymap table, shows program defaults
- ftpbin.exe - Client/Server FTP program
- microtn.exe - TSR version of TN3270
- readme - This file
- readme.mtn - Instructions on using microtn.exe
- telbin.exe - Telnet/Rlogin/Rshell VT102 w/ FTP and RCP server
- telpass.exe - Manages Password file for ftp server
- testkey.exe - Shows keycodes for your keyboard
- tn3270.exe - Telnet/Rlogin/Rshell VT102/3278 w/ FTP and RCP server
- tn3270.tbl - Sample 3270 keymap table, shows program defaults
- readme.scr - Readme on Script files
- sample.scr - Sample Script file for connecting to multiple hosts
- sample2.scr - A more complicated sample...
- sample3.scr - Another sample that does a menu screen. and loopback
- sample3.def - support file for above
- sample3.tbl - "" "" ""
- lpr.exe - An LPQ program from the University of BC
- lpq.exe - An LPQ program "" ""
- lprm.exe - An LPRM program "" ""
- lpr.doc - Generic documentation for the LPR utilities.
- readme.lpr - Special instructions on the CUTCP version of the LPR utils
-
-
- Revisions, Bug fixes, Improvements (reverse chronological order)
-
- Release-D 11/12/90, adds, fixes or changes:
- 0. This release is NOT OVERLAID. You may install the binaries as
- execute only on your file server (if desired).
- 1. Autovideo detection no-longer clobbers the built-in keymap
- video=auto is safe.
- 2. ASCII FTP transfers to your PC using TN3270 or telbin has been fixed.
- Neither program truncates files.
- 3. The built-in ftp server no longer gives Error 451 on directories
- that contain a lot of files.
- 4. Logout while in tek mode will now reset the screen to text mode.
- 5. TN_DUP (tn3270) has been re-defined as ALT-BACKSPACE to avoid
- conflict with Script_Spawn/Kill.
- 6. New script commands (see readme.scr)
- setsname - sets the current session name on the statline
- keymap - loads a new keymap for the current session or all sessions.
- 7. FTPBIN no longer overwrites the screen during userid prompt.
- 8. Domain name lookups appear to be fixed. The domainslist
- no longer advances the domain suffix when a timeout occurs.
- 9. VTwrap mode is now settable from the ALT-P menu.
- 10. Network slowdowns caused by escaping to Dos for long periods of
- time while USING A PACKET DRIVER (only) appears to be fixed.
- 11. Loopback support has been added. Telnet to 127.0.0.1 results in
- a loopback window that can be used to fool cutcp.
- 12. All key definitions are now redefinable from WITHIN a session.
- ie: you can redefine ALTF3, ALT-A etc. study default.tbl for
- examples and a listing of the current defaults.
- (You may NOT redefine system macros (ALT-A, etc) in microtn
- because microtn does not have these functions).
-
- caveats:
- a. You can NOT redefine the CONSOLE key definitions for
- ESC, ALT-A, ALT-Z, ALT-V and ALT-F3. Ie. when Cute is
- started in server mode, these basic keys are not
- redefinable until at least one session is open. You can,
- however, use the loopback address to open a 'dummy'
- connection.
-
- b. The SYS_HELP screen (ALT-H by default) will not change
- to reflect your new keyboard definitions. It shows only
- the default hard-coded values.
-
- You can, however, bind a script to the ALT-H key, have
- that script open a loopback window and display your own
- personal help screen.
-
- see sample3.scr, sample3.tbl and sample3.def for an example.
-
- c. Don't box yourself into a corner. Its possible to undefine
- ALTF3 and ALT-X. If you then open a loopback window there
- will be no way to quit without rebooting. (which might
- be a helpful feature.)...
-
- 13. A possible infinite loop in tn3270 (ERASE_ALL_UNPROTECTED)
- has been removed.
-
- Release-C 9/10/90, adds, fixes or changes:
- 1. User configurable keymaps for both 3278 and vt100 sessions.
- 2. Screens up to 132 x 61 lines, and support for 3278-5,
- If you have EGA or VGA utilities for wide or tall screens,
- CUTE will read the current screen dimensions from Bios. If you
- don't have such a program, I suggest UltraVision from
- Personics (508)897-1575.
