Statements in the popular press based upon these misconceptions. See, for example, the November 1998 Mobile Computing review of Kermit 95 . Chapter 12 of Using C-Kermit, 2nd Edition . Since Web browsers have largely replaced terminal emulators among mass-market end users for online connections, many people believe that Kermit software is no longer used. The software is fast, robust, and flexible, and the scripting language is powerful and easy to learn.
Scripts are portable across platforms and communication methods.
Unlike FTP, it can transfer files through firewalls and network address translators. It can translate character sets. It can transfer a mixture of text and binary files in a single batch. It can preserve file attributes such as dates and permissions. It can transfer directory trees, even between unlike file systems.