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last update: Sun Sep 18 14:46:20 1994
Date: Thu Aug 25 17:50:57 1994
From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu>
Subject: Announcing C-Kermit 5A(190) Beta
Keywords: C-Kermit, UNIX C-Kermit, VMS C-Kermit, OS/2 C-Kermit
Keywords: Stratus VOS C-Kermit, AOS/VS C-Kermit, OS-9 C-Kermit
Keywords: QNX C-Kermit, RESEND, Recovery
This is to announce a Beta testing period for C-Kermit 5A(190), a new
release of C-Kermit communications software for for UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS,
Aegis, OS-9, the Commodore Amiga, the Apple Macintosh, and now also Stratus
VOS.
The major new feature of version 5A(190) is the ability to continue file
transfers that failed. This feature is available in the C-Kermit versions
for:
. UNIX (all versions except 2.xBSD)
. IBM OS/2 (the 16-bit and 32-bit versions)
. Digital Equipment Corporation VMS
. Data General AOS/VS
. Stratus VOS
. Commodore Amiga
It works only for binary-mode transfers. For example, suppose you were
transferring a huge binary file between UNIX C-Kermit and OS/2 C-Kermit over
a slow dialup modem connection, and the phone call was disconnected. Now
you can reconnect and continue the transfer where it left off. Suppose you
were uploading or downloading a bunch of large ZIP files in binary mode and
the same thing happened -- the new "resend" feature lets you reestablish the
connection and "resend" the same files; the ones that were already
transferred are not transferred again, the one that was partially
transferred is continued where the transfer left off, and the ones that were
not transferred are sent. All the commands are the same, except you tell
C-Kermit to RESEND instead of to SEND. This feature will also be available
in the next release of MS-DOS Kermit, 3.14, coming soon, and later maybe
also other Kermit programs too.
Other highlights of version 5A(190) include:
. An entirely new C-Kermit implementation for Stratus VOS.
. Execution of APC escape sequences while in CONNECT mode, just like MS-DOS
Kermit 3.13, for "auto-download", "auto-upload", and auto-anything-else
(UNIX, VMS, OS/2);
. Macintosh Kermit now works under System 7.1 (on PowerMac, etc).
. Automatic directory creation for incoming files (UNIX, VMS, OS/2, VOS)
. Command retry and recall, typeahead now allowed in command mode.
. Improved transaction logging.
. MAJOR improvements in OS/2 C-Kermit (see below).
. A complete, full-featured port of C-Kermit to QNX 4.2.
. Numerous bug fixes and speedups in all departments, especially
script programming.
. Documentation now available in German.
And here is a more-detailed list of the changes:
NEW OR CHANGED COMMANDS
ASK & ASKQ
Now allow unquoted entry of backslash (\) and question mark (?) for
more convenient processing of DOS-like file specifications.
DIAL <phone-number>
For the first time, DIAL is available in the Commodore Amiga version.
FORWARD <label>
A forward-only GOTO (for speeding up command-file execution).
GETC <variable> <prompt>
Like ASK, but gets a single character from the keyboard.
IF DIRECTORY <name> <command>
Execute the <command> if <name> is a directory.
IF NEWER <file1> <file2> <command>
Execute the <command> if <file1> is newer than <file2>.
INPUT & OUTPUT commands
Are now buffered for speed.
MINPUT <timeout> <list-of-strings>
Like INPUT, but looks for multiple input strings simultaneously.
OUTPUT <string>
String may now contain \N to output a NUL (0).
PSEND <filespec> <position> [ <as-name> ]
Send a file starting at the given byte position (UNIX, OS/2, Amiga).
REDIRECT command (OS/2, SunOS, AIX, NeXT, ULTRIX, OSF/1, Linux, ...)
For running external protocols via redirected standard i/o,
or for use with "term" (mainly UNIX).
REMOTE PWD
Display remote server's current directory.
REMOTE ASSIGN <name> [ <value> ]
Client assigns a value to a variable in the remote server's namespace.
REMOTE QUERY { KERMIT, SYSTEM, USER } <name>
Client retrieves the value of a variable in the remote server's
namespace, displays it, and makes its value available in the local
\v(query) variable.
REMOTE SET FILE TYPE { TEXT, BINARY, LABELED }
LABELED added for VMS, OS/2.
RESEND <filespec> [ <as-name> ]
Continue a binary-mode transfer from where it was interrupted
(UNIX, VMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, VOS, Amiga).
