X-Git-Url: http://erislabs.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ckaaaa.txt;h=335ec7d7c4745529c1db5156d38da08e1db7b76c;hb=f8f3c6ea3c71351899c834c2d2a821ee20f62aaf;hp=efa83a558e639ee212e6504cc09e3e006699ae58;hpb=8d5a97cca5dc3d41681e7a2dd709ac0ea93e73c5;p=ckermit.git diff --git a/ckaaaa.txt b/ckaaaa.txt index efa83a5..335ec7d 100644 --- a/ckaaaa.txt +++ b/ckaaaa.txt @@ -1,38 +1,39 @@ -ckaaaa.txt 10 Apr 2004 +ckaaaa.txt July 2011 - C-KERMIT VERSION 8.0.211 - OVERVIEW OF FILES + C-KERMIT VERSION 9.0.301 + OVERVIEW OF FILES - Communications software for UNIX and (Open)VMS. + Communications software for UNIX and (Open)VMS. - And in former versions also for: - Stratus VOS, AOS/VS, QNX, - Plan 9, OS-9, Apollo Aegis, and the Commodore Amiga. - The Apple Macintosh, the Atari ST. + And in former versions also for: + Stratus VOS, AOS/VS, QNX, + Plan 9, OS-9, Apollo Aegis, and the Commodore Amiga. + The Apple Macintosh, the Atari ST. - The Kermit Project - Columbia University + The Kermit Project - Columbia University - http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ - kermit@columbia.edu + http://kermit.columbia.edu/ - kermit@columbia.edu - Copyright (C) 1985, 2004, + Copyright (C) 1985, 2011, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. All rights reserved. See the C-Kermit COPYING.TXT file or the copyright text in the ckcmai.c module for disclaimer and permissions. + BRIEFLY: C-Kermit 9.0 has the OPEN SOURCE 3-clause MODIFIED BSD LICENSE. DOCUMENTATION C-Kermit is documented in the book "Using C-Kermit", Second Edition, by Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, Digital Press, ISBN 1-55558-164-1, - supplementated by Web-based updates for C-Kermit 7.0 and 8.0. + supplemented by Web-based updates for C-Kermit 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0. PLATFORMS Security Name Included Last Updated - Unix Yes 8.0.211 10 Apr 2004 - (Open)VMS No 8.0.208 10 Apr 2004 + Unix Yes 9.0.300 30 Jun 2011 + (Open)VMS Yes 9.0.300 30 Jun 2011 Windows (K95) Yes 8.0.208 14 Mar 2003 (K95 2.1) OS/2 (K95) Yes 8.0.208 14 Mar 2003 (K95 2.1) DG AOS/VS No 7.0.196 1 Jan 2000 @@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ C-Kermit for UNIX computers that have a C compiler and 'make' program: C-Kermit for VMS: If you have VMS UNZIP, get the file kermit/archives/ckv211.zip in binary - mode, unzip, and build with CKVKER.COM. + mode, unzip -aa, and build with CKVKER.COM (@ckvker.com). Read the comments + at the top of CKVKER.COM for details. Others: In the kermit/f or kermit/test directories under the appropriate prefixes, explained below. @@ -77,25 +79,18 @@ prefixes, explained below. INSTALLATION -Installation procedures depend on the system. Please read the CK?INS.TXT, -if any, file for your system (?=U for UNIX, V for VMS, etc). Please note -the naming and placement for the initialization files: +Installation procedures depend on the operating system. Please read the +CK?INS.TXT, if any, file for your operating system (?=U for UNIX, V for VMS, +etc). Please note the naming and placement for the initialization files: CKERMIT.INI - The standard initialization file. Please leave it as is unless you - know what you are doing and (if you are changing it or replacing it - for others to use) you are prepared to support it. Rename this file - to .kermrc in UNIX, OS-9, BeBox, or Plan 9. In Stratus VOS, rename - it ckermit.ini (lowercase). On multiuser systems, it goes either in the - (or EACH) user's home (login) directory, or else in a common shared - place if C-Kermit has been configured to look in that place (see - ckccfg.txt for details). + .kermrc in the user's home directory (UNIX). + CKERMIT.INI in the user's home directory (other OS's). + CKERMOD.INI - A *sample* customization file. On multiuser OS's, a copy of this file - goes in each user's home directory, and then each user edits it to suit - her needs and preferences; e.g. by defining macros for their common - connections. + .mykermrc in the user's home directory (UNIX). + CKERMOD.INI