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- KERMIT INFORMATION
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- DDN users interested in Kermit should FTP from the Columbia host
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- WATSON.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU
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- OBTAINING KERMIT OVER THE INTERNET
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- FTP to the WATSON.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU host and connect to the kermit subdirectory.
- First get the file "read.me". The file is included here for your information:
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- ---begin kermit/read.me from watson.cc.columbia.edu----
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- NOTE TO ANONYMOUS FTP USERS AND OTHER BROWSERS:
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- These are the Kermit files. They are organized into subdirectories of this
- directory:
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- kermit/a/* - Tape A - Popular micros
- kermit/b/* - Tape B - Popular mainframes & minis
- kermit/c/* - Tape C - Less popular micros
- kermit/d/* - Tape D - Less popular minis & mainframes
- kermit/e/* - Tape E - Documentation, mail archives, etc
- kermit/test/* - Test versions, not ready for distribution yet
- kermit/cu/* - Columbia-specific files (MS-Kermit scripts, etc)
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- You may cd (or cwd) to any of these directories, and get any files you
- want.
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- File names all start with letters and are of the form name.typ (lowercase!)
- and will normally appear in alphabetical order in a directory listing or on a
- tape.
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- Files whose names start with "aa" -- normally appearing at the top of a
- directory listing -- give general information about Kermit. There should be
- an identical set of "aa" files at the top of each Kermit subdirectory.
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- Kermit programs are stored in the Kermit distribution areas with related
- files grouped together using filename prefixes; the names of all the files
- for a certain implementation all start with the same 2- or 3-character
- prefix, for instance all the files for MS-DOS Kermit have names starting
- with "ms", the files names for VAX/VMS Kermit all start with "vms".
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- The following files describe what's available in the Kermit distribution:
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- aafiles.hlp - Explanation of what files are available and how they are named.
- aanetw.hlp -- Information about network access to Kermit files.
- aanoks.hlp -- Information about the Oklahoma State U Kermit archive.
- aatape.hlp -- Information about Kermit distribution tape formats.
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- Files whose names start with "aav" are brief, complete lists of existing,
- available Kermit versions, sorted in various ways:
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- aavers.hlp -- Master list, in no particular order
- aavnew.hlp -- Listed in reverse chronological order of release date
- aavops.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by operating system only
- aavlng.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by programming language
- aavpfx.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by prefix, regardless of tape
- aavsys.hlp -- Listed alphabetically by machine and operating system
- aavtap.hlp -- Listed by tape (A,B,C,D,E), then alphabetically by file prefix
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- The next file lists the Kermit programs we are still waiting for:
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- aawait.hlp -- A list of Kermit implementations reportedly under development
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- And there are some bureaucratic files, whose names start with AAX:
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- aaxfly.doc -- The Kermit flyer and mail-order form.
- aaxfly.ps -- A postscript version of the flyer and order form.
- aaxcom.doc -- The policy on commercial use and distribution of Kermit.
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- Finally, there is aavers.upd, which lists the Kermit programs released since
- the last time the flyer was updated.
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- A group of files for a particular version is often headed by an "aaaa" file,
- for example "ckaaaa.hlp" or "msaaaa.hlp". These files explain the
- organization of the files for that version.
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- ---(end of read.me)---
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- MAILING LIST
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- There is a network mailing list for Kermit information; it is available to
- users of Bitnet and the Internet and most networks that are connected to
- them, including Bitnet, Usenet, Mailnet, CCnet, and others. To get on the
- mailing list, send mail to
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- Info-Kermit-Request@WATSON.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU
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- There is a CREN sub-distribution list, I-KERMIT@UGA; Bitnet subscribers
- can join by sending the SUB command with your name.
- For example, SEND LISTSERV@UGA SUB I-KERMIT Jon Doe
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- To be removed from the list, SEND LISTSERV@UGA SIGNOFF.
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- To make contributions to the list, Bitnet subscribers should send mail to
- the INTERNET list name, NOT to the Bitnet list name.
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- WATSON is a mail host on both Internet and Bitnet, and is reachable from
- CSnet, Mailnet, Usenet, and other networks via explicit host routing, e.g.
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- Info-Kermit-Request@WATSON.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU
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