From: cmg@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Christine M Gianone)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit
Subject: Info-Kermit Digest V16 #5
Date: 13 Nov 92 16:42:56 GMT
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Info-Kermit Digest         Fri, 13 Nov 1992        Volume 16 : Number 5

Today's Topics:
        Announcing C-Kermit 5A(186), The Final Beta Test

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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 44, 13:30:00 EST
From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject: Announcing C-Kermit 5A(186), The Final Beta Test
Keywords: C-Kermit 5A, UNIX Kermit, VMS Kermit, Amiga Kermit
Keywords: Atari ST Kermit, OS/2 Kermit, OS-9 Kermit, AOS/VS C-Kermit
Keywords: Sliding Windows, Script Programming, International Character Sets
Keywords: TCP/IP and C-Kermit

The final Beta release of C-Kermit 5A, Version 5A(186) BETA-8, is ready for
public testing.  This will be a relatively short testing period.  The final
release of version 5A should occur in a few weeks.

C-Kermit 5A is available for:

 . 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 changes since the first Beta release, 5A(179), on February 8th, 1992,
which was announced in Info-Kermit V15 #2, are:

SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS SUPPORTED

 . New support for Data General AOS/VS, including TCP/IP
 . Many new UNIX versions supported
 . OpenVMS AXP support
 . DEC TCP/IP, Wollongong TCP/IP, and TGV MultiNet TCP/IP support in (Open)VMS
 . Improved performance and functionality on VMS and OpenVMS
 . DECnet LAT supported in OS/2 version, and many OS/2-specific improvements

COMMUNICATIONS AND DIALING

 . Dialing directory feature added
 . Many new controls over the dialing process
 . Improved support for Telebit, Hayes, and Hayes-compatible modems
 . New support for CCITT and Digitel modems
 . New commands for managing TCP/IP connections and TELNET protocol
 . Improved support for hardware flow control
 . Improved SunLink X.25 support

KERMIT FILE TRANSFER

 . New support for IBM fullscreen file transfers (See Info-Kermit V16 #1)
 . New fullscreen and crt file transfer displays for local-mode file transfer
 . Standard "KERMIT READY TO xxx ..." messages at beginning of file transfer

PLUS:

 . New support for East European (Latin-2) character sets.
 . Improved script programming controls
 . Many, many bugs fixed and (hopefully) not too many new ones introduced

Before reporting bugs in this version of C-Kermit, please read the file
ckcker.bwr, the general C-Kermit "beware" file, plus the system-specific
beware file for your system, e.g. ckuker.bwr for UNIX, ckvker.bwr for VMS.

HOW TO GET IT

C-Kermit 5A(186) BETA 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/test/, and on BITNET/EARN from host CUVMA through the
KERMSRV file server, in the T: 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 (9-track tape, TK50
cartridge, or quarter-inch tape cartridge) from Columbia University by mail
order as "Tape T" (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 = VAX/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

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.aviion.5.4   - DG Aviion, DG/UX 5.4
                      wermit.du42         - DECstation 5800 Ultrix 4.2
                      wermit.next         - NeXT OS 2.0 or 3.0
                      wermit.rs6000       - RS/6000 AIX 3.1
                      wermit.sun4         - SunOS 4.1.1, sparc
                      wermit.sv386r4      - i368 with Dell System V R4

                    The last one *might* run on other i366/486 PCs with
                    other USL-based System V R4 implementations.

  There is also a compressed tar archive of the UNIX sources and makefile
  in kermit/bin/cku186.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.  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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