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From: phils@tekigm.UUCP (Phil Staub)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DBW VT100 version 2.2 and kermit
Message-ID: <1018@tekigm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Nov-86 12:57:25 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 14 12:57:25 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Nov-86 01:28:26 EST
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Keywords: DBW's VT100 2.2, Kermit

In article <2034@well.UUCP> swalton@well.UUCP (Stephen R. Walton) writes:
>
>"wermit" is the name of the executable produced by "make kermit" using
>the standard Columbia distribution of UNIX C Kermit.  The latest version
>of Amiga Kermit is 4C(061), and that should be the version number you
>see.  However, I don't believe any versions much earlier than 4C(057)
>or so had any serious multiple-file transfer bugs.
>
>>Wermit seems the more powerful and flexible program.  If someone
>>has used this program to transfer multiple files in both directions,
>>could you please post instructions on how you did it?
>>
>
>I've not done it with the VT100 V2.2 Kermit, but in general, you'd do
>something like:
>
>C-Kermit>send *.c
>	[now select "Receive Kermit files" either as a command if you
>	 have Amiga C Kermit or as the pull-down menu item from VT100.
>	 Remember to ChangeDir to the directory you want the files to
>	 go into first! There is a menu item for this in VT100 V2.2.]
>
>That's it.  To go the other way, type the "receive" command to C Kermit,
>and give VT100 a list of files to send.  I believe it understands
>multiple file names separated by commas, but not wild cards, though I
>could be wrong.  The sending Kermit sends a special packet at the end
>of a file transfer of either one or several files so the receiver knows
>when to stop listening.
>
>					Steve Walton

I do multiple file transfers (in both directions) between the Columbia kermit 
and VT100 2.2 quite regularly. Wild cards *are* supported (in both
directions). The way I do this is:

	o on the Amiga, cd to the desired source/target directory (I do this, 
	  even though VT100 does support "cd". I just feel better about doing it
	  this way.)

	o fire up VT100, and login to the remote system.

	o start up kermit (or "wermit" if you haven't re-named it)

	o type "server" to enter server mode on the remote kermit

Up to this point everything is the same for file transfers in either
direction. From here on there are two procedures: one for "get"ting files
from the remote machine, the other for "send"ing to the remote machine.

To "get":
	o use the "file" menu on VT100 and request "Kermit GET"

	o VT100 requests file name(s) to get from the remote host

To "send":
	o use the "file" menu on VT100 and request "Kermit SEND"

	o VT100 requests file name(s) to send to the remote host

Common stuff again:
	o type (for example) "*.c" to get all .c files, or a comma (*no spaces*)
	  separated list of files. (yes, you can mix wildcards with non-wild
	  card file names, such as "*.c,*.h,makefile,foo,bar,*.inc")

	o hit "RETURN". The two kermits will do their thing, with progress
	  shown for each file transfered. As each file transfer is complete, the
	  status changes from "GET" or "SEND" to "DONE", and the next file 
	  starts up.

	o when all files have been transfered, both kermits will just sit there
	  for a while waiting for you to make the next move. After a while (if
	  you wait that long) the remote kermit will start sending inquiry
	  packets asking for something else to do, but otherwise, nothing
	  happens. At this point (or before the remote kermit starts the
	  inquiry) select "Kermit BYE" from the "file" VT100 menu item. This 
	  terminates the "server" mode on the remote kermit.

If you ever want to abort the transfer of a file once it has started, press
"ESC". The current transfer will abort, and continue with the next file.

Also by way of explanation, I always transfer files in Image mode, and I
have a .kermrc file in my home directory containing the following:

	set file type binary
	set prompt TEKIGM-Kermit-> 

Also, I am using the 4C(060) release of kermit from Columbia.

Using this setup, I have had very good luck with file transfers, with only
very occasional strangenesses (my fault, I think). Hope it
will do the same for you. If you have any further problems, e-mail me, and
I'll send you my VT100.init file, in case something in there is causing
problems.

Phil Staub
Tektronix, Inc.
ISI Engineering
P.O. Box 3500
Vancouver, Washington 98668
C1-904, (206) 253-5634
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