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- INFO-KERMIT DIGEST
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- VOLUME 18
-
- Christine M. Gianone, Editor
-
- July - December 1993
-
-
-
- Table of Contents
-
-
- Volume 18, Number 1 1
- Announcing MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 1
- Volume 18, Number 2 4
- New FTP Server for Kermit Files 4
- Announcing C-Kermit 5A(189) for the Commodore Amiga 5
- MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 Updates 5
- Update to MSIWP3.COM using the APC-Macro 7
- New Packet-Driver Shim for DEC Datalink Specification 8
- New Release of GOLD.COM (Num Lock = Gold Key) 8
-
-
- INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #1 Page 1
-
- Info-Kermit Digest Thu, 15 Jul 1993 Volume 18 : Number 1
-
- Today's Topic:
- Announcing MS-DOS Kermit 3.13
-
-
- 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
- SPARCserver 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 (with the exceptions
- of some of the READ.ME files) 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
- Academic Information Systems, 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 USA.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 13 June 1993 12:00:00 EDT
- >From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@columbia.edu>
- Subject: Announcing MS-DOS Kermit 3.13
- Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.13
-
- This is to announce the final release of MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 for the IBM PC,
- PS/2, and compatibles with DOS or Windows, and also for "generic DOS", the
- Victor 9000 (Sirius 1), and the Heath/Zenith 100. The new MS-DOS Kermit
- release was prepared by Professor Joe R. Doupnik of Utah State University and
- includes the major new features that were listed in Info Kermit V17 #3, 30
- June 1993. To recapitulate, briefly:
-
- . A new faster method for transferring binary and precompressed files
- . Larger packets and windows allowed, up to 9024 x 31.
- . Switching among multiple simultaneous TCP/IP sessions
- . Data General DASHER terminal emulation
- . Graphics-mode support for 132-column operation on EGA and VGA video adapters
- . Text-mode support for 132-column operation on ET4000 and other VESA adapters
- . Horizontal scrolling
- . Expanded-memory option for screen rollback and graphics image retention
- . Hebrew character-set translation and Hebrew terminal emulation
-
- Page 2 INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #1
-
- . East European character-set translation
- . Icelandic CP861 code page support
- . Separate code page selection for terminal emulation and file transfer
- . Compose-key sequences for entering accented characters
- . New KERMIT PATH environment variable
- . Support for Novell SLIP_PPP ODI driver and other networking improvements
- . BOOTP improvements
- . TELNET improvements, including option negotiation display
- . DIAL-command support for additional modem types
-
- The new files are listed below. Be sure to use binary mode when FTP'ing files
- from kermit/bin. Use text mode for kermit/a files.
-
- Internet anonymous ftp EARN/BITNET
- watsun.cc.columbia.edu KERMSRV@CUVMA Description
-
- kermit/bin/msvibm.exe (none) Binary executable for IBM PC
- kermit/bin/msvibm.pif (none) Program Information File for Windows
- kermit/bin/msvgen.exe (none) Binary executable, generic DOS
- kermit/bin/msvv90.exe (none) Binary executable, Victor 9000
- kermit/bin/msvz10.exe (none) Binary executable, Heath/Zenith 100
- kermit/a/msvibm.boo MSVIBM BOO BOO-encoded executable for IBM PC
- kermit/a/msvpif.boo MSVPIF BOO BOO-encoded IBM Windows PIF file
- kermit/a/msvgen.boo MSVGEN BOO BOO-encoded executable, generic DOS
- kermit/a/msvv90.boo MSVV90 BOO BOO-encoded executable, Victor 9000
- kermit/a/msvz10.boo MSVZ10 BOO BOO-encoded executable, H/Z-100
- kermit/a/mskermit.ini MSKERMIT INI Standard initialization file
- kermit/a/mscustom.ini MSCUSTOM INI Customization file
- kermit/a/msr313.upd MSR313 UPD List of changes since version 3.12
- kermit/a/msr313.pch MSR313 PCH Dummy patch file for version 3.13
- kermit/a/mskerm.upd MSKERM UPD Supplement to "Using MS-DOS Kermit"
- kermit/b/mskerm.hlp MSKERM HLP Updated help file
- kermit/a/mskerm.bwr MSKERM BWR Updated "beware file"
- kermit/a/msvibm.vt MSVIBM VT Updated terminal emulator summary
- kermit/a/msmaaa.hlp MSMAAA HLP Documentation for dialing scripts
- kermit/a/msm*.scr MSM* SCR New modem-dialing scripts
- kermit/a/msidgk.ini MSIDGK INI Data General DASHER key mappings
- kermit/bin/msudg.com (none) DG DASHER/286 keyboard helper TSR
- kermit/a/msudgk.boo MSUDGK BOO BOO-encoded MSUDGK.COM
- kermit/a/msudgk.doc MSUDGK DOC Documentation for MSUDGK.COM
-
- Also, on watsun only:
-
- kermit/bin/msvibm.zip
-
- is a ZIP file containing the new MS-DOS Kermit (IBM PC version) distribution
- diskette. Unzip it using "pkunzip -d msvibm.zip". The "-d" switch is to
- preserve the (new) subdirectory structure. Any version of PKUNZIP since 1990
- should work.
