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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 [e-mail] or
[e-mail].  Requests for addition to or deletion from the
Info-Kermit subscriber list should be sent to [e-mail] or
[e-mail].  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.

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Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:00:00 EDT
>From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
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
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.

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Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:00:00 EDT
>From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
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.

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Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:01:00 EDT
>From: Christine M Gianone <[e-mail]>
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...

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).

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Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1993 11:09:59 -0500 (EST)
>From: David Kurzman <[e-mail]>
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
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.]

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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 93 12:06:00 EDT
>From: Mike Wright <[e-mail]>
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.]

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Date: 18 Jul 1993 09:35:08 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Robert C Martin Jr <[e-mail]>
Subject: Update to MSIWP3.COM using the APC-Macro
Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit and VMS WordPerfect, APC Macro

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: [e-mail]
Eastern Kentucky University -- Internet: [e-mail]
Richmond, KY  40475-3111       Phone: [phone] 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.]

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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 11:20:56 PDT
>From: Brian Angus <[e-mail]>
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.*.]

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Date: Wed, 4 Aug 93 11:36:45 BST
>From: Bob Eager <[e-mail]>
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.

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.]

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