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Info-Kermit Digest           Wed, 16 May 1990            Volume 11 : Number 7

Departments:

  KERMIT-370 -
        Announcing IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 Version 4.2
        Announcing IBM Mainframe VM/CMS Kermit-370 Version 4.2
        Announcing IBM Mainframe MVS/TSO Kermit-370 Version 4.2
        Announcing IBM Mainframe MUSIC/SP Kermit-370 Version 4.2
        Using CMS 6 Shared File System with Kermit

  VAX/VMS KERMIT -
        New Kermit-32 Release for VAX/VMS

  MS-DOS KERMIT -
        New MS-DOS 3.01 Patch File

  KERMIT NEWS -
        Kermit News Number 4 Is on the Way

  MACINTOSH KERMIT -
        MacKermit Questions and Answers
           About MacKermit...
           Kermit bug
           MacKermit 0.98(62), terminalr, terminals, Print
           Mac Kermit Print Option?
           Bug report on Mac Kermit 0.98(62)

Digest submissions may be sent to [e-mail],
requests for addition to or deletion from the Info-Kermit subscriber list to
[e-mail] or to [e-mail].

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.

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Date: Tue 8 May 1990 16:46:42 EDT
From: "John F. Chandler"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Announcing IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 Version 4.2
Keywords: IBM 370 Kermit
Xref: IBM Mainframe, Also see IBM 370

This is to announce Kermit-370 Release 4.2.  The sources have not been
completely rewritten, nor have they been resequenced, but numerous
fixes, extensions, and improvements have been inserted.  The changes
applied include all updates formerly available in the various system-
specific update files plus many new ones.  All the variants of
Kermit-370 are being re-released simultaneously; see the accompanying
system-specific announcements for further details: IKCKER.ANN (CMS),
IKMKER.ANN (MUSIC), and IKTKER.ANN (TSO).  Anyone interested in helping
to port Kermit-370 to still other operating systems should contact John
Chandler <[e-mail]> or <[e-mail]>.

Below is a list of the generic changes in Version 4.2 of Kermit-370,
including those appearing in intermediate releases:

1)  New syntax for sending partial files by line numbers.

2)  Implementation of the new level-1 international transfer syntax being
    developed at Columbia.  See file ISOK5.TXT in the Kermit distribution for
    a description of the syntax.  Kermit-370 includes support for files stored
    using numerous IBM Country Extended Code Pages and transfers using
    character sets ASCII, CYRILLIC, GREEK, HEBREW, KATAKANA, and LATIN1.  The
    facility currently supports text files in the following languages:
    Bulgarian, Byelorussian, Danish, Dutch, English, Faeroese, Finnish,
    French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese
    (Katakana), Latin, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian,
    Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Welsh, and Yiddish.  In extending support to
    other languages, the limiting factor has been the shortage of information
    about character set arrangements for file storage on 370-compatibles.
    Anyone with such information is urged to forward it to the Center for
    Computing Activities at Columbia University.

3)  New syntax for specifying the response to filename collision, largely
    as specified in Kermit Digest V. 11 #1.  SET WARNING and SET APPEND
    are still available but are not documented.

4)  Kermit-370, when receiving a file, now attempts to honor the
    attributes specified by the sending Kermit, not including the Date
    attribute.

5)  New option to ignore any attribute, both for sending and receiving.

6)  Support for the MAIL, PRINT, and SUBMIT Disposition attributes via
    system-specific command invocations.  Implementations are intended to
    be site-specific as well, but a few samples are available.

7)  New provision for an accounting exit routine to be called after
    completion of each session of SEND or RECEIVE.

8)  Freedom to redefine anything in the ATOE/ETOA tables, even CR or LF,
    as long as the TATOE/TETOA tables are either correct or irrelevant.

9)  New, separate error message for receiving a "packet" containing no
    start-of-packet character.

10) Compatibility with the (aging) F-level assembler.

11) Assembly-time consistency check on the source components.