elsewhere. DIALING DIRECTORIES Dialing directory files can be system-wide, per-group, or per-user, or @@ -161,7 +156,7 @@ letters shown here. Subgroups: y: (reserved) z: (reserved) 0-3: (reserved) - 4: IBM AS/400 (reserved) + 4: IBM AS/400 (reserved but probably never will be used) 5-8: (reserved) 9: Microware OS-9 @@ -215,11 +210,12 @@ DG AOS/VS-specific files: ckd*.cli - Procedures for building AOS/VS C-Kermit The following files are of interest mainly to programmers and historians -(find them at the Kermit ftp site): +(find them at the Kermit ftp site in the kermit/f directory): ckcker.ann - Release announcements. ckccfg.txt - Configuration information (feature selection), general. ckcplm.txt - Program logic manual (for programmers). + ckc300.txt - Program update history for edit 212-300 (C-Kermit 9.0). ckc211.txt - Program update history for edit 201-211. ckc200.txt - Program update history for edit 198-200 (big) ckc197.txt - Program update history for edit 195-197 (big) @@ -233,7 +229,7 @@ BINARIES If you have FTP access to kermit.columbia.edu (also known as kermit.cc.columbia.edu, ftp.cc.columbia.edu), you can also retrieve various -C-Kermit binaries from the directory kermit/bin/ck*.*, or more conventiently +C-Kermit binaries from the directory kermit/bin/ck*.*, or more conveniently from the web page: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80binaries.html @@ -257,11 +253,11 @@ version, cku211.tar.gz. To get the binary tar archive: password: (use your email id as a password) cd kermit/archives (go to the archives directory) type binary (specify binary file transfer) - get cku211.tar.Z (get the tar archive) (or get cku192.tar.gz) + get cku300.tar.Z (get the tar archive) (or get cku192.tar.gz) bye (disconnect and exit from ftp) - uncompress cku211.tar.Z (at the shell prompt, uncompress the archive) - tar xvf cku211.tar (extract the files from the tar archive) + uncompress cku300.tar.Z (at the shell prompt, uncompress the archive) + tar xvf cku300.tar (extract the files from the tar archive) make xxx (build C-Kermit for your system) (where "xxx" is the makefile entry appropriate for your system.) @@ -285,19 +281,17 @@ Stratus VOS: cklmak.cm Minimal source files for building selected versions (these patterns get all the files you need, and in some cases maybe a few extra): - UNIX: ck[cuw]*.[cwh] (including QNX, Plan 9, and BeBox) - UNIX: ck[cuw_]*.[cwh] (Unix with security modules) - VMS: ck[cuwv]*.[cwh] - Mac: ck[cuwm]*.[cwhr] + UNIX: ck[cuw]*.[cwh] (including QNX, Plan 9, and BeBox) + UNIX: ck[cuw_]*.[cwh] (Unix with security modules) + VMS: ck[cuwv]*.[cwh] VMS + VMS: ck[cuwv_]*.[cwh] VMS with SSL/TLS + Mac: ck[cuwm]*.[cwhr] Old Mac OS, not Mac OS X, which is UNIX. AOS/VS: ck[cuwd]*.[cwh] VOS: ck[cwhl]*.[cwh] Amiga: ck[cuwi]*.[cwh] Atari: ck[cuws]*.[cwh] OS-9: ck[cuw9]*.[cwha] -For a detailed, specific source file list for this C-Kermit release, see the -file ckcxxx.txt, where xxx is the current C-Kermit edit number, such as 211. - Finally, here is a more detailed description of the C-Kermit file naming conventions. A C-Kermit filename has the form: @@ -319,6 +313,7 @@ where: nr: Nroff/Troff text formatter source for UNIX "man page" mss: Scribe text formatter source ps: Typeset material to be printed on a PostScript printer + pdf: An Adobe PDF file hlp: A VMS Help topic ini: Initialization file @@ -354,13 +349,13 @@ otherwise mistake them for Microsoft Word or Windows Help documents. plm: Program Logic Manual ker: General C-Kermit definitions, information, documentation - nnn: Digits: C-Kermit edit number (e.g. cku211.tar.gz) + nnn: Digits: C-Kermit edit number (e.g. cku300.tar.gz) cmd: Command parsing con: CONNECT command cns: CONNECT command (UNIX only - version that uses select(), not fork()) deb: Debug/Transaction Log formats, Typedefs dia: Modem/Dialer control - fio: System-depdendent File I/O + fio: System-dependent File I/O fns: Protocol support functions fn2: More protocol support functions (and FN3, ...) lib: Common library routines module