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- Kermit-370 4.2.x "Beware File" - Known Bugs, Problems, Limitations.
-
- As of: 6:33pm Wednesday, 1992 Sep 9
-
- The following is the generic BWR file -- most BWR entries, however, are
- system-specific. See the system-specific BWR for more information.
-
- Note that Kermit-370 release numbers are now three-part (e.g., 4.2.0)
- and should be reported in full in any bug reports.
-
- ---------------- 90/5/8 ------------------------------------------------
- A commonly reported "problem" is that Kermit-370 objects to a send
- packet size greater than 94, and users wonder how to turn on long-packet
- protocol for downloads. The answer is that the the maximum packet size
- in Kermit protocol is always dictated by the receiving Kermit -- ALWAYS.
- NOTHING YOU CAN SAY TO A SENDING KERMIT WILL EVER MAKE IT SEND PACKETS
- LONGER THAN THE RECEIVING KERMIT ASKS FOR. Conversely, Kermit-370 will
- always use packets as long as possible unless frequent transmission
- errors indicate a noisy communication line. The only purpose for the
- send packet-size parameter in Kermit-370 is to set the default, in case
- the receiving Kermit is badly crippled (in which case, long packets are
- entirely out of the question anyway).
-
- ---------------- 90/5/8 ------------------------------------------------
- With a few exceptions, CONTROLLER will be set automatically when Kermit
- is invoked. Kermit-370 has been reported or rumored to work with many
- different types of front end. See IK0AAA.HLP for a current list.
-
- ---------------- 90/5/8 ------------------------------------------------
- A new restriction has come to light concerning Kermit through Renex
- protocol converters, such as the TMS-1. It is necessary to make sure
- that typeahead is turned off in order to let graphics passthrough work.
- It may also be necessary to set the parity to MARK on both Kermits in
- both directions, thereby limiting the data channel effectively to a
- 7-bit width.
-
- ---------------- 91/10/10 ----------------------------------------------
- Kermit-370 now supports the "end-of-attributes" attributes. If that
- causes the other Kermit to refuse files (or worse, as has been found in
- the case of Kermit-11), the new attribute can be suppressed by issuing
-
- SET ATTRIB END OFF
-
- to Kermit-370.
-
- ---------------- 92/4/28 -----------------------------------------------
- When a file transfer or server mode ended, and the user reconnected back
- from MS-Kermit to the mainframe, the screen was (in the past) left with
- the "greetings", and it was necessary to refresh or clear the screen.
- That is no longer needed for versions of MS-Kermit 3.12 and higher.
-
- ---------------- 92/9/9 ------------------------------------------------
- When the file character set is changed to one of the Kanji sets, and the
- previous setting was not one of those allowed with Kanji (CP290, CP500,
- CP281, and H-EBCDIK-DASH), the Kanji set is normally paired with the
- first of those (CP290), but the choice may be altered by changing the
- order of character sets listed at label TBVJP -- the first set is the
- default. For example, to change the default to CP281, use the following
- update:
-
- ./ * SC92252 - Make CP281 the default SBCS with KANJI
- ./ R 04448600 $ 4448600 100 09/09/92 18:33:40
- TBVJP DC CL(LALF)'CP281',CL(LALF)'CP500',CL(LALF)'CP290' @SC92252
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