From cmg Mon Aug 9 15:24:29 1993 Return-Path: Received: by watsun.cc.columbia.edu (5.59/FCB/jba) id AA08995; Mon, 9 Aug 93 15:24:29 EDT Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 15:24:28 EDT From: Christine M Gianone To: Info-Kermit Subject: Info-Kermit V18 #2 Reply-To: Info-Kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu Queries-To: Info-Kermit-Request@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Errors-To: Info-Kermit-Request@watsun.cc.columbia.edu Message-Id: 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$KERMIT (To start a subscription) UNSUBSCRIBE I$KERMIT (To cancel a subscription) REGISTER I$KERMIT (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 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. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Aug 93 12:00:00 EDT >From: Christine M Gianone 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 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). ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1993 11:09:59 -0500 (EST) >From: David Kurzman 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.] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Aug 93 12:06:00 EDT >From: Mike Wright 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 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: 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 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 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.] ------------------------------ End of Info-Kermit Digest *************************