Date: Sun, 31 Jan 99 21:39:40 EST
From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu>
To: C-Kermit Developers and Testers <kermit@columbia.edu>
Subject: Announcing C-Kermit 7.0 Beta.04
To: C-Kermit Developers and Testers <kermit@columbia.edu>
Reply-to: kermit@columbia.edu
Subject: C-Kermit 7.0 Beta
bcc: fdc, cmg, jaltman, ckermit@watsun
Here is C-Kermit 7.0 Beta.04. We still haven't gone public yet; let's hope
this will be the one. Here's what's new in Beta.04:
. Additional tuning of IKS client/server protocols.
. Server end of REMOTE directory now sorts listing by filename.
. Server end of REMOTE directory now obeys SET OPTIONS DIRECTORY.
. Server end of REMOTE directory now shows symlinks (in UNIX).
. Server end of REMOTE directory now shows directories like ls does (UNIX).
. Expanded TELOPT command can now send most TELNET protocol options.
. Connection messages tightened up a bit.
. Horizontal lines now mark remote/local transitions for clarity.
. SET TERMINAL AUTODOWNLOAD default changed to ON.
. SET FLOW AUTO changed to use NONE on direct serial connections, since
if we choose RTS/CTS or Xon/Xoff we can start out in a deadlock.
. Changed "kermit -l" to handle flow control the same as SET LINE does.
. Improved performance of file collision recovery in large directories.
. Changed connection log commands to avoid confusion with CLOSE CONNECTION.
. Increased intuitiveness of recursive transfers in VMS (1).
. VMS C-Kermit server now accepts GET /RECURSIVE (1).
Bug fixes:
. Fixed file reception to check write access before accepting file.
. Fixed connection log to work for TELNET and RLOGIN commands.
. Fixed server end of REMOTE DIR, HELP, DELETE, TYPE dropping characters.
. Fixed erroneously sticky DIR /SORT key.
. Fixed numerous bugs with recursive directory traversal in UNIX.
. Fixed improper pathname format in VMS-to-Windows transfers.
. Fixed some parsing problems involving unbalanced right parentheses.
. Fixed spurious "(OK)" message popping up while typing a REMOTE command.
. Fixed "remote xxx | yyy" (xxx = REMOTE command, yyy = any filter).
. Fixed broken CLEAR INPUT.
. Many -DNOxxxx builds tested and fixed where needed.
. Syntax adjustments to numerous platforms, compilers, etc.
. Sinix 5.43 build fixed (I hope -- no way to test)
. Pyramid DC/OSx build fixed (I hope -- no way to test)
. IRIX 6.4 build fixed (I hope -- no way to test)
. HP-UX 10.01 build fixed.
. HP-UX 6.x and 7.x builds fixed, I hope.
. Non-gcc AT&T 7300 builds fixed (I hope)
. Fixed erroneous product names for BSDI versions.
(Still) deferred to future Betas:
. Better handling for mixed short/long-name file systems in UNIX (2).
. Various problems parsing filenames containing braces or spaces.
. Character-set translation for filenames.
Notes:
(1) But you still have to include "..." in the filespec to get recursion.
(2) As when, for example, you have a short-name file system NFS-mounted
on a long-name file system.
KERMIT 95 USERS
Test builds of Kermit 95 incorporating IKS client support will be
made available to registered users upon request. Send requests:
To: kermit-support@columbia.edu
Subject: K95 IKS Beta Request
Include your serial number and K95 version number.
REMEMBER THIS IS A TEST VERSION
Be sure to report any problems to:
kermit-support@columbia.edu.
Soon we should be able to go forward with a public announcement on the
newsgroups and website, and then final release as soon as possible of both
C-Kermit 7.0, and K95 1.1.18, which will be based on it.
WHERE TO FIND IT
Websters can skip the rest and go straight to:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck70.html
(Let me know about any bad links.)
C-Kermit 7.0.195 Beta.04 is in the kermit/test tree at the Kermit ftp site,
along with drafts of all the update documentation, etc:
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/test/tar/
cku195src.tar.Z Source code (UNIX and VMS), tar, UNIX compress
cku195src.tar.gz Source code (UNIX and VMS), tar, gzipped
cku195txt.tar.Z Other text files, tar, UNIX compress
cku195txt.tar.gz Other text files, tar, gzipped
cku195.tar.Z All sources and text files, tar, UNIX compress
cku195.tar.gz All sources and text files, tar, gzipped
cku195.zip All sources and text files, zipped (Info-ZIP)
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/test/text/
Common and individual source and text files for UNIX, VMS, OS-9,
AOS/VS, Stratus VOS, etc etc.
