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From: toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Request for Comment on Kermit...
Message-ID: <1991Apr15.072058.7969@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 15 Apr 91 07:20:58 GMT
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Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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edwatkeys@pro-sol.cts.com (Ed Watkeys) writes:

>What's the big deal with Kermit?  Ther version I saw isn't that great.  I'm
>not trying to put the thing down, but is there something about it that is
>special?  What is the deal with the "Server" command in Kermit?  I
>downloaded the application, but I never spent the three hours getting the
>docs...  

Kermit is FREE and it works very well. It does not have an awesome
interface but you didn't pay for it, so chill. Kermit's VT100 emulation
is better than ProTerm's with certain systems (including tybalt) so I prefer
kermit to ProTerm.

The server command lets the other end issue file transfer commands, fetch
directories (sometimes) and so on. It's useful when you dial a big system,
run kermit, tell it to go into server mode, then escape to the command
line and do the transfers. It's actually quite convenient.

Kermit was designed to be portable and reliable above ALL other considerations.
Think about that before you blast it.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu