This is the old FAQ.
The new FAQ is more up-to-date
and is organized by topic for easier perusal.
 From the comp.protocols.kermit.misc newsgroup
and elsewhere...
 Most questions are already answered in the published documentation.
Reading the appropriate manuals (in
conjunction with online release notes) will get you started, answer most of
your questions, and will let you get the most out of your Kermit software:
maximize the performance, write scripts to automate your communications tasks,
and so on.  The Kermit Project is entirely self-supporting, and proceeds from
sales of these manuals is our primary source of funding.  So please do
purchase the manuals.
 Most recent update: 5 April 2000
-    How to Find Kermit Software 
 -    What Is the Current Version of
   Kermit?  
 -    Where to Get Kermit Manuals 
 -    Why Is Kermit So Slow Compared to
   Zmodem?  (It Isn't!)  
 -    My Backspace Key Doesn't Work!  
 -    How Do I Use MS-DOS Kermit over
   Trumpet Winsock or MS WfW TCP?  
 -    How to Transfer Files through a 3270
   Protocol Converter?  
 -    Where Is the Key Map for 3270
   Emulation?  
 -    How Can I Make MS-DOS Kermit Use
   COM3, COM4?  
 -    MS-DOS Kermit Patches Don't Seem to
   Take Effect.  
 -    I Can Transfer Text Files but Not
   Binary Files 
 -    Binary Files Are Corrupted After
   Transfer 
 -    Why Doesn't the HANGUP Command Work
   for Me?  
 -    How Can I Make the DIAL/REDIAL
   Commands Keep Trying?  
 -    I Enabled Sliding Windows but It
   Looks Like Only One Is Used.  
 -    How Do I Write a Script to Dial a
   Pager?  
 -    When C-Kermit Dials My V.32bis (or
   V.34) Modem, I Get the Error 'Can't Change Speed to 14400 (or 28800)' 
 -    How Do I Use Kermit with Pine?  
 -    How Do I Get a Session Log without
   All the Embedded Escape Sequences?  
 -    Kermit Doesn't Work Right with My
   (RPI) Error-Correcting Modem!  
 -    What about Winmodems?  
 -    What Kind of Modem Should I Buy?
   
 -    My Arrow Keys Don't Work 
 -    MS-DOS Kermit under Windows Can't
   Find My Port 
 -    If I Have an Error Correcting Modem
   Why Do I Need Kermit Protocol?  
 -    How Do I Use 'SET KEY' with PC
   F-Keys, etc, in UNIX or VMS C-Kermit?  
 -    How Can I Exit from C-Kermit
   without Hanging Up?  
 -    What Is SuperKermit?  
 -    Is Kermit Software Year-2000
   Compliant?  
 -    Is There a Kermit Library?  
 -    How Do I Call up a Dialback Service?
   
 -    How Does the Numeric Keypad Work?
   
 -    How to Get Rid of the "OK to Exit?"
   Prompt?  
 -    How to Tell Kermit to Ignore
   Dialtone?  
 -    Where is the Dialing Script for My
   Modem?  
 -    I'm Having Terminal Emulation
   Problems with C-Kermit 
 -    Divide Overflow in MS-DOS Kermit 
 -    Problems Using XYZMODEM External
   Protocols in C-Kermit 
 -    Tone Dialing Changes to Pulse after
   First Digit 
 -    How to Transfer Files with the HP-48?
   
 -    I'm Having Trouble with F-Keys 
 
 
 
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