Among the interesting text files (all updated since last time):
ckermit2.txt -- User documentation of new features since 6.0.
iksd.txt -- Internet Kermit Service Daemon documentation.
security.txt -- Documentation of Kerberos and SRP features.
telnet.txt -- Discussion of recent Telnet protocol changes.
ckaaaa.txt -- Overview of files, file naming conventions, etc.
ckc195.txt -- Program edit history since 6.0.
ckuins.txt -- UNIX installation instructions.
ckvins.txt -- VMS installation instructions.
ckcbwr.txt -- General C-Kermit "beware file" (hints and tips).
ckubwr.txt -- UNIX C-Kermit beware file.
ckvbwr.txt -- VMS C-Kermit beware file.
ckcplm.txt -- Program logic manual, API definition, etc.
ckccfg.txt -- Program configuration options.
Recall that all .upd, .doc, .hlp, and .bwr files have had their filetypes
changed to .txt, for the benefit of Windows-based Web browsers that that
associate the earlier file types (.doc, .hlp, etc) with Windows applications.
INDIVIDUAL BETA.04 BINARIES
Binaries for C-Kermit 7.0 Betas now have the Beta level (e.g. "b03") as part
of their name. Beta-2 binaries have been renamed to include "b02". Those
whose names do not fit the ck*195b0[23].* are from the C-Kermit 6.1 test,
built at sites that can't be reached any more or that have since been
upgraded to newer OS versions, or built on systems that don't work any more,
or that were sent in by others. These are all plain, flat uncompressed
binary files, to be downloaded in binary mode and renamed appropriately (to
"kermit", "KERMIT.EXE", etc).
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/test/bin/
+ ckd195b04-aosvsii-2.20.73.pr DG MV 2500 AOS/VS-II 2.20.73
ckiker.exe Commodore Amiga
ckpker.plan9-68020 Plan 9 from Bell Labs on 680x0
ckpker.plan9-i386 Plan 9 from Bell Labs on PC
ckpker.plan9-mips Plan 9 from Bell Labs on MIPS
ckpker.plan9-sparc Plan 9 from Bell Labs on Sparc
ckuker.ps2aix3-1.2.1 IBM PS/2 AIX 1.2.1
ckuker.rs6aix32c IBM RS/6000 AIX 3.2
cku195b03.aix41 IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.1
+ cku195b04.aix42-4.2.1 IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.2.1
+ cku195b04.aix43-4.3.1 IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.3.1
+ cku195b04.aix41-4.3.2 IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.3.2
ckuker.att351gm AT&T 7300 UNIX PC, UNIX 3.51
ckuker.bsd44-hp9000_300 HP-9000/300, 4.4BSD
ckuker.bsdi2-2.1 PC, BSDI 2.1
ckuker.bsdi2-3.0 PC, BSDI 3.0
+ cku195b04.bsdi3-3.1 PC, BSDI 3.1
cku195b03.bsdi4-4.0 PC, BSDI 4.0
+ cku195b04.dec-osf30 DEC Alpha OSF/1 3.0
cku195b03.du32-osf1-3.2b DEC Alpha OSF/1 3.2B
+ cku195b04.du32 DEC Alpha Digital UNIX 3.2
+ cku195b04.du40 DEC Alpha Digital UNIX 4.0B
+ cku195b04.freebsd2-i386-2.2.7 PC, FreeBSD 2.2.7
cku195b03.hpux500wintcp HP-9000/550 HP-UX 5.21 with TWG-TCP/IP 1.2
ckuker.hpux65oc-hp9000_350 HP-9000/350 HP-UX 6.50
ckuker.hpux70olfnc-hp9000_350 HP-9000/300 HP-UX 7.00
+ cku195b04.hpux80oc-s300-8.00 HP-9000/385 HP-UX 8.00
+ cku195b04.hpux90o-s700-9.05 HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.05
+ cku195b04.hpux90o700-s700-9.05 HP-9000/712 HP-UX 9.05 (optimized for s700)
+ cku195b04.hpux100-s700-10.01 HP-9000/735/99 HP-UX 10.01 (not optimized)
+ cku195b04.hpux100o-s700-10.01 HP-9000/735/99 HP-UX 10.01 (optimized)
+ cku195b04.hpux100-s700-10.20 HP-9000/715/33 HP-UX 10.20 (not optimized)
+ cku195b04.hpux100o-s700-10.20 HP-9000/715/33 HP-UX 10.20 (optimized)
ckuker.hpux1100o+ HP-9000/871/D370, HP-UX 11.00 (optimized)
ckuker.hpux1100 HP-9000/871/D370, HP-UX 11.00 (not opt)
+ cku195b04.irix53 SGI Indigo-2, IRIX 5.3
+ cku195b04.irix62 SGI IRIX 6.2
+ cku195b04.irix63-o2 SGI O2 R5000 IRIX 6.3
+ cku195b04.irix65-indy-6.5.2m SGI Indy R4600 PC, IRIX 6.5.2m
+ cku195b04.irix65-o200-6.5.2m SGI Indy Origin 200, IRIX 6.5.1
ckuker.is5r3jc PC, Sunsoft Interactive UNIX 4.1
ckuker.linux-1.2.13-i386 PC, Red Hat Linux 3.03, kernel 1.2.13
ckuker.linux-2.0.33-mc68000 Motorola 680x0, Linux 2.0.33
ckuker.linux-2.0.35-i386-suse-5.1PC, Linux 2.0.35, Suse 5.1
+ cku195b04.linux-i386-rh5.2 PC, Red Hat Linux 5.2, kernel 2.1.125
