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From: accuncg@ecsvax.UUCP (Ted Hildebrandt)
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Subject: Problem with Kermit under VAX/VMS 4.1 (followup)
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 15:25:49 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 15:25:49 1985
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I had a telephone call from Bernie Eiben of DEC on Thursday, 2 May.
He said that there was an update to Kermit for VMS v. 4.0 which took
care of our problem and some others; that the v. 3.7 Kermit should
NOT be used under 4.0 because it can "destroy the terminal block"--
a problem which we had not recognized.

He said that we can download the revised version of KERMIT for VMS 4.0
from the TOPS-20 machine at Marlboro(?) by dialling 617-467-7437, using
login "LOG LCG.KERMIT KERMIT" (where the second KERMIT is p/w and is
not echoed).  Type KNEWS and read six or eight messages, one of which
tells what you need to get and run Kermit.  [He requests use of 1200
bps modem, if available.]

We downloaded VMSMIT.HEX and also VMSDEH.MAR.  The VMSMIT is a
"hexified" version, and VMSDEH.MAR is a MACRO version of a "dehexifier".
We assembled and linked VMSDEH, then RUN VMSDEH on VMSMIT.HEX to produce
KERMIT.EXE.  The revised version is now up and running under VMS 4.1.

Eiben also suggests downloading the HELP files.

The new Kermit runs on both VMS 3.7 and VMS 4.1.  It also clears up a
couple of latent problems which affected the former version, running
under 3.7.

Eiben's telephone number is (617) 467-4431.  He was very gracious and
helpful about the problem.

				T. W. Hildebrandt
				Academic Computer Center
				UNC-Greensboro
				Greensboro, NC 27412
				919-379-5350