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- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 01:06:47 +0100
- From: Dan Norstedt <DANNE@kicki.stacken.kth.se>
- Subject: Announcing DECsystem-10 Kermit 3(134)
- Keywords: DECsystem-10 Kermit, Bliss Kermit, TOPS-10 Kermit, VAX/VMS Kermit
-
- New features and changes in Kermit-10 3(134)
-
- This version has added support for extended length packets:
-
- * Extended length packets are supported by the normal SET RECEIVE
- PACKET and SET SEND PACKET commands. Sizes up to 1000 are allowed.
- By default, extended length packets are not used. Typically, use
- SET RECEIVE PACKET 1000 and SET SEND PACKET 1000 to enable it.
-
- It also contains bug fixes/enhancements from the VMS version:
-
- * CRC calulations works ok when sending 8 bit data not using quoting.
-
- * IBM mode handshake improved.
-
- * Don't lose last character in a buffer if it's a widow.
-
- That's all, folks. The updated files are:
-
- K10COM.REQ
- K10GLB.MAC
- K10MIT.MAC
- K10MSG.BLI
- K10MSG.MAC
- K10TT.MAC
- K10UNV.MAC
-
- There are no new files, except this announcement.
-
- The .MAC (Macro-10) files are generated from the Bliss sources, but they
- will only work for KL and KS systems (our system is a KI). But since KI's
- are rare, and the previous version also was compiled only for KL/KS, I don't
- think it's much of a problem. The program has been put to heavy use here
- over the last few months, and I believe it to be free of (at least) new
- bugs.
- Regards,
- Dan Norstedt
-
- [Ed. - Thanks, Dan! This will certainly be good news for the world's
- remaining TOPS-10 users. The new files are installed in Kermit Distribution
- in the B area, kermit/b/k10*.* on watsun.cc.columbia.edu for Internet access,
- and in K10*.* on KERMSRV at CUVMA for BITNET access. Note that the
- system-independent Kermit protocol portions of this program are supposed to
- share the same source files with VAX/VMS Kermit-32. VAX/VMS users who have a
- Bliss-32 compiler are encouraged to get the new files and see if a new version
- of Kermit-32 can be built from them, which will give this orphaned program
- long packet support.]
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