+ cku195b04.linux-i386-sw3.5.0 PC, Slackware Linux 3.5.0, kernel 2.0.36
+ cku195b04.mklinux-ppc-dr3 PowerWave 132, MkLinux DR3, kernel 2.0.36
+ cku195b04.next-mc68k-3.1 NeXT 68040 NeXTSTEP 3.1
+ cku195b04.next33-mc68k-3.3 NeXT 68040 NeXTSTEP 3.3
ckuker.pyramid Pyramid
ckuker.pyrdcosx Pyramid
+ cku195b04.qnx16 QNX 4.24 16-bit
+ cku195b04.qnx32 QNX 4.24 32-bit
ckuker.sco32v4netnd-odt2 PC, SCO ODT 2.0
+ cku195b04.sco32v4 PC, SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v4ns PC, SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v4gcc PC, SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v4net PC, SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 (TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v4netgcc PC, SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 (TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v504net PC, SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 (TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v505 PC, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v505gcc PC, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (no TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v505net PC, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sco32v505netgcc PC, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (TCP/IP)
+ cku195b04.sinix542-mips-5.42 SNI SINIX-N 5.4.2 MIPS (RM200)
cku195b02.solaris24-sparc-2.4 Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.4
ckuker.solaris24g-sparc Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.4 (made with gcc)
cku195b02.solaris24x25-sparc Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.4 with SunLink X.25
+ cku195b04.solaris25-sparc-2.5.1 Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.5.1
+ cku195b04.solaris25g-sparc-2.5.1 Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.5.1 (made with gcc)
cku195b02.solaris26-i386 PC, Solaris 2.6
+ cku195b04.solaris26-sparc Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.6
+ cku195b04.solaris26g-sparc Sun Sparc, Solaris 2.6 (made with gcc)
cku195b04.solaris7g-i386 PC, Solaris 7 (made with gcc)
+ cku195b04.solaris7g-sparc Sun Sparc, Solaris 7 (made with gcc)
+ cku195b04.sunos41c-4.1.3 Sun Sparc, SunOS 4.1.3_U1 (full)
+ cku195b04.sunos41gcc-4.1.3 Sun Sparc, SunOS 4.1.3_U1 (full) (gcc)
cku195b03.sv68r3v6 Motorola MVME 147 68K, System V/68 R3V6
cku195b03.sv88r40-4.3 Motorola MVME 197 88K, System V R4 V4.3
cku195b03.sv88r40-4.4 Motorola MVME 187 88K, System V R4 V4.4
+ cku195b04.ultrix43-mips DECstation 5000, Ultrix 4.3
ckuker.unixware2-2.1.1 PC, Unixware 2.1.1
ckuker.unixware2-2.1.2 PC, Unixware 2.1.2
+ cku195b04.unixware2-2.1.3 PC, Unixware 2.1.3
+ cku195b04.unixware7-7.0.1 PC, Unixware 7.0.1
ckvaker-vms62-nonet.exe Alpha CPU, VMS 6.2, no TCP/IP
ckvaker-vms62-tgv40a.exe Alpha CPU, VMS 6.2, MultiNet 4.0A
+ ckva195b04-vms71-nonet.exe Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1, no TCP/IP
+ ckva195b04-vms71-tgv40a.exe Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1, MultiNet 4.0A
+ ckva195b04-vms71-tgv41b.exe Alpha CPU, VMS 7.1, MultiNet 4.1B
ckvvker-vms45-nonet.exe VAX CPU, VMS 4.5, no TCP/IP
+ ckvv195b04-vms55-nonet.exe VAX CPU, VMS 5.5-2, no TCP/IP
+ ckvv195b04-vms55-ucx20.exe VAX CPU, VMS 5.5-2, UCX 2.0
+ ckvv195b04-vms61-nonet.exe VAX CPU, VMS 6.1, no TCP/IP
+ ckvv195b04-vms61-tgv40a.exe VAX CPU, VMS 6.1, MultiNet 4.0AX
+ ckvv195b04-vms71-nonet.exe VAX CPU, VMS 7.1, no TCP/IP
+ ckvv195b04-vms71-tgv40b.exe VAX CPU, VMS 7.1, MultiNet 4.0B
If you have access to a development platform not listed above with a "+"
where you can try building C-Kermit 7.0, please contact me with the results
(or for help if needed). Or just upload successfully-built binaries to:
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/incoming/
or:
iksd://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/incoming/
using the naming conventions from the list above, and send a note saying
what it is and who it is from (list details of machine make & model, OS &
version).
Thanks!
- Frank