From: cmg@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Christine M Gianone)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit
Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V16 #3
Date: 1 Oct 92 15:08:44 GMT
Reply-To: Info-Kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu
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Info-Kermit Digest         Wed, 30 Sep 1992        Volume 16 : Number 3

Today's Topics:
	MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 Released
	IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 / 4.2.4 Released
	New Kermit Program for IBM CS9000
	Announcing Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232
	Reorganization and Updating of Commodore Kermit Files

Digest submissions may be sent to Info-Kermit@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU or
KERMIT@CUVMA.BITNET.  Requests for addition to or deletion from the
Info-Kermit subscriber list should be sent to LISTSERV@CUVMA.BITNET or
LISTSERV@CUVMA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU.  These messages must be of the form:

  SUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT <your-personal-name>    (To start a subscription)
  UNSUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT                       (To cancel a subscription)
  REGISTER I$KERMIT <your-personal-name>     (To correct your name)

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 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: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:00:00 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.12 Released
Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.12, Kanji, ODI, SLIP, TELNET, TCP/IP, WINPKT

This is to announce a maintenance release of MS-DOS Kermit for the IBM PC,
PS/2, and compatibles, from Professor Joe R. Doupnik of Utah State University.
The version number is 3.12, first announced for beta testing on August 26th.
The major new features of version 3.12 are:

 . Networking and communications improvements, including support for ODI.
 . Japanese Kanji text file transfer translation.
 . Locking shift protocol for file transfer.
 . IBM mainframe file transfer extension.
 . New script programming and other features.
 . Bug fixes.
 . WINPKT "shim" for TCP/IP connections under Microsoft Windows.

The Kanji and locking shift protocol extensions can be used with C-Kermit 5A
and IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 and 4.2.4.  The IBM mainframe file
transfer extension (which allows files to be transferred through
non-transparent 3270 protocol converters) works with the new IBM mainframe
Kermit.

See Info-Kermit V16 #2, 26 August 1992, for a more detailed announcement
of MS-DOS Kermit 3.12.  See V16 #1, 6 August 1992, for detailed announcements
concerning the new IBM mainframe Kermit, as well as the announcement below.

(Note: Info-Kermit Digest volumes are archived in kermit/e/imail.yyx on watsun
and IMAIL.yyx on CUVMA, where yy is the year, and x = "a" for first half of
year or "b" for second half of year, for example imail.92b (IMAIL.92B) for the
current volume.)

NEW FILES

Internet anonymous ftp    EARN/BITNET
watsun.cc.columbia.edu    KERMSRV@CUVMA   Description

 kermit/bin/msvibm.exe      (none)          Binary executable for IBM PC
 kermit/a/msvibm.boo        MSVIBM BOO      BOO-encoded KERMIT.EXE for IBM PC
 kermit/a/msr312.upd        MSR312 UPD      List of changes since version 3.11
 kermit/a/mskerm.hlp        MSKERM HLP      Updated help file
 kermit/a/mskerm.bwr        MSKERM BWR      Updated beware file
 kermit/a/mskermit.ini      MSKERMIT INI    Updated initialization file
 kermit/a/mscustom.ini      MSCUSTOM INI    New customization file

Use MSR312.UPD, MSKERM.HLP, and MSKERM.BWR as your supplement to the MS-DOS
Kermit 3.11 documentation.

The source files are available on both watsun and CUVMA in the same directory
as the .BOO and .UPD files.  The source files are all ASCII text files.  Their
names begin with the letters MS (lowercase on watsun), and they have file
types of .C, .H, and .ASM (lowercase on watsun).  Microsoft MASM and C 6.0
are required for building version 3.12 from the source files.

The MSVIBM.BOO file is the .EXE file encoded in a printable ASCII format,
suitable for BITNET, e-mail, and other nontransparent modes of transmission.
You can decode the BOO-file back into an .EXE file using any of the MSBPCT.*
programs available in kermit/a/msbpct.* or MSBPCT * from KERMSRV.  See
msbaaa.hlp (MSBAAA HLP) for details.

WINPKT is available only on watsun, in the packet-driver collection:

File name                              Description
  packet-drivers/bin/winpkt.com           WINPKT executable (binary)
  packet-drivers/doc/winpkt.hlp           WINPKT help file (ascii)
  packet-drivers/src/winpkt.asm           WINPKT source code (ascii)

My special thanks to Joe, on behalf all MS-DOS Kermit users everywhere, for
the work and skill he put into this new release, and to Dr. Hirofumi Fujii
of the Japan National Laboratory of High Energy Physics, Tokyo, for
extensive contributions to the Kanji support.  And thanks to all of you
who sent in helpful comments on the Beta version.

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:00:00 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject: IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 / 4.2.4 Released
Keywords: IBM 370 Kermit, VM/CMS Kermit, MUSIC Kermit, MVS/TSO Kermit
Keywords: CICS Kermit, Kanji

This is to announce the final release of IBM Mainframe Kermit-370 4.2.3 for
VM/CMS and MUSIC and Kermit-370 4.2.4 for MVS/TSO and CICS from John
Chandler at the Harvard / Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.  This version
was announced in the Info-Kermit Digest, V16 #1, 6 August 1992.  The new
files have been moved from the test area (kermit/test/ik*.* on watsun,
T:IK*.* via KERMSRV) to the "production" B area (kermit/b on watsun, IK*.*
via KERMSRV).  Version 4.2.2 has been archived in kermit/old on watsun.