SCRIPT <script-string>
For the first time, SCRIPT is available in the Commodore Amiga version.
SET COMMAND QUOTING { ON, OFF }
Turn ON/OFF special processing of \ and ? during command entry (turn it
off to allow easier entry of DOS-style file specifications).
SET EXIT WARNING { ON, OFF }
Require confirmation before EXIT or SET HOST/LINE if a connection is
active.
SET { FILE, TERMINAL } CHARACTER-SET HP-ROMAN8
New support for the Hewlett-Packard Roman8 character set.
SET TELNET NEWLINE-MODE { ON, OFF, RAW }
RAW added - send CR as bare CR, rather than CRLF or CR-NUL.
SET TERMINAL APC { ON, OFF, UNCHECKED }
Whether and how to allow execution of APC escape sequences
(UNIX, VMS, OS/2).
WRITE-LINE (or WRITELN) <file> <text>
A system-independent way to write a line of text to a file.
GENERAL CHANGES
File transfer protocol fixes, speedups, and improvements:
. Recovery of failed (incomplete) binary-mode transfers.
. Faster recovery from errors in non-windowed transfers.
. SET SEND PAUSE to overcome problems with HP-48s, etc.
. End-of-Attributes attribute (@) now emitted at end of attribute string.
. Maximum sliding window size increased from 31 to 32.
. Long G and Y packets now permitted.
. Improved recovery from echoed packets.
. Transfer status now indicates success if file refused due to date or name.
. A bug that made windowed transfers sometimes act like stop & wait, fixed.
. A bug that (very infrequently) resulted in corrupted files, fixed.
RECEIVE command can be given a disk/directory name for incoming files.
Ability to create directories for incoming files (UNIX, VMS, OS/2, VOS)
File transfer display now includes a "percent done" thermometer graphic.
File transfer display now includes a running display of chars per second.
Repainting of fullscreen file-transfer display (UNIX, VMS).
New command-line options:
-D n Delay n seconds before sending
-R "remote-only" for faster startup with standard init file
-N n NETBIOS adapter number (OS/2 only)
BSEND and TSEND macros in CKERMIT.INI fixed to accept wildcards.
PCGET macro now recovers from errors.
KERMIT READY TO blah ... messages now issued consistently.
Default cancellation sequence changed from 2 to 3 Ctrl-C's.
Services directory now allows specification of host prompts.
Many annoying pauses between commands removed.
TRANSLATE command fixed for Latin-2 based character sets.
Command retry, command history buffer, command recall.
Typeahead is now permitted in interactive command mode.
DIAL now uses no parity during dialing, selected parity after connection.
Crashes during DIAL command (hopefully) all fixed.
DIAL and SCRIPT commands added to Commodore Amiga version.
END and RETURN commands now work from within FOR, WHILE, and XIF.
CD commands in "application files" were broken, now fixed.
Various commands now allow spaces in directory or filenames if enclosed in
braces.
NEW VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS
\v(charset) - local character set or code page.
\v(cols) - number of columns on (characters across) screen.
\v(connection) - connection type (serial, tcp/ip, etc).
\v(cps) - speed in characters-per-second of last file transfer.
\v(dialstatus) - completion code from DIAL command.
\v(evaluate) - result of most recent EVALUATE command.
\v(keyboard) - keyboard type (OS/2 only).
\v(modem) - current modem type.
\v(newline) - the system's line terminator.
\v(parity) - current parity setting.
\v(query) - result of most recent REMOTE QUERY.
\v(rows) - number of rows (lines) on screen.
\v(space) - free space on current storage device.
\v(startup) - Kermit's startup directory (OS/2 only).
\v(sysid) - Kermit code for system ID.
\v(terminal) - terminal type.
\fdate(filename) - returns modification date/time of given file.
\fsize(filename) - returns size of the given file.
UNIX IMPROVEMENTS
APC support during CONNECT sessions (for auto upload/download/anything-else).
CONNECT-mode speedups, important when C-Kermit is "in the middle".
Interfork-signaling in CONNECT module bulletproofed.
POSIX signal handling now supported, for reliable signals.
New makefile entries and/or systems supported:
AIX 4.1
Amdahl UTS + TCP/IP
Bull DPX/2 BOS/X
CONSENSYS System V R4 + TCP + curses
DECstation 5000 MIPS3 CPU
FreeBSD
HP-UX: many variations, big improvements in functionality
Lynx
MachTen
OSF/1 2.0
QNX 4.2
Solaris 2.x
Solaris 2.x + SunLink X.25
UnixWare 1.1 + curses + TCP/IP
System-wide initialization file is now an option.
