Date: Wed, 17 Jan 90 12:51:45 WET DST From: John Horne, Polytechnic South West Via: Steve Jenkins, The National PD Software Archive, Lancaster University Subject: PRIME Kermit Version 8.00, for PRIMOS revisions 21 and 22. This new version of PRIME Kermit (8.00) replaces the previous version (7.57) of May 1986, which was contributed by The Source Telecomputing, recently gone out of business. Initially I was asked to investigate some problems our users were having with large (>100k) files. However, the code seemed to be getting a bit old and messy. So it seemed somewhat easier to look at all of the code. This version should work exactly as the old version, but there is more functionality in it and the use of packets should be more efficient. The error handling has been much improved, and I think that this will cure most problems that users used to have. All the previous known bugs have been sorted out in the code. Where possible version 6 of the Kermit Protocol Manual has been followed. The new version has been tested at PRIMOS revisions 21.0.5q and 22.0.1a. Here is a brief summary of the changes: - Support for 8-bit no-parity file transfers. - Better error handling and messages. - Full support for pathnames within commands. - Improved logging. - More command line options available (use -HELP to show them). - SET INCOMPLETE command. - Pound sign conversion option (US/UK). - CONVERT command to convert files to PRIME format. - Support for file size and date attributes, user settable. - Support for nested TAKE files. - Local file management commands added including SPACE, RENAME, COPY, PUSH. - Better use of timeouts. - Filename collision detection and avoidance, user settable. - Many internal cleanups. [Ed. - Many thanks to John for this new version, and to Steve for sending it to us! The new files are installed in the Kermit Distribution D area as PRIME8.*. PRIME8.UPD includes a detailed list of changes since version 7.57. PRIME8.SRC includes the build procedure, four insert files, and 39 source files written in PLP, PRIME's version of PL/1. Within PRIME8.SRC, each of these files is separated by a line of -----'s and can be separated using a text editor. Warning, PRIME.SRC contains some rather long lines (some of them up to 144 characters in length), which will no doubt cause problems for BITNET transfers. We are trying to find out if there is a way to legally break these long lines. Meanwhile, the old PRIME Kermit files for version 7.57 will remain available in the D area as PRIME.*. It is not known whether Version 8 will run under older versions of PRIMOS, such as R19, which 7.57 was written for. Reports welcome!] ------------------------------ Date: Fri Aug 3 10:46:17 1990 From: Christine M. Gianone Subject: Version 8.12 of PRIME Kermit Now Available Keywords: PRIME Kermit From Matthew Sutter of Lincoln National Corporation in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, comes version 8.12 of PRIME Kermit, an upgrade of version 8.00 that was prepared by John Horne of Polytechnic South West in Plymouth, England. The major feature of version 8.12 is support for local-mode (dialout) operation using the AMLC lines. CONNECT, GET, FINISH, and BYE commands have been added, as well as the script commands INPUT, OUTPUT, CLEAR, and PAUSE. This version also contains fixes to repeat character processing and sliding windows, but the sliding window feature still needs more work in order to interoperate with MS-DOS Kermit 3.0 or C-Kermit 5A. This work is underway, watch Info-Kermit for further announcements. The new files are in kermit/d/prime8.* on watsun, and PRIME8.* on CUVMA. There is, as yet, no new documentation. Thanks to Matt for his work and for contributing it to the Kermit collection! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Aug 90 17:27:31 EDT From: John M. Crawford Subject: Prime8 help for dividing source Here is a short file which provides the necessary Primos editor (ED) tricks to divide (and then build) Kermit 8.12 for Primos. You might consider appending it to the PRIME8.ANN file (or another) for general distribution to Prime kermit users. /*The following lines below should be extracted to be made into a cominput /*file, and placed with the files prime8.src and prime8.bld to execute in /*an otherwise empty directory. /* /* the following disk objects should not exist at attach point... delete (t s source insert obj) -no_verify -report -no_query /* /* the following files must exist: prime8.src, prime8.bld and this /* cominput file /* create s create insert create obj ed prime8.src /* the next 3 lines exist because source is not symmetrical f(2) * INPUT - Wait;n-2;f ;delete /* delete "non-uniform" blank line f(5) REC_AMLC;c/ // /* slide these to col 4 if col 5 f(5) SEND_AMLC;c/ // /* slide these to col 4 if col 5 top i dummy line l ------ n-1;f -;n1;u t;loa t;n-1;G E3I/U *>s>/c I/ TO -----/;move stra inlin;n;X stra;* qF cname s source cname *>source>^@@plp ==.+plp copy *>source>@.ins.plp *>insert>== -delete -report cpl prime8.bld -comp -como -load -noc -debug /* note: -debug makes it big /* that's all folks! John M. Crawford (614) 292-1741 Computing Services Center College of Business craw4d+@osu.edu 1775 College Road craw4d@prime.cob.ohio-state.edu The Ohio State University crawford-j@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu Columbus, Ohio 43210 ------------------------------ From C20211@UK.AC.PLYMOUTH.PRIME-A Wed Apr 7 14:03 GMT 1993 Via: uk.ac.plymouth; Wed, 7 Apr 93 14:03:29 GMT Date: Wed, 07 Apr 93 15:01:38 From: John Horne Subject: Re: Prime Kermit version 8.15 To: syspds In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 19 Mar 1993 16:21:30 +0000 (GMT) Status: RO Jayne, Sorry for the delay in replying to you - been a bit busy! After this message I shall send 3 other email messages to you, which together will comprise Prime Kermit version 8.15. The first message will be all the source files, and a build file, all bundled up together - obviously, it will be a large message. The second one will be the PRIME.BWR file, and the third the PRIME.HLP file. I hope this is acceptable to you, and Frank in the USA! If not then let me know, although I think this is how I sent it to you last time. Many thanks for your help, John Horne, University of Plymouth.