-
- Once again, please note that all the new features are documented in the
- MSKERM.UPD file, with additional details of a more technical nature in the
- MSKERM.BWR file.
-
- The ".boo" files are .EXE or other binary files encoded in a printable ASCII
- format, suitable for BITNET, e-mail, and other nontransparent modes of
-
- INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #1 Page 3
-
- transmission. You can decode the boo-files back into .EXE files using any of
- the MSBPCT.* programs available in kermit/a/msbpct.* or MSBPCT * from
- KERMSRV. See kermit/a/msbaaa.hlp (MSBAAA HLP) for details.
-
- All the MS-DOS Kermit-related files have been removed from the test areas
- (kermit/test on watsun, T: on KERMSRV).
-
- Thanks again to Joe on behalf of all MS-DOS Kermit users everywhere. Thanks
- too to Yossi Gil at the Technion in Israel for lots of last-minute help with
- MS-DOS Kermit's Hebrew features.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Info-Kermit Digest
-
- Page 4 INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2
-
- Info-Kermit Digest Mon, 9 Aug 1993 Volume 18 : Number 2
-
- Today's Topics:
-
- New FTP Server for Kermit Files
- Announcing C-Kermit 5A(189) for the Commodore Amiga
- MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 Updates
- MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 USR Sportster Dialing Script
- Host Identification of MS-DOS Kermit 3.13
- Update to MSIWP3.COM using the APC-Macro
- New Packet-Driver Shim for DEC Datalink Specification
- New Release of GOLD.COM (Num Lock = Gold Key)
-
- Digest submissions may be sent to Info-Kermit@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 KERMIT.COLUMBIA.EDU, a Sun SPARCserver
- 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 (with the exceptions of some of the READ.ME
- files) 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
- Academic Information Systems, 612 West 115th Street, New York, NY 10025 USA.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:00:00 EDT
- >From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@columbia.edu>
- Subject: New FTP Server for Kermit Files
- Keywords: Kermit Files by FTP, FTP Server for Kermit Files
-
- The Columbia University Kermit FTP archive will begin running a new FTP
- server in a few days. This is the same server used (and developed) at
- Washington University at St. Louis (wuarchive.wustl.edu), WUSTL FTPD 2.1. It
- is more user-friendly, and it gives us some additional logging capabilities.
- This change should not affect sites that automatically retrieve directory
- listings to be used for obtaining new files. Interactive users, however,
- will notice a new message when first logging in, and will also receive short
- messages when cd'ing to different directories. These messages give short
- pointers to where things are. Thanks to Fuat Baran for installing the new
-
- INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2 Page 5
-
- FTP server.
-
- If you access Columbia University via automated ftp procedures, you can
- check them in advance against the FTP server at wuarchive.wustl.edu and make
- any needed modifications before we switch over.
