NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/protocol/tcpip/ibmpc/4906

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Path: sparky!uunet!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!cc.usu.edu!jrd
From: [e-mail]
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: kermit protocol description
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 26 Aug 92 12:04:19 MDT
References: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Utah State University
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Marcel Steenhuizen) writes:
> Can somebody help me to a description of the Kermit protocol?
> Public domain sources in C or PASCAL would also help.
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    The formal description of the Kermit protocol is contained in two
places: the book "Kermit, a file transfer protocol", by Frank da Cruz,
Digital Press, and the collection of notes on most recent enhancements found
on watsun.cc.columbia.edu in ~kermit/charsets (plus private notes on things
not yet formalized into the protocol spec). The sliding windows protocol
in use is not the one in the book, though it interoperates with it ok, and
you will need to check with Frank or myself on details of that part. The
full Kermit protocol has its share of subtlities and ambiguities so it is
best to check with Columbia on interpretation of such details ([e-mail].
columbia.edu).
    There is almost no Public Domain Kermit source code, but there is
an abundance of open and free source code, all copyrighted. All the Columbia
Kermits are open, and all of this material is available either across the net
from watsun.cc.columbia.edu, cd kermit, or on mag tapes etc (contact Columbia
for prices and availablity). Warning: the entire collection is more than you
want to transfer across the net.
    Joe D.