The major new features since 4.2.2 are:

 . File transfer through non-transparent 3270 protocol converters
 . Locking shift protocol for more efficient transfer of 8-bit text
 . Kanji character-set translation during text file transfer

Plus numerous fixes and minor improvements, listed in the previous
announcement.  Thanks to John Chandler for a great job, and his continuing
efforts to enhance this important Kermit program.

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:00:00 EDT
From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject: New Kermit Program for IBM CS9000
Keywords: IBM CS9000

From Glenn Howes, University of Wisconsin <howes@bert.chem.wisc.edu>, a
send-only Kermit program for the IBM CS9000 workstation (circa 1980?), written
in IBM 9000 Pascal (a derivative of UCSD Pascal), ideal for those of you who
are retiring your CS9000's and need to move their files to another computer.

There is no code for receiving files.  There is also no code for sending
multiple files; you must run the program once for each file to be sent.

The files (source and documentation) are in kermit/c/cs9000.* (Internet ftp
in text mode), and also available on BITNET from KERMSRV@CUVMA as CS9000 *.
Thanks to Glenn for writing and submitting this program!

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From: Kent Sullivan <kentsu@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 729 15:09:44 PDT
Subject: Announcing Commodore 64/128 Kermit Version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232
Keywords: Commodore 64 Kermit, SwiftLink-232

Commodore 64/128 Kermit version 2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 serial
interface is now available.  This special adaptation of Commodore
Kermit supports modems interfaced via the SwiftLink-232 serial port
interface only.  As such, this version is not considered to be a
general upgrade from the existing Kermit v2.2.

The SwiftLink-232 is a third-party, high-speed serial interface for the
Commodore 64/128.  With this interface, higher serial communication
speeds are possible.  Kermit for the SwiftLink-232 supports
communication speeds of 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps.
Information on ordering a SwiftLink-232 from its manufacturer (Creative
Micro Designs) is provided in the file C64SLK.TXT in the Kermit
archives (kermit/c directory).

Commodore Kermit, both for the standard C-64/128 and the SwiftLink-232,
may be downloaded from the Kermit archives or obtained on a CBM floppy
disk.  For instructions on downloading Kermit from the archives, see
either C64KER.AAA (standard) or C64SLK.AAA (SwiftLink-232) in the
kermit/c directory.  For instructions on obtaining Kermit on a floppy
disk, see the same files or send electronic mail to Kent Sullivan
(kentsu@microsoft.com).

Many thanks to Matthew Sorrels and Ray Moody for making this program a reality.

[Ed. - And thanks to Kent for putting everything together and sending it in!
See next message for details about the files.]

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From: Kent Sullivan <kentsu@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 729 19:17:48 PDT
Subject: Reorganization and Updating of Commodore Kermit Files
Keywords: Commodore 64 Kermit

Following the release of C-64/128 Kermit for the SwiftLink-232
interface (see previous announcement), all of the C-64/128 Kermit v2.2
files have been re-organized and updated.  Some files have changed,
some have been deleted, and some new files have been created.  However,
the actual Kermit v2.2 program has not changed.  Below is a summary of
the major changes:

1) New Kermit v2.2 for the SwiftLink-232-interface-only released.

2) Documentation (C64KER.DOC) updated to reflect new native-media distribution
   arrangements and terms.

3) New "read me first" help file (C64KER.AAA for standard Kermit, C64SLK.AAA
   for SwiftLink-232 Kermit) created.

4) New instructions file (C64KER.PAL) created for modifying standard Kermit to
   run on European (PAL) C-64s and C-128s.

5) New utility to create an autoboot sector (C-128s only) for standard Kermit
   (C64KER.SEC) and SwiftLink-232 Kermit (C64SLK.SEC) added.

6) Bootstrapping utility (C64BOOT.BAS and C64BOOT.C) completely re-written to
   be more user-friendly and robust.  Many thanks to Matt Sorrels and Ray
   Moody for overhauling this utility.

7) Binary versions of the Kermit files placed in the kermit/bin directory of
   the Kermit archives, as a convenience for those who can make use of them.

8) Outdated information in other files removed and/or updated.


Below is a summary of the Commodore Kermit file groups in kermit/c (Tape C):

C64BOOT.*    Bootstrapping utility for standard or SwiftLink-232 Kermit
 C64KER.*    Standard Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2
 C64SLK.*    Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 for the SwiftLink-232 interface

Note that the C64DXL.* files have been deleted; they are no longer needed.

Below is a summary of the Commodore Kermit file groups in kermit/bin:

C64HELP.TXT  Short read-me file describing the binary files below
 C64KER.*    Binary collection of standard Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 files
 C64SLK.SDA  Binary collection of Commodore 64/128 Kermit v2.2 files for the
             SwiftLink-232 interface

[Ed. - Note: these files have lowercase names on watsun.cc.columbia.edu
and uppercase names on BITNET KERMSRV@CUVMA.  The binary files are available
on watsun only; use FTP in binary mode to retrieve them (except note that
c64help.txt is actually a text file.]

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