-
- Also, for anonymous ftp access to Columbia University, you are encouraged to
- use the hostname kermit.columbia.edu rather than watsun.cc.columbia.edu,
- although both are (for the foreseeable future) equivalent.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:00:00 EDT
- >From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@columbia.edu>
- Subject: Announcing C-Kermit 5A(189) for the Commodore Amiga
- Keywords: C-Kermit 5A, Amiga, Commodore Amiga
-
- >From Olaf Seibert in the Netherlands and Stephen Walton at the University of
- California at Northridge:
-
- . All the new features of C-Kermit 5A(189) (See Info-Kermit V17 #3)
- . Now compilable with SAS C 6.x as well as Manx Aztec C
- . 8-bit terminal mode enabled
- . Automatic screen sizing improved
- . Corrected date/time reporting
- . Numerous internal improvements
-
- The new files, all of them Amiga-specific, are in kermit/b/cki*.* on
- kermit.columbia.edu (CKI* * on CUVMA). The binary executable can be ftp'd
- in binary mode from kermit/bin/ckiker.exe on kermit.columbia.edu.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:01:00 EDT
- >From: Christine M Gianone <cmg@columbia.edu>
- Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 Updates
- Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 3.13, Patches
-
- A new patch file is available for MS-DOS Kermit 3.13, which corrects a
- number of minor problems (if you have not experienced these problems, then
- don't worry about the patches). To use the new patch file, you'll also need
- to get a new MSKERMIT.INI file, which corrects the method for locating the
- patch file. Or you can edit your MSKERMIT.INI file as follows. The line
- that says:
-
- if > \v(version) 312 if not inpath MSR\v(version).PCH goto begin
-
- Should be changed to:
-
- if > \v(version) 312 if inpath MSR\v(version).PCH goto patch
-
- And then, a couple lines down, insert a :PATCH label before the ECHO command:
-
- :PATCH
- echo Installing patches...
-
-
- Page 6 INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2
-
- In version 3.12 and earlier, the patch file had to be called MSKERMIT.INI.
- In version 3.13 and later, it can also be called MSRxxx.INI, where xxx are
- the digits from the version number, in this case MSR313.INI. MSRxxx.INI
- takes precedence over MSKERMIT.INI in case you have both files. This lets
- you run different Kermit versions on the same PC without having to rename
- your patch file each time.
-
- The patches, from Prof. Joe Doupnik at Utah State University, include:
-
- 1. Optional 132-column video mode for Orchid Designer Professional VGA.
- 2. (a) Make SHOW PROTOCOL display handshake character correctly;
- (b) fix \KdgC3 and \KdgC4 verbs.
- 3. Correct insert/delete-character when at right margin.
- 4. Correct CONNECT-mode status line to stay off if SET to OFF.
- 5. Correct invocation of DEC-MCS character set.
- 6. Correct selective-erase-in-line.
- 7. Correct two graphics mode errors.
- 8. Make ENQ response immediate on network connections.
-
- Several other problems with version 3.13 were noted and corrected:
-
- 1. As noted above, the patch-file-finding test in MSKERMIT.INI was wrong.
- 2. KERMIT.PIF file internally referred to MSTIBM.EXE rather than KERMIT.EXE.
- 3. USR Sportster dialing script (SPORT.SCR) contained an error (see below).
-
- The following corrected files are now available:
-
- Internet anonymous ftp EARN/BITNET
- kermit.columbia.edu KERMSRV@CUVMA Description
-
- kermit/bin/msvibm.pif (none) Program Info File for Windows
- kermit/a/mskermit.ini MSKERMIT INI Corrected initialization file
- kermit/a/msr313.pch MSR313 PCH New patch file, patches 1-8
- kermit/a/msvpif.boo MSVPIF BOO BOO-encoded IBM PC Windows PIF file
- kermit/a/mskerm.bwr MSKERM BWR Updated "beware" file
- kermit/a/msmsport.scr MSMSPORT SCR Corrected Sportster dialing script
-
- An updated ZIP file containing the complete version 3.13 distribution with
- updated or corrected files listed above is available via anonymous ftp
- (binary mode) from kermit.columbia.edu as kermit/bin/msvibm.zip. It also
- includes a new release of the GOLD (Num Lock = Gold Key) program (see below).