12) Edit number announced at start-up, in addition to release and date.

13) "In-core" files sent as TEXT, regardless of the current file TYPE.

14) Recover if an I-packet is denounced as an error or if the S-packet of
    a long reply is lost.

15) New SET SERVER-TIMEOUT subcommand.

16) SET BAUD changed to SET SPEED.

Incidentally, the generic update program GUPI has been updated, but the
old version will still work.  You need not recreate it, but if you do,
be sure to use all-new sources, or it will not assemble properly.

Many thanks to the beta testers who have helped work out the bugs in the
new release.

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Date: Tue 8 May 1990 16:46:42 EDT
From: "John F. Chandler"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Announcing IBM Mainframe VM/CMS Kermit-370 Version 4.2
Keywords: IBM 370 Kermit, VM/CMS Kermit, CMS Kermit
Xref: IBM Mainframe, Also see IBM 370
Xref: VM/CMS Kermit, Also see VM/CMS Kermit, IBM 370

This is to announce CMS Kermit Release 4.2.  The sources have not been
completely rewritten, nor have they been resequenced, but numerous
fixes, extensions, and improvements have been inserted.  The changes
applied include all updates formerly available in IKCKER.UPD plus a
number of new ones.  As with Release 4.1, all CMS-specific files begin
with IKC, and generic Kermit-370 files begin with IK0 (I K Zero).  The
separate pieces are to be recombined into a single composite source (or
made into a macro library) for installation.  See the file IKCKER.INS
for instructions.  Release 4.2 is also being issued in the companion TSO
and MUSIC variants (see the separate announcements for details).  Anyone
interested in helping to port Kermit-370 to still other operating
systems should contact John Chandler <[e-mail]> or
<[e-mail]>.

For a list of generic additions, see the generic Kermit-370 announcement
IK0KER.ANN.  The following is a list of CMS-specific updates added since
Release 4.1.

1) New bimodal version for VM/XA in addition to the version for VM/SP.

2) Certain CP SET options which are not supported by VM/XA are now
   avoided by both CMS variants of Kermit when running under VM/XA.

3) GRAPHICS controllers are supported.

4) Extended PLIST for system commands, not just a tokenized PLIST.

5) Current HANDSHAKE character, if any, automatically appended to the
   string specified via SET PROMPT, unless the string is empty or
   already ends with the HANDSHAKE.

6) Alternate filespec syntax fn.ft.fm allowed in subcommands.

7) Prevent certain infinite waits on protocol-converter-type transfers.

Many thanks to the beta testers who have helped work out the bugs in the
new release.

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Date: Tue 8 May 1990 16:46:42 EDT
From: "John F. Chandler"  <[e-mail]>
Subject: Announcing IBM Mainframe MVS/TSO Kermit-370 Version 4.2
Keywords: IBM 370 Kermit, MVS/TSO Kermit, TSO Kermit
Xref: IBM Mainframe, Also see IBM 370
Xref: MVS/TSO Kermit, Also see MVS/TSO Kermit, IBM 370

This is to announce Release 4.2 of Kermit-370 for TSO.  The sources have
not been completely rewritten, nor have they been resequenced, but
numerous fixes, extensions, and improvements have been inserted.  The
changes applied include all updates formerly available in IKTKER.UPD
plus many new ones.  As with Release 4.1, all TSO-specific files begin
with IKT, and generic Kermit-370 files begin with IK0 (I K Zero).  The
separate pieces are to be recombined into a single composite source (or
made into a macro library) for installation.  See the file IKTKER.INS
for instructions.  Release 4.2 is also being issued in the companion CMS
and MUSIC variants (see the separate announcements for details).  Anyone
interested in helping to port Kermit-370 to still other operating
systems should contact John Chandler <[e-mail]> or
<[e-mail]>.

For a list of generic additions, see the generic Kermit-370 announcement
IK0KER.ANN.  The following is a list of TSO-specific updates added since
Release 4.1.

