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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 15:24:00 CST
From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      C-Kermit 5A announcement

The following was received from the Info-Kermit list.  It announces C-Kermit
5A coming out of Beta test and ready for the world.  It also describes
where to find C-Kermit for the Amiga.

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Info-Kermit Digest         Mon, 23 Nov 1992        Volume 16 : Number 6

Today's Topics:
        Announcing C-Kermit 5A


Digest submissions may be sent to Info-Kermit@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU or
KERMIT@CUVMA.BITNET.  Requests for addition to or deletion from the
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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 4.1), 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 file kermit/read.me is a general guide to where things are.  The
Kermit files are in directories kermit/a, kermit/b, kermit/c, kermit/d, and
kermit/e.  Test versions are in kermit/test.  All files in these directories
should be transferred in text (ASCII) mode.  Binaries are in kermit/bin (use
ftp in binary mode).  All files on watsun have lowercase names, and case is
significant.

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: Mon, 23 Nov 92 16:59:59 EST
From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject: Announcing C-Kermit 5A
Keywords: C-Kermit 5A, UNIX Kermit, VMS Kermit, Amiga Kermit
Keywords: Atari ST Kermit, OS/2 Kermit, OS-9 Kermit, AOS/VS Kermit
Keywords: Sliding Windows, Script Programming, International Character Sets
Keywords: TCP/IP and C-Kermit

I am delighted to FINALLY announce the FINAL release of C-Kermit version 5A,
for UNIX, VMS, OpenVMS, OS/2, AOS/VS, OS-9, the Commodore Amiga, and the
Atari ST.  The edit number is 188.  C-Kermit was written by Frank da Cruz
of Columbia University with contributions from hundreds of other programmers
all over the world.  Version 5A is the product of three and a half years of
development; the previous release of C-Kermit was 4E(072), released in
January 1989.  Version 5A was first announced for public Beta testing in
Info-Kermit V15 #2, 18 February, 1992.  The second and final Beta test was
announced in V16 #5, 13 Nov 1992.  The second beta test, though short, proved
quite successful, and therefore the software is being released.

C-Kermit 5A(188) is available for the following operating systems:

 . UNIX, practically all versions: AIX, ULTRIX, SunOS, BSD, System V, etc
 . VAX and AXP VMS and OpenVMS
 . Data General MV systems with AOS/VS
 . PCs and PS/2s with OS/2 1.0 and 2.0
 . Microware OS-9
 . The Commodore Amiga
 . The Atari ST

The major improvements in version 5A since version 4E are:

 . Improved file transfer efficiency:  sliding windows, longer packets,
   locking shifts, dynamic packet length, automatic parity detection.
 . Character-set translation for both file transfer and CONNECT mode,
   including West European, East European, Cyrillic, and Japanese.
 . Improved CONNECT-mode performance.
 . Dialing improvements, support for more modems, a new dialing directory.
 . The ability to make TCP/IP and other network connections.
 . A powerful, easy-to-use script programming language similar to MS-DOS
   Kermit's.
 . File attribute packet support to convey file size, type, date, and
   character-set.
 . New file collision options.
 . New server features, including security.
 . FULLSCREEN file transfer display available in VMS, OS/2, OS-9, and most
   UNIX implementations.
 . Ability to transfer files with IBM mainframes through non-transparent
   3270 protocol converters.
 . Non-error-checked file transfer via TRANSMIT and LOG SESSION.
 . Commands can be interrupted and C-Kermit returned to its prompt.
 . In UNIX, C-Kermit can be suspended and continued in the fore- or background.
 . More systems supported, including many more varieties of UNIX.
 . Support for hardware flow control on selected systems.
 . Improvements in every area too numerous to list.

Special highlights:

C-Kermit 5A includes extensive support for VMS and OpenVMS on VAX and Alpha
AXP platforms, including detailed knowledge of the VMS file system and a
special method for encoding complex VMS files for transmission and archival,
thanks to Terry Kennedy of Saint Peters College.  It also supports three
different TCP/IP networking products for VMS: DEC, TGV, and Wollongong; thanks
in particular to folks at TGV, DEC, and Wollongong for their help.

