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From: jcmorris@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Joseph C. Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Where to get Kermit
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Date: 30 Sep 88 01:32:43 GMT
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In a recent article W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Keith Petersen) writes:
>Kermit files may be obtained over networks and by mail order.  On
>the Internetwork, use FTP to log in to host CUNIXC.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU,

Something to remember is that (like Keith's own SIMTEL20 system) the
anonymous FTP at Columbia is there as a byproduct of the system's main
purpose, and that excessive traffic -- especially during normal business
hours -- is strongly discouraged.  (Yes, there are emergencies, but
ones which require huge FTP'ing shouldn't be that frequent.)  Like any guest, 
anonymous FTP'ers may be abruptly evicted from a system if the burden
on the normal users becomes too great.

The KERMIT code can frequently be found elsewhere.  I've uploaded the
executables and documentation to the VMSHARE and PCSHARE systems; NetLanders
with contacts in computer centers which are members of the SHARE user group
may find a that the PC guru in the computer center has already downloaded
the new code.  It would be a help to everybody involved if users who do
get a copy of the new Kermit would pass it around; the files are rather
large and thus consume a significant amount of bandwidth when they are
downloaded.  The documentation is over 300K; I've constructed a "starter
kit" of the primary files using PKARC (excuse me, PKPAC) which is still 116K
bytes.

Joe Morris