TELNET window (i.e. screen) size negotiation, SIGWINCH trapping.
RTS/CTS flow control added for Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OSF/1, SCO ODT 3.0,..
Support for higher serial speeds added for Linux, HP-UX, QNX, etc.
FIONREAD and select() support added for Linux.
(Optional) FSSTND compliance for Linux.
Correct handling of file date/time in 4.4BSD, BSDI, etc.
IMPROVEMENTS FOR VMS AND OPENVMS, VAX AND ALPHA AXP
APC support during CONNECT sessions (for auto upload/download/anything-else).
Problems running from DCL procedures, SPAWN'd, in batch, etc - fixed.
New support for CMU/Tektronix TCP/IP.
Append-to-file operations now available.
SET SPEED problems fixed.
Console terminal flow-control fixed.
Automatic compensation for systems SYSGEN'd with small MAXFUFs, etc.
GNU CC and DEC C compatibility.
TRANSMIT command fixed to handle VMS-specific file types sensibly.
Session-log record format fixed.
TELNET window (i.e. screen) size negotiation.
New sensible completion codes for RUN, SPAWN, !, @, DIR, etc.
MACINTOSH KERMIT 0.991(190)
Now works with System 7.1 and later on Power Macs, etc:
downloads files without crashing.
Many commands fixed or added that never worked before:
CD, PWD, DIRECTORY
OPEN READ / READ / CLOSE READ
LOG { SESSION, TRANSACTION, PACKETS }
Log files and other text files now in TeachText format
LOG DEBUG goes to a window.
SET FILE TYPE { TEXT, BINARY, MACBINARY }
File transfer display improved:
Direction and mode shown correctly when transfer started from prompt.
Current directory is shown.
Numerous bugs fixed.
Mac-specific modules can now be compiled with Think C as well as MPW C.
OS/2 C-KERMIT IMPROVEMENTS
Numerous terminal-emulation improvements:
. VT220, ANSI, and VT100 emulations added (to VT102 and VT52);
. Mouse support added: mouse-directed cursor movement, copy-and-paste.
. Complete support for all VT220 PF, F, keypad, arrow, and editing keys.
. A big selection of keyboard verbs ("\Kverbs"), as in MS-DOS Kermit,
including a complete set of VT220 keyboard verbs and a
new keymap file, CKOVTK2.INI, to set them up for you, and
allowing the Num Lock key to be used as DEC PF1 (or anything else);
. Hebrew terminal emulation for use with ALEPH library software;
. Ability to assign user-defined macros to hot keys via \Kverbs;
. Executes APC escape sequences, just like MS-DOS Kermit, for
"auto-download", "auto-upload", and auto-anything-else;
. Improved colors, color control, new border color;
. Improved, context-sensitive popup help screens and status lines;
. Print/Dump screen;
. Many new host-controlled printer actions;
. Redirection of printer to file;
. New screen rollback options and features, increased rollback capacity;
. TELNET bugs fixed, TELNET screen-size negotiation added;
. Session debugging display, including graphic display of TELNET
options, control characters, and escape sequences;
. Compose Key for composing accented characters;
. New unique scan codes added for keypad period, Shift-Esc, Tab;
. Answerback string now includes C-Kermit version number and terminal type;
. Code page control.
. SET FLOW KEEP now leaves RTS alone instead of always turning it on.
OS/2 C-Kermit file transfer improvements:
. File transfer recovery.
. ".LONGNAME" attribute supported on FAT file systems.
. Automatic directory creation for incoming files.
. SET FILE TYPE LABELED, a file-transfer mode that transfers OS/2
files along with all their attributes (read-only, hidden, system,
and extended), similar to the same facility in VMS C-Kermit.
. Automatic parity detection during file transfer;
. Ability to transfer files with IBM mainframes thru non-transparent
3270 protocol converters;
. SET FILE COLLISION UPDATE really works now;
. Server's execution of REMOTE DIRECTORY, REMOTE TYPE, etc, fixed;
. Problems transferring with HP-48, CP/M, etc, fixed.
. New XSEND macro transfers entire directory trees intact.
. New macros for activating external protocols.
