Re: Re: Setting up Kermit protocol with TG
  By: Scott Adams to Mike Roberts on Sun Aug 08 2004 03:47 am

 > My question is that why use Kermit?  Its so ancient or did they come
 > out with a modern version? :)

I can only answer this question in my experience. I guess there are still 
some dos users who refuse to upgrade their software, for whatever reason. My 
understanding is, that the cannot use z-modem fdsz or cexyz either. for 
uploads, when telnetting. supposedly it does not work on a telnet connection. 
I have a good user who, this was the case. However her husband, being good 
with Computers, had done some modifications, which allowed zmodem use on 
telnet with dos. In the Blue wave Echo this is talked about quite a bit. It 
just boils down to, as a sysop, is it important to provide kermit for the 
few. I must say, I agree with you, it seems like there really is no call for 
it. If it wasn't for the one user on my system, It isn't worth the effort to 
fix it or provide it. Many do disagree with me though. On the other hand the 
proof is in the pudding. It's not like their is a clammer to provide kermit. 
There is a hand full of bbs users though who seem to want it, maybe for more 
reasons than I have given here.

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Have a Good One!
Mike
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