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- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 90 17:05:01 EDT
- From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
- To: Info-Kermit
- Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V11 #6
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- Info-Kermit Digest Mon, 2 Apr 1990 Volume 11 : Number 6
-
- Today's Topics:
-
- Announcing MS-DOS Kermit 3.01 for the IBM PC and PS/2 Families
- Announcing VAX/VMS Kermit 3.3.118
- New .BOO-File Unpacker
- MacKermit and Shiva NetSerial Box on Appletalk
-
- Digest submissions may be sent to Info-Kermit@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU,
- requests for addition to or deletion from the Info-Kermit subscriber list to
- Info-Kermit-Request@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU or to KERMIT@CUVMA.BITNET.
-
- Kermit files may be obtained over networks and by mail order. On the
- Internetwork, use FTP to log in to host WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU, a SUN-4/280
- running UNIX (SUNOS 4.0), IP host number 128.59.39.2. Login as user
- anonymous (note, lower case), any password, and GET or MGET (MULTIPLE GET)
- the desired files. The Kermit files are in directories kermit/a, kermit/b,
- kermit/c, kermit/d, and kermit/e. Test versions are in kermit/test. You
- can also get Kermit files over the BITNET/EARN network; to get started send
- a message with text HELP to KERMSRV, the Kermit file server, at host CUVMA.
- For detailed instructions, read the file kermit/a/aanetw.hlp (AANETW.HLP on
- KERMSRV). To order by mail, request a complete list of Kermit versions and
- an order form from Kermit Distribution, Columbia University Center for
- Computing Activities, 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 USA.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue Mar 20 20:16:02 1990
- From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Announcing MS-DOS Kermit 3.01 for the IBM PC and PS/2 Families
- Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.01
-
- This is a maintenance release of MS-DOS Kermit. It incorporates all the
- 3.00 patches that were announced in the previous issue of Info-Kermit, and it
- also includes other fixes and a couple new features, including:
-
- - Support for 75/1200 bps split speed operation (SET SPEED 75/1200),
- contributed by Dan Norstedt of the Stacken Computer Club in Sweden.
- - A change to the way SET TRANSLATE INPUT works to allow it to operate
- on 8-bit characters received in the 7-bit (parity) environment via single
- or locking shift mechanisms.
- - Automatic transmission of shift characters when typing 8-bit characters in
- the 7-bit (parity) environment.
- - Ability to use C1 control characters for graphics if terminal character
- set is TRANSPARENT.
- - Numerous character set translation corrections.
- - Improved operation with IBM EBIOS / LANACS (new command SET PORT EBIOS n),
- with help from Yale and IBM.
- - Improved operation with Novell file server disks.
- - Various minor fixes to Tektronix and VT terminal emulators.
- - Reinstatement of the "LEDs" in the VT320 mode line.
- - Other minor fixes.
-
- The new files have been installed in the regular places:
-
- BITNET/EARN Internet
- KERMSRV@CUVMA watsun.cc.columbia.edu Description
-
- kermit/a/msvibm.exe Executable binary
- MSVIBM BOO kermit/a/msvibm.boo Encoded binary
- MSR301 UPD kermit/a/msr301.upd List of changes
- MSR300 PCH kermit/a/msr300.pch Patches for version 3.00
- MSR301 PCH kermit/a/msr301.pch Patches for version 3.01
- MSKERM BWR kermit/a/mskerm.bwr Updated "beware" file
- MSS* * kermit/a/mss*.* New sources
-
- The patches for version 3.00 are no longer needed (and in fact cannot be used)
- with 3.01. The patches for version 3.01 include an optional patch to make
- 80/132 column switching work with different varieties of Orchid Designer
- Professional VGA boards, of which different models use different video modes
- yet identify themselves exactly the same way to Kermit. Note that the version
- 3.00 patch file was renamed from MSKERMIT.PCH to MSR300.PCH, but that after
- downloading MSR301.PCH, you must still rename it back to MSKERMIT.PCH in order
- for the patches to take effect.
-
- On behalf of all of us, thanks to Professor Joe R. Doupnik for putting this
- new maintenance release together, and to those who sent in new code, problem
- reports and suggestions, and who helped out with the testing.
-
- Additional maintenance releases will probably appear from time to time, so
- keep the reports coming in.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 7 Feb 1990
- From: Burt Johnson, Diversified Computer Systems, Boulder, CO
- Subject: Announcing VAX/VMS Kermit 3.3.118
- Keywords: VAX/VMS Kermit 3.3.118
-
- [Ed. - This new release of VAX/VMS Kermit-32 is most likely a one-shot deal.
- Burt has definitely not committed to take over support of the program.
- Future VAX/VMS Kermit development will focus on C-Kermit.]
-
- 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. If you want this as your packet default, write
- these two SET commands into an initialization file like KERMIT.INI. By
- defining the logical VMSKERMIT = mydisk:[mydir]KERMIT.INI, your KERMIT
- session will default to a packet size of 1000.
-
- Also, removed update to 3.3.107 that prevented quitting on receipt of an
- Error packet while in server mode. This also didn't allow for Ctrl-Cs to
- work properly.
-
- This update is an adaptation of Dan Norstedt's KERMIT-10 3(134) release.
- Because of increased program size for this update, word relative addressing
- boundaries were exceeded. A non-transportable PSECT redirection statement
- was used to put PLIT messages within the word relative boundary as a quick
- fix to correct this problem. The .MAR files are generated from the Bliss-32
- sources on a VAX/VMS 5.0 operating system (sorry, this is the oldest VMS
- operating system I have available). The KERMIT 3.3.117 executable that was
- generated under VMS 4.3 remains available as the hex file VMSV43.HEX.