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1993 11:09:59 -0500 (EST)
- >From: David Kurzman <DAVEK@Vax2.Concordia.CA>
- Subject: MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 USR Sportster Dialing Script
- Keywords: USR Sportster Modem
-
- I just downloaded kermit 3.13 (for DOS) and I tried to configure the modem
- for a US Robotics Sportster (14400 baud external FAX modem). I get the
- following message when I try to auto dial a number:
-
- ATQ0V1
- OK
- AT E1 W1 X4 &A3 &D2
-
- INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2 Page 7
-
- ERROR
-
- [Ed. - Several people reported this problem. "W1" seems not to be a valid
- Sportster command. Just remove it. An updated copy of the Sportster
- dialing script is available in kermit/a/msmsport.scr, and included in the
- new msvib.zip file.]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 5 Aug 93 12:06:00 EDT
- >From: Mike Wright <mcw@pine.circa.ufl.edu>
- Subject: Host Identification of MS-DOS Kermit 3.13
- Keywords: APC Macro, TERMINALR/S Macros, Answerback, MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 and APC
-
- We distributed many copies of Version 3.12 with the TERMINALR and TERMINALS
- macros defined and then defined commands on our VMS and UNIX systems that
- called C-Kermit so we could have simple commands like PCGET and PCPUT. But
- 3.13 removed that feature so I seem to be painted into a corner. If I
- change the host to use the new APC feature, then all the old copies of 3.12
- that users have don't work anymore. But I can't start distributing 3.13
- unless I do change the host. I'm assuming that I can write some elaborate
- script in C-Kermit that will test for and work with either 3.12 or 3.13, but
- I haven't done that yet. Is there another way around this?
-
- [Ed. - MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 responds to ENQ (Ctrl-E) from the host with the
- string "MS-DOS KERMIT" (without the quotes), but only if you SET TERMINAL
- ANSWERBACK ON (it is OFF by default). Earlier versions do not support
- answerback at all. So you could do something like this (using C-Kermit
- 5A(189)):
-
- apc set term answerback on ; This has no effect on 3.12 or earlier
- set input echo off ; Avoid confusing echos
- output \5 ; Send ENQ
- input 3 MS-DOS KERMIT ; Look for response
- if failure goto pre313 ; It's earlier than 3.13
- apc set term answ off ; It's 3.13 or later, turn answerback off again
- (commands here for 3.13)
- ...
- :PRE313
- (commands here for 3.12 and earlier)
- ...
-
- However, there is also a bug in version 3.13 that prevents the answerback
- sequence from being sent -- on network connections only, not serial
- connections -- until the next character is typed at the keyboard. This is
- fixed by patch 8 to MS-DOS Kermit 3.13. So, when you distribute version
- 3.13, make sure you distribute it with the new MSKERMIT.INI and MSR313.PCH
- files mentioned previously, and then you should be able to use the ENQ test
- reliably to distinguish between 3.13 and earlier versions.]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 18 Jul 1993 09:35:08 -0400 (EDT)
- >From: Robert C Martin Jr <GRAPHICS@ACS.EKU.EDU>
- Subject: Update to MSIWP3.COM using the APC-Macro
- Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit and VMS WordPerfect, APC Macro
-
- Page 8 INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2
-
-
- I recoded the below VMS DCL program that automatically redefines the keys
- for use with VMS WordPerfect. It now uses the APC-MACRO stuff, which I
- think has a bunch of potential. The program is still rather straightforward
- DCL, however I added (fixed) a few things since the last time that I
- submitted it and kept compatibility with the old version's usage (I hope).
- I did NOT attempt to check which version of MS-DOS Kermit that the person is
- using, though. I hope that this helps the VMS folks!