Other OS/2 C-Kermit improvements:
. TCP/IP support for IBM TCP/IP 1.2.1 was added in edit 189; edit 190 adds
native-mode support for IBM TCP/IP 2.0, Essex Systems TCP/2, FTP Software
PC/TCP, and IP-Switch Vantage.
. Support for the LAN Manager Named Pipe communication method.
. Support for peer-to-peer NETBIOS connections (e.g. to MS-DOS Kermit).
. NetBIOS and Named Pipe connections can be either established or received.
. A REXX programming interface, so C-Kermit scripts can contain REXX
commands, and REXX programs executed from within C-Kermit may contain
C-Kermit commands. This also works, to a limited extent, with VX-REXX.
. Improved, more-flexible install procedure.
. HP-Roman8 character-set support.
. Hebrew text-file transfer.
. Task list adjusted to show current serial port or TELNET host.
. More accurate available-space checking for incoming files.
. Documentation for updates now in indexed VIEW/INFO format.
AMIGA C-KERMIT IMPROVEMENTS
File transfer recovery (RESEND)
DIAL command added.
SCRIPT command added.
SHOW MODEM now shows modem signals.
Date/time formats fixed.
Timeouts fixed.
ATARI ST
The Atari ST version has not been updated from 5A(189) level. Bruce J.
Moore, who had previously cared for the Atari ST version, would like to
turn over this responsibility to someone else who has more time and a
bigger Atari ST system -- volunteers are needed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Grateful acknowledgements for help with developing and testing edit 190 to:
Ken Adelman, Jeffrey Altman, Ric Anderson, Ronald Antony, Steven Asher,
William Bader, Mark Berryman, John Chandler, Albert Crosby, Joe Doupnik,
Alex Dupuy, Max Evarts, Vincent Fatica, Mike Freeman, Christine Gianone,
Madhusudan Giyyarpuram, Bill Glass, Chuck Goodhart, Eugenia Harris, Russ
Herman, Dan Hildebrand, Tarjei Jensen, Hugo Jimenez, Mark Johnson, Terry
Kennedy, "Carlo Kid", Tom Kloos, John Kohl, Bo Kullmar, David Lane, Mike
Long, James Lummel, Scott Mace, Montserrat Mane, Mike O'Malley, Andy
Newcomb, Marc Pawliger, Paul Placeway, Jim Reisert, Kai Uwe Rommel,
Shinichi Sakata, Nick Sayer, Bill Schlesinger, Steven Schultz, Jason
Seaman, Olaf Seibert, Rick Sladkey, Marko Teittinen, Lee Tibbert, Bernie
Volz, Steve Walton, Jamie Watson, Rick Watson, Rob Weiner, Gerald Werner,
Steven Woolgar, and many others, and with apologies to everybody I missed.
Special thanks to Jeffrey Altman for huge amounts of work on OS/2 C-Kermit
(REXX, .LONGNAME, Labeled-File transfer, mouse, Named Pipe, and NETBIOS
support, multithreading in the CONNECT module, plus the installation script
and much more), and also to Kai Uwe Rommel for much OS/2 work, to David Lane
for the Stratus VOS support -- *all* of it, to Steve Walton for his
continuing support of the Amiga, to Terry Kennedy for many services above
and beyond the call of duty, to Mike O'Malley for not only the CMU/Tek
TCP/IP support in C-Kermit but also for the CMU/Tek sockets library itself,
and to Eduard Vopicka in Prague for his contributions to the UNIX CONNECT
module.
TESTING
I have successfully compiled and tested edit 190 on the following platforms:
Apple Macintosh with System 6.03 and MPW C 3.2
Apple PowerMac 7100 System 7.1.2
Apple Centris 660 AV System 7.1
Data General AViiON DG/UX 5.4
Data General MV 2500 with AOS/VS-II 2.20.00.39 and TCP/IP-II
DEC Alpha AXP with OSF/1 1.3 and 2.0
DEC Alpha AXP with OpenVMS 1.5 and 6.1
DEC MicroVAX-II with VMS 5.3 and VAX C 3.1 and TGV MultiNet TCP/IP
DEC VAXstation 3100 with VMS 5.5 and VAX C 3.2 and DEC TCP/IP
DECstation 5800 with Ultrix 4.2
HP-9000 Model 300 4.4BSD
HP-9000 Model 550 with HP-UX 5.21
HP-9000 Model 385 with HP-UX 8.00
HP-9000 Model 715 with HP-UX 9.03
HP-9000 Model 712 with HP-UX 9.05
IBM PS/2-70 with OS/2 2.00
IBM PS/VP with OS/2 2.01 and IBM TCP/IP 1.20 (16-bit and 32-bit)
IBM RS/6000 with AIX 3.2.1
NeXT with NeXTSTEP 3.1
PC 486/50 with Dell UNIX System V/386 R4
PC 486/50 with Linux 0.99.14
PC 486/50 with UnixWare 1.1.1
PC 486/xx with QNX 4.21 (16-bit and 32-bit)
PC 486/xx with NetBSD 1.0
Silicon Graphics Indigo R4000 with IRIX 5.2
Sun SPARC-10 with SunOS 4.1.3 in BSD and POSIX environments
Sun SPARC-10 with Solaris 2.3
Volunteer testers have reported success on numerous other platforms, listed
at the end of the ckc190.upd file.