- 3. Rshell Client (ALT-V)
- 4. Topview/Desqview screen buffer detection (not tested)
- 5. FTP to PC detects disk full.
- 6. LNM VT100 escape SET/RESET sequence <ESC>[20h and <ESC>[20l
- for automatic <CR> after <NL> (default is off, used by Rshell)
- 7. Machine specific flags option sets 3270 mode and transparent data
- destination.
- 8. Rlogin now supports destination userid specification.
- 9. VGA support for 640 x 480 tek emulation.
- 10. Do terminal type loop fixed.
- 11. NOARPME config.tel option inhibits arp for self at startup.
- 12. 43 and 35 line mode on VGAs now fill screen.
- 13. Destination port number may be specified on command line.
- ( tn3270 "myhost 25")
- 14. Margin bell at column 72.
- 15. Bios=maybe mode for visually impaired.
- 16. Visual bell for hearing impaired.
- 17. Nested config.tel files using include=option.
- 18. DOS Environment config.tel options using $CUTCPnn=
- 19. Command line config.tel options using -e "myip=bootp" etc.
- 20. Incoming FTP warning bell for visually impaired.
- 21. Tek emulation supports colors 0-F on EGA and VGA.
- 22. FM and DUP work in tn3270.
- 23. Sounds= command in config.tel allows user tailored sounds.
- 24. The NFS version now includes FTPBIN, but its still flaky.
- 25. Script command files for 'auto dialing'.
- 26. Other stuff that I've fixed but forgot to write down.
- 27. TurboC VROOM swapping to EMS or EXTENDED Memory (code only).
- Use -me or -mx (tn3270 ? gives you more help)
- 28. ^H sends ascii(8) regardless of erase= setting (for emacs).
-
- Release-A 2/13/90, adds, fixes or changes:
-
- 1. Echo Negotiation improved. Default telnet echo is now local.
- 2. Binary mode now works correctly.
- 3. Compile time option for 'PACKET DRIVERS ONLY' saves 12K of RAM.
- 4. Throughput measurement test reachable via ALT-P/terminal type,
- or set vtwrap=T in config.tel file.
- 5. Domain name timeout handling has been improved, but is still slightly
- broken.
- 6. Maximum window size is now 61 lines (telbin -l 61 if you can read it).
- 7. TSO systems are now handled, users can switch from linemode to 3270
- emulation and back multiple times.
- 8. BootP now requests RFC1048 mode in the vendor field.
- 9. Van Jacobson TCP header compression enabled on slip lines if
- config.tel entry has vjc=yes
- 10. Clock is configurable, clock=none, clock=12, clock=24 followed
- by optional :timezone (for MSC version) or use dos set TZ=EST5EDT
- 11. Rlogin! (yeah) Use ALT-Z to rlogin, or specify port 513
- 12. Be sure to set your userid using myname= in config.tel
- 13. Print Through mode (ESC[5i) now switches modes immediately such
- that escape sequences won't appear in capture file.
- 14. Screen updating is faster.
- 15. Capture file may be written in text (default) or binary mode.
- capfile="filename,b" or ="filename,t", also settable using ALT-P
- 16. FTP Server Fixes (in Telbin or TN3270 only)
- A. Now remembers starting directory, restores on quit.
- B. Dir command now lists bytes available.
- C. LS command now does not return directories
- D. MKDIR, RMDIR and DELE now supported.
- E. ALT-T doesn't put -n on command line.
- F. files PUT to PC are truncated as required.
-
- 17. TCP handling improvements
- A. Nagle
- B. Slow-start and congestion avoidance.
- C. handles remote sending 0 window.
- 18. VT100 graphics characters handled better, now in scrollback buffer.
- 19. ALT-D (screendump) works in scrollback mode.
- 20. 3270 will autoskip fields seperated by a single space. (i think)
- 21. PC-NFS support.. ALPHA mode now.. tn3270.exe and telbin.exe seem
- to work, but due to severe limitations in the NFS toolkit, you can
- only have three active sessions, plus ftp, plus nameserver lookup.
- Ftpbin.exe is totally broke, so its not in the package yet.
-