The OS/2 version includes built-in VT102 and VT52 terminal emulators with key
mapping, screen rollback, printer control, color selection, and communications
features including both software and hardware flow control and, if you have
PATHWORKS installed on your PC, support for DECnet LAT connections.  Thanks to
Kai Uwe Rommel of the Technical University of Munich for a great deal of work
on the OS/2 specifics.

The Data General AOS/VS version is brand-new and fully up to date, the first
upgrade to this program since version 4D in May 1987, thanks to Eugenia
Harris at DG.  It includes all the major features of version 5A, including
built-in TCP/IP support.

The OS-9 specifics were done by Christian Hemsing, RWTH, Aachen.  Thanks.
The Commodore Amiga specifics are from Steve Walton.  Thanks.
The Atari ST support is from Bruce J. Moore.  Thanks.

DOCUMENTATION

Like MS-DOS Kermit 3.x, C-Kermit 5A comes with a book, "Using C-Kermit" by
Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, published by Digital Press,
Burlington, MA, USA, Digital Press ISBN: 1-55558-108-0, Prentice Hall ISBN:
0-13-037490-3.  US single-copy price: $34.95; quantity discounts available.
Publication is still in progress, and should be complete in mid-January 1993.
In the USA, call DECdirect toll-free 1-800-344-4825 to order; use order number
EY-J896E-DP.  Major credit cards accepted.

HOW TO GET IT

C-Kermit 5A(188) is available on the Internet via anonymous ftp from
host watsun.cc.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2], using text (ASCII) mode, in the
directory kermit/b/, and on BITNET/EARN from host CUVMA through the
KERMSRV file server, in the main area.  Warning: some files might have records
longer than 80, making it impossible for KERMSRV to MAIL them to you.

You can also order C-Kermit 5A on magnetic media (diskette, 9-track tape, TK50
cartridge, or quarter-inch tape cartridge) from Columbia University by mail
order as "Tape B" (see the order form, kermit/a/aaxfly.doc or aaxfly.ps).

The C-Kermit filenames all start with the letters "ck" (for C-Kermit).  The
third letter in the filename is used for grouping: c = Portable C, u =
UNIX-specific, v = VMS-specific, etc.  The following sections give brief
synopses of the files needed for each version.  A detailed description of
the file naming conventions and organization is given in the file
ckaaaa.hlp.  Notation:

    *   = matches any string of characters
  [abc] = matches the single character a, b, or c

GENERAL TEXT FILES

  ckaaaa.hlp   Explanation of file naming conventions
  ckcplm.doc   C-Kermit "program logic manual"
  ckccfg.doc   C-Kermit configuration info
  ckcker.bwr   General C-Kermit beware file
  ckuker.doc   plain-text user manual (still for edit 179)
  ckuker.ps    Postscript user manual (ditto)
  ckcker.upd   Detailed description of changes since edit 179

INITIALIZATION AND COMMAND FILES

  ckermit.ini  Standard initialization file for all versions
  ckermod.ini  Sample user-modification (customization) file for all versions
  ckermit.kdd  Sample Kermit Dialing Directory
  ckermit.ksd  Sample Kermit Services Directory

NOTE: Some of the binaries listed below are not yet at edit 188 level.  They
will be installed as soon as they arrive.

THE UNIX VERSION

  UNIX sources:     ck[cuw]*.[cwh] (+ ckustr.sed for 2.1x BSD)
  UNIX build:       ckuker.mak (for 2.1xBSD, use ckubs2.mak)
  UNIX docs:        ckuins.doc, ckuker.bwr, ckuker.nr
  UNIX binaries:    There are some UNIX binaries in kermit/bin/wermit.*,
                    use ftp in binary mode:

                      wermit.next         - NeXT OS 2.0 or 3.0
                      wermit.sun4         - SunOS 4.1.1, sparc
                      wermit.sv386r4      - i368 with Dell System V R4

  There is also a compressed tar archive of the UNIX sources and makefile
  in kermit/bin/cku188.tar.Z, which you can ftp in BINARY mode.