-
- Robert C. Martin Jr., M.A. -- Computer Consultant
- Academic Computing Services -- Bitnet: Graphics@eku.bitnet
- Eastern Kentucky University -- Internet: Graphics@acs.eku.edu
- Richmond, KY 40475-3111 Phone: (606) 622-1986 or 1995
-
- [Ed. - Thanks, Bob! The new version replaces the old one as
- kermit/a/msiwp3.com on kermit.columbia.edu, and MSIWP3 COM on CUVMA. Also,
- see above for a suggested method by which a host application can tell the
- difference between MS-DOS 3.13 and earlier versions.]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 11:20:56 PDT
- >From: Brian Angus <angus@trcu17.enet.dec.com>
- Subject: New Packet-Driver Shim for DEC Datalink Specification
- Keywords: Packet Drivers, PATHWORKS, MS-DOS Kermit and PATHWORKS
-
- I have written a shim to allow Kermit's TCP/IP to coexist in the DEC
- PATHWORKS DECnet environment. It provides a packet driver interface over
- the Digital's Datalink (DLL) specification drivers. It is similar in
- function to DISPKT9 and ODIPKT, but is potentially more useful for people
- working in a DEC environment.
-
- If you could post this in the packet-driver directory on WATSUN, it could be
- quite helpful for a large group of DEC corporate users as well as for many
- of Digital's customers.
-
- [Ed. - Many thanks, Brian. Your contribution has been placed in the various
- packet-drivers subdirectories (src, bin, doc, new) on kermit.columbia.edu
- as pktdll.*.]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 93 11:36:45 BST
- >From: Bob Eager <rde@ukc.ac.uk>
- Subject: New Release of GOLD.COM (Num Lock = Gold Key)
- Keywords: GOLD.COM, Num Lock, MS-DOS Kermit and Num Lock
-
- I am the author of GOLD.COM (a.k.a. MSUGOLD), distributed with MS-DOS Kermit.
- GOLD.COM is the TSR program that allows the Num Lock key to generate a BIOS
- scan code readable by Kermit, so it can be mapped to the DEC Gold Key (or any
- other key). I have had mail from a few people about a couple of problems with
- it, and have fixed the problems. The new version allows the Num Lock state to
- be changed even while GOLD is active, by pressing Shift and Num Lock, and also
- allows GOLD to be turned off and on after it is loaded, by pressing Alt and
- Num Lock. It also fixes several minor problems, e.g. with the Pause key.
-
-
- INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2 Page 9
-
- Bob Eager
-
- [Ed. - Thanks, Bob! The new version, 2.4, is in kermit/a/msugold.*:
-
- Internet anonymous ftp EARN/BITNET
- kermit.columbia.edu KERMSRV@CUVMA Description
-
- kermit/bin/msugold.com (none) Binary executable GOLD program
- kermit/a/msugold.boo MSKERMIT INI BOO-encoded executable GOLD program
- kermit/a/msugold.doc MSUGOLD DOC Documentation
- kermit/a/msugold.asm MSUGOLD ASM Source code
- kermit/a/msugold.bat MSUGOLD BAT BATCH file for building from source
- kermit/a/msugold.ini MSUGOLD BAT Sample Kermit key mappings
-
- The new GOLD.COM and GOLD.DOC files have also been added to the new
- MSVIBM.ZIP file.]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- End of Info-Kermit Digest
-
- Page 10 INFO-KERMIT DIGEST V18 #2
-
-
- Index Page 11
-
- Amiga, 5
- Answerback, 7
- APC Macro, 7-8
- C-Kermit 5A, 5
- Commodore Amiga, 5
- FTP Server for Kermit Files, 4
- GOLD.COM, 8
- Kermit Files by FTP, 4
- MS-DOS Kermit 3.13, 1, 5
- MS-DOS Kermit 3.13 and APC, 7
- MS-DOS Kermit and Num Lock, 8
- MS-DOS Kermit and PATHWORKS, 8
- MS-DOS Kermit and VMS WordPerfect, 8
- Num Lock, 8
- Packet Drivers, 8
- Patches, 5
- PATHWORKS, 8
- TERMINALR/S Macros, 7
- USR Sportster Modem, 6
-
- Page 12 Index
-
-