Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!umich!sharkey!dexter!jsr From: jsr@dexter.mi.org (Jay S. Rouman) Subject: Re: Where is kermit 5.0 Message-ID: <1991Apr25.174643.12560@dexter.mi.org> Organization: Private System References: <191@blars> <96130@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 17:46:43 GMT In article <96130@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> casey@gauss.llnl.gov (Casey Leedom) writes: > > So, what will kermit 5.0 offer over 4e? I heard rumors a while back >that sliding windows and binary transfer mode for 8-bit clean links were >a couple of new performance improvements. Both of these would be greatly >appreciated here ... Kermit 5A provides large packets, sliding windows, a the MS-Kermit script language, BSD network support, and lots more. The current version is 5A(170) and indications are that changes to the program from now on will be for non-Unix platforms (VMS, Amiga, Mac, etc.). Edit 170 is still Alpha test but seems to be fine. Before now, 5A had been a moving target but things should start slowing down. I wouldn't be afraid of it at all. I'm one of the folks testing 5A on various Unix systems and use it every day--I've mostly forgotten what features 4E had. -- Jay S. Rouman Voice: 517/773-7887 | Distrust education. Two of E-mail: jsr@dexter.mi.org | the three R's are misspelled.