1) Implicit CLIST invocation now supported.

2) Missing host commands no longer result in ABEND's.  Kermit simply
   returns an "invalid host command" indication.

3) Migrated data sets are automatically recalled, if possible, before
   attempting to use them.  This includes especially the initialization
   files.

4) Sending PDS members by wildcard has been re-enabled.

5) The "MOD" date, as defined by ASM2 package, is now used (if it
   exists) instead of the creation date for sending the date attribute.

6) TSO commands may now be up to 256 bytes long and be mixed-case.

7) NOINTERCOM is set during transfers.

8) Automatic detection of VTAMTTY as opposed to plain TTY.

9) TTY-mode timeouts now work under MVS/XA and MVS/ESA.

10) Kermit HELP subcommand now works more than once per session.

Incidentally, the generic update program GUPI has been updated, but the
old version will still work.  You need not recreate it, but if you do,
be sure to use all-new sources, or it will not assemble properly.

Many thanks to the beta testers who have helped work out the bugs in the
new release.

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Date: Tue 8 May 1990 16:46:42 EDT
From:   Pierre Goyette   <[e-mail]>
Subject: Announcing IBM Mainframe MUSIC/SP Kermit-370 Version 4.2
Keywords: IBM 370 Kermit, MUSIC/SP Kermit, MUSIC Kermit
Xref: IBM Mainframe, Also see IBM 370
Xref: MUSIC/SP Kermit, Also see MUSIC/SP Kermit, IBM 370

This is to announce MUSIC Kermit Release 4.2.  The sources have not been
completely rewritten, nor have they been resequenced, but numerous
fixes, extensions, and improvements have been inserted.  The changes
applied include all updates formerly available in IKMKER.UPD plus a
number of new ones.  As with Release 4.1, all MUSIC-specific files begin
with IKM, and generic Kermit-370 files begin with IK0 (I K Zero).  The
separate pieces are to be recombined into a single composite source for
installation.  See the file IKMKER.INS for instructions.  Bug reports
should be sent to Pierre Goyette <[e-mail]>.  Release 4.2
is also being issued in the companion TSO and CMS variants (see the
separate announcements for details).  Anyone interested in helping to
port Kermit-370 to still other operating systems should contact John
Chandler <[e-mail]> or <[e-mail]>.

For a list of generic additions, see the generic Kermit-370 announcement
IK0KER.ANN.  The following is a list of MUSIC-specific updates added
since Release 4.1.

1) Correction of problem in SERIES1-type transfer I/O with large blocks.

Incidentally, the generic update program GUPI has been updated, but the
old version will still work.  You need not recreate it, but if you do,
be sure to use all-new sources, or it will not assemble properly.

Many thanks to the beta testers who have helped work out the bugs in the
new release.

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Date: Fri, 1990 May 11   13:13 EDT
From: "John F. Chandler"   <[e-mail]>
Subject: Using CMS 6 Shared File System with Kermit
Keywords: CMS, Kermit-370, Shared File System

CMS Kermit has been reported as unable to work with files in the Shared File
System (SFS) of CMS 6.  This is only partly true.  Because of the changed
length of FST entries in SFS, Kermit has been unable to tell whether a
specified file already exists, but it can store a file into the SFS
routinely.  There is now an update from East Texas State for determining the
proper length of FST entries (see IKCKER.BWR in the new release of CMS Kermit
-- thanks to Charles Becker for supplying the update and to M.R.  Cagle for
devising it), but problems have still been reported in locating the proper
FST.  If the source of these problems is the shared nature of SFS, the only
solution may be to give up Kermit's high-speed built-in FST routine and fall
back on the system GETFST function.  Anyone with information about the
organization of SFS FST's or anyone interested in halping to solve the "Case
of the Missing Files" should drop me a line.
                                  John

  <[e-mail]>  or  <[e-mail]>

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Date: Tue, 15 May 90 13:35:57 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: New Kermit-32 Release for VAX/VMS
Keywords: VAX/VMS Kermit 3.3.122

VAX/VMS Kermit-32 Version 3.3.118, contributed by Burt Johnson, and announced
in Info-Kermit V11 #6, was not formally installed so that a testing period
could verify whether it could safely replace the previous release, 3.3.117.
Its major new feature was support for long packets (up to 1K in length).
Jonathan Welch, [e-mail], of the University of Massachusetts in
Amherst, picked up this version and fixed it up a bit, and now we are making
it "official" and releasing it as version 3.3.122.  Jonathan's changes
include:

 . Added the SET FILE BLOCKSIZE nnn (where nnn is the record size in bytes)
   command for incoming BINARY and FIXED file transfers.  If no blocksize has
   been specified the old behavior will be used.  Also modified SHOW FILE to
   display record size when appropriate.  People have been asking for this
   one for years!

 . The restriction on file name and type lengths is now 39 characters each.
   Previously the restriction was 9 characters for the name and 3 for the
   type (pre-VMS 4 format).

 . Under some circumstances if all kermit operations were successful a return
   status of 0 was generated; SS$_NORMAL is now returned instead.

 . If SS$_HANGUP occurs on the outgoing terminal line the user will be
   notified. If the outgoing line is serviced by a DECserver (LTA type
   terminal) the user must issue a CONNECT LTAnnn command to reestablish a
   LAT link to the DECserver.

 . Relative offsets to data structures are now longwords.  This change is an
   internal one which only those people compiling and linking Kermit-32 would
   be interested in, but it may allow the program to support packets even
   longer than 1K.

This version of Kermit-32 was linked under VMS 4.5, and so the VMSMIT.HEX
file requires VMS 4.5 or later to run.  If you have an earlier version of
VMS, then you can build Kermit-32 from the Macro-32 source code as outlined
in VMSAAA.HLP.  Jonathan will try to find a VMS 4.0 system to build the .HEX
file on, but in the meantime, if anyone else with VMS 4.0 would care to
contribute a VMSMIT.HEX file based on the new sources, it would be much
appreciated.

Meanwhile, Gary Stebbins sent in some new procedures for building VMS Kermit:
VMSINS.KIT is a VMS install kit, VMSMKH.COM is a DCL procedure for creating
the help files and library; VMSMKI.COM is a DCL procedure for creating the
VMSINSTAL file.  And Both Gary and Jonathan updated the help text; the new
version with both of their changes in it is VMSMIT.RNH.

Thanks to Jonathan and Gary, and once again to Burt, for their work on this
popular Kermit version.  The new files are in the B area of Kermit
Distribution: Tape B, kermit/b/ on watsun (anonymous ftp), and also on BITNET
KERMSRV at CUVMA.

The previous release of VMS Kermit, 3.3.117, is still available in
kermit/old, and the 3.3.118 test version has been removed from kermit/test.

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Date: Mon, 14 May 90 12:34:56 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: New MS-DOS 3.0 Patch File
Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.0

The patch file for MS-DOS Kermit 3.01 has been updated by Joe Doupnik to
correct the following problems:

  . Incorrect operation of REMOTE commands
  . Unwanted echo of path from CD command
  . Incorrect REMOTE LOGIN operation
  . Incorrect operation of ASK if invoked from within a macro
  . Incorrect operation of logging commands if invoked from within a macro
  . Problems with several VT320 and Tektronix escape sequences
  . Incorrect identifier for Latin-1 character set in Attribute packet
  . Failure to clear communication port buffer before sending a file

The updated patch file is in kermit/a/msr301.pch (watsun, Internet) and
MSR301.PCH (BITNET KERMSRV).