-
- Regards,
- Burt Johnson
-
- [Ed. - Thanks, Burt! The new files have NOT replaced the old ones in the
- standard Kermit distribution areas, but rather have been placed in the test
- area as follows:
-
- BITNET/EARN Internet
- KERMSRV@CUVMA watsun.cc.columbia.edu Description
-
- T:VMSCOM REQ kermit/test/vmscom.req Symbol definitions
- T:VMSMIT BLI kermit/test/vmsmit.bli Main program source code
- T:VMSMSG BLI kermit/test/vmsmsg.gli Protocol module source code
- T:VMSMIT HEX kermit/test/vmsmit.hex Encoded binary
- T:VMS43 HEX kermit/test/vms43.hex Encoded binary of 3.3.117
-
- The encoded binary can be decoded back into KERMIT.EXE using the program
- VMSDEH.MAR. Read VMSAAA.HLP for instructions. Please get the new files, test
- the new version thoroughly, and report results back to us, so we'll know
- whether we can replace the current release with this new one. Thanks!]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 90 04:47:12 +0100
- From: Dan Norstedt <DANNE@kicki.stacken.kth.se>
- Subject: New .BOO-File Unpacker
- Keywords: BOO Files, MSBPCT, MS-DOS Kermit Utilities
-
- I have been thinking about .BOO-file distribution, and came up with the
- following MS-DOS program, which makes ASCII capture and EDLIN sufficient
- tools to convert .BOO files:
- ----- cut here -----
- XPHPD[0GG0G,0G51G31GB'(G+(G:u'0g?(G>(GE1G@arwIV_F*=US@<1|_,5wXNg-7muTu(4
- 1m2?352t0osr2e3K1q2s0s3e0W1_F0:sss1@2G0t1k0s3p0@3T1m3>52f3>1k0t3<2C0@3T2
- K1g2?0@3T1Fm3U51g3<1q0s3:0@3T1g3r1l0ts1>0I@3T1m3i52e0O2;h0L1_Eg352s0m3S2
- j0W1g3of0<1;2?0r1m0s3:1>0m@3T2e0R1FH2E1m0s3:1>0B3^0=2g3=1g3s0@3T2e0@3^1t
- 2e0<1>0m1m0s361>0e1l0s371g3r1:0P@3T1:0P2e1hDk0s3q0V1F2M1_3_c2o3Z1=0Y1=0c
- 2s0o2Ag3H0CSCS1:0=F[1:0=2s0]352k0t1]2s0U390^3<1KL2D1Dc0sf1]2L0UE^1T2HfTZ
- X3mS2@F5C6G3S2Y\_X3a25BB3W2HacTV^\aZ3S2gb3S2Y\_X3mSW28eebe3S2Whe\aZ3S2Y\
- _X3S2<3b2B3W2Abg3S2XabhZ[3S2`X`bel3W4
- ----- cut here -----
- Right, the above IS the executable code; just cut and name it MSBPCT.COM!
-
- [Ed. - Diabolical! The program which generated this extraordinary printable
- COM file, written by Dan in assembly language, is in ~kermit/a/msbpcx.asm, and
- a copy of the COM file itself (in case some of the characters did not survive
- the e-mail translations) is in ~kermit/a/msbpct.com. Also in MSBPCX ASM and
- MSBPCT COM on KERMSRV at CUVMA for BITNET/EARN access. Thanks, Dan!]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 90 11:17:23 EST
- From: Paul W Placeway <pplacewa@BBN.COM>
- Subject: MacKermit and Shiva NetSerial Box on Appletalk
-
- RE: circle@arlvs1.arlut.utexas.edu comments
-
- > We recently acquired version 0.98(63) or Kermit for the Macintosh,
- > dated 02/21/90. We have been running MacKermit using a modem connected
- > via a Shiva NetSerial box on the Appletalk network. The NetSerial box
- > can emulate the modem port or the serial port.
-
- [From Paul: Sounds like the Shiva will _mostly_ emulate a serial port...]
-
- > We have found that when quitting MacKermit 0.98(63), there is an
- > error box displayed with the message "trouble closing serial port input
- > driver: 2240". This happens when using the modem port or the serial port.
- > When you acknowledge the error by clicking "ok", then MacKermit goes ahead
- > and quits.
-
- [From Paul: You should run with "Drop DTR on Close" checked, as the Shiva
- driver seems to be having problems with the Serial Driver call to keep DTR up
- on close. This may have the undesirable side effect of hanging up the phone,
- however. The only real way around this is to use Kermit under MultiFinder,
- and just switch out to do StuffIt and such.]
-
- > Additionally, when using the serial port, there is another error
- > message displayed when sending or receiving files. The message says
- > "Bad input clear -28", and it pops up about every other packet. If you
- > go ahead and click "ok", the file transfer continues, and in fact, the
- > files seem to be transferring ok. This does not happen at all when using
- > the modem port.
-
- [From Paul: Another bug in the Shiva driver -- in this case Kermit is trying
- to do the Serial Driver call to clear the input queue, and the Shiva isn't
- dealing with it well. I will try to do something of a work-around for the
- next version...]
-
- > The previous version of MacKermit we were using is version 0.9(40),
- > dated 04/05/88. We have not seen either of these two problems with that
- > version of MacKermit. We have seen the problems on both a MacPlus and
- > SE/30.
-
- [From Paul: It didn't do either of the above calls, so you didn't see the
- problem before.
-
- You might try calling up Shiva tech support and complaining at them.
- Tell them that you are having problems with their driver not
- responding to handshaking control calls and buffer management control
- calls.
-
- -- Paul Placeway <pplaceway@bbn.com>]
-
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