To build the UNIX version, rename ckuker.mak (or ckubs2.mak) to makefile, read
the comments at the top of the makefile to select the make-option appropriate
for your computer, and then give the appropriate "make" command, for example
"make bsd", "make sunos41", "make sys5r4", etc (there are about 150
possibilities).  Read the makefile and the file ckuins.doc for further
installation instructions.

THE (Open)VMS VERSION

  VMS sources:      ck[cuwv]*.[cwh], plus ckvcvt.c (labeled-file decoder)
  VMS build:        ckvker.com (DCL), ckvker.mak (VMS MAKE), or
                    ckvker.mms (MMS).  Instructions: ckvins.doc.
  VMS executable:   ckvker.hex, use ckvdeh.mar to decode it into .EXE format.
                    NOTE: this executable does not include TCP/IP support.
  VMS docs:         ckvker.hlp, ckvins.doc, ckvker.bwr

To get a version of VMS C-Kermit that includes TCP/IP networking support, you
must build from source code on a VMS system that has a C compiler and
libraries plus the TCP/IP libraries for DEC, TGV, or Wollongong TCP/IP.

THE OS/2 VERSION

  OS/2 sources:     ck[cuwo]*.[cwh], ckwart.def, ckoker.def
  OS/2 build:       ckoker.mak
  OS/2 executable:  ckoker16.boo (unboo with ckbunb.c)              (16-bit)
                    ckoker32.boo (ditto)                            (32-bit)
                    or kermit/bin/ckoker16.exe (ftp in binary mode) (16-bit)
                    or kermit/bin/ckoker32.exe (ditto)              (32-bit)
  OS/2 doc:         ckoker.bwr

    OS/2 C-Kermit comes in a 16-bit version (required for OS/2 1.x) and a
    32-bit version (only works on OS/2 2.x).  See ckoker.bwr for details.

THE DATA GENERAL AOS/VS VERSION

  AOS/VS sources:     ck[cuwd]*.[cwh]
  AOS/VS build:       ckd*.cli
  AOS/VS executable:  kermit/bin/ckdker.df (binary, dumpfile format)
                      ckdker.uue (uuencoded, decode with ckdeco.c)
  AOS/VS doc:         ckdins.doc, ckdker.bwr

THE OS-9 VERSION

  OS-9 sources:     ck[cuw9]*.[cawh]
  OS-9 build:       ck9ker.mak or ck9ker.gcc
  OS-9 executable:  ck9ker.boo (unboo with ckbunb.c) (for OS-9 2.2 - 2.4)
                    ck9ker.bin (ftp in binary mode)
  OS-9 doc:         ck9ker.bwr, ck9ker.doc

THE AMIGA VERSION

  Amiga sources:    ck[cuwi]*.[cwh]
  Amiga build:      ckiker.mak (use Aztec C V5.0b)
  Amiga executable: ckiker.boo (for edit 178 -- unboo with ckbunb.c)
                    kermit/bin/ckiker.exe (ftp in binary mode)
  Amiga doc:        ckiker.bwr, ckiker.doc (old)

THE ATARI ST VERSION

  Atari ST sources: ck[cuws]*.[cwh]
  Atari build:      cksker.mak
  Atari executable: cksker.boo (full version, unboo with ckbunb.c).
                    kermit/bin/cksker.ttp (full version, ftp in binary mode)
                    kermit/bin/cksncp.ttp (no cmd parser,ftp in binary mode)
  Atari doc:        (none yet)

Please report successes or failures to Frank da Cruz, FDCCU@CUVMA.BITNET
or fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu.  Thanks again to the hundreds of people who
helped with the development and testing of C-Kermit 5A.

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End of Info-Kermit Digest
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-Lance
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