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Date: Wed, 15 May 90 08:15:00 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Kermit News Number 4 Is on the Way
Keywords: Kermit News

Kermit News Number 4 has gone to press -- 32 pages of news of Kermit
releases, plus world news, stories from users, and technical contributions
including a detailed analysis of Kermit's performance, and much discussion of
Kermit's new ability to handle international character sets.  If you are not
already on our mailing list and you would like to receive the new issue (free
of charge!), please send me your postal mailing address within the next few
days, so it can be added to the subscription list before the mailing labels
are printed.

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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 90 17:54:51 EDT
From: Paul W Placeway <[e-mail]>
Subject: MacKermit Questions and Answers
Keywords: MacKermit, Macintosh

   From: Haydn Huntley <[e-mail]>
   Subject: About MacKermit...

   Is it possible to change the size of the characters on the screen?
   It's nice to be able to fit so many on the screen at once, but
   sometimes I wish a 12 point font were available...

Coming soon (I've had a lot of requests, and have a large screen and poor
eyesight myself)...

   Also, do you allow people to use the source for MacKermit?  Is it
   available for ftp?

See the info-kermit intro.

   From: [e-mail] (Rudy Gobits)
   Subject: Kermit bug

   I want to report a possible bug in Kermit version 0.98(62) that I
   currently use. When sending a file compressed with Stuffit 1.51
   with the MacBinary option in 'File Defaults...' checked, and the
   host's file type set to binary, the file is transferred OK. However
   I end up with an 'eaten' stuffed file, i.e. the data fork length
   has been reduced to 0 (zero). This happened more than once, in fact
   it is 100% reproducible. I run Kermit on a Macintosh SE with System
   6.0.3.  Further I have a question: where do I get a manual for
   Kermit? I got this version of Kermit from a bulletin board in The
   Netherlands without manual.  Thank you for making Kermit.

Yes, there is a BAD bug in Kermit sending in MacBinary format: it
zeros the source file when closing it after transfer (not a real
useful feature), due to a screw-up (of mine) in the source code (some
of the code magically disapeared).

This will be fixed Real Soon Now; I am testing the file code a lot
trying to find any other problem points before leting the next version
out.  In the mean time, don't use MacBinary.

Hopefully no one has lost any work due to this.  Sorry.

   From: <#[e-mail]>
   Subject:  MacKermit 0.98(62), terminalr, terminals, Print

             From: Macintosh Conference System Opperator
                   (RobPlatt)

   I just got Kermit 0.98(62), and it is nice.

   Our mainframe programmers want to know, are terminalr and terminals
   supported? and are macros supported?

No, these are currently available only in MS-DOS Kermit.  Macros will probably
appear some time soon.  Programmable answer-back will never appear (it's too
much of a security hole).

   I am not a Kermit protocol expert, but your answers would help our
   mainframe programmers....

   and there is a Print menu up in the menu bar, but it is always grey.
   Should it be grey, or not? I have never seen it active/selectable???

The Print menu will light up if you send information at Kermit as if
it were a VT-xxx terminal with a local printer, that is, surround the text
to be printed with ESC [ 5 i (to start printing) and ESC [ 4 i (to stop).
More printer support is coming.

   From: Jay Graham <[e-mail]>
   Subject: Mac Kermit Print Option?

        Dear Sirs,

        I have a copy of the release of mac kermit .98(63) and it has a
        menu option that is inactive called "PRINT". Is there a way to
        capture text from an entire session or parts of a session and
        save it or print it at a later time? (END of session).

See above about what "PRINT" does.

You can currently save the text of a session by doing a "log session"
("Log" menu, "Session" item).  In a future version this will be able
to save all the characters too, but for the moment it only captures
lines displayed on the screen.

   From: [e-mail] (Todd Wilson Medlin)
   Subject: Bug report on Mac Kermit 0.98(62)

   I've noticed on several occasions that while using Get File From Server
   that if I interrupt with a command-. then the arrow icon is trashed and
   I get what I assume is a raw storage being used for the pointer.

   I'm on a 1M Mac Plus.

Interesting.  I must have a stray pointer problem to track down...

                --Paul

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