I'd like to find out every machine and operating system where this new version
can be built and used successully. Please report testing results, positive or
negative, or just questions, to kermit@columbia.edu. In your reports, please
include:
. The make and model of computer
. The operating system name and version
. The build procedure if any, e.g. which UNIX makefile entry you used
. The size of the resulting (stripped) executable.
For example:
MACHINE OS NAME OS VERSION MAKE ENTRY DATE SIZE
DEC Alpha AXP 3000-800 VMS / TVG 3.3 6.1FT4 ckvker.mak 940820 819200
Dell 433 DE SCO UNIX 3.2v4.0 sco32v4 940820 344872
IBM RS/6000 320 AIX 3.2.3E rs6aix32c 940820 491445
Harris Night Hawk CX/UX 6.1 cx_ux 940820 626560
Silicon Graphics Indigo IRIX 4.0.5F irix40ypc 940820 606208
Tandy Model 6000 Xenix 3.2 trs16 940820 435842
HOW TO GET IT
During the testing period, C-Kermit 5A(190) will be available via anonymous
ftp from kermit.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2] in the following directories:
kermit/test/text - Text files, ftp in text (ASCII) mode
kermit/test/bin - Binary files, ftp in binary (I) mode
In particular:
kermit/test/bin/cku190.tar.Z (or cku190.tar.gz for gunzip)
Compressed (or gzip'd) tar archive for the complete set of files
needed for UNIX C-Kermit. C-Kermit must be built from the included
source code using the included makefile (but if you don't have a C
compiler, see below about selected binaries). Read the comments at
the top of the makefile for more detailed building instructions.
kermit/test/bin/cko190.zip
ZIP archive of the complete OS/2 C-Kermit distribution (no source code).
Includes both the 32- and 16-bit versions, all supporting files, and an
automated install script (INSTALL.CMD).
kermit/test/text/ckvaaa.hlp
A text file explaining exactly which files are needed for the VMS version.
Get this file, read it, then follow the instructions.
kermit/test/text/ckm*
ckm190.hqx - Macintosh Kermit 0.991(190) in BinHex 4.0 format.
ckmker.bwr - Macintosh Kermit "beware" file (up to date).
ckmaaa.hlp - Macintosh Kermit "read me" file (points to other files too).
kermit/test/text/ckd190.uue
uuencoded AOS/VS DUMP_II dumpfile containing the AOS/VS C-Kermit
executable and supporting text files.
kermit/test/bin/
Also contains selected C-Kermit executables for UNIX, VMS, AOS/VS, and
others. See the READ.ME file in that directory for a list.
kermit/test/text/ckcker.upd
Documentation for all features new to edits 189 and 190. Use this as
a supplement to the user manual, "Using C-Kermit" and/or "C-Kermit
Einfuehrung und Referenz".
kermit/test/text/ckc190.upd
Detailed edit history and test results.
kermit/test/text/ckaaaa.hlp
A text file describing all of the C-Kermit files and which ones are needed
for each type of system, including the sources files, which are all in the
the kermit/test/text directory.
Some of the binaries for this version might not be quite up to date, and in
a few cases might be missing altogether. The stragglers will be installed
as they arrive. (If you are able to provide any of the missing our outdated
ones, please let me know.)
The public Beta testing period should be relatively short because this
version has already been tested thoroughly by a smaller (though still quite
large) group. Please send testing results to kermit@columbia.edu.
Hopefully we can have the new release out of Beta quickly -- e.g. in time
for the Fall semester. Thanks.
- Frank