.P0
.DATE
.AP
.STYLE HEADERS 6,0,0
.C;Kermit-32 1.0
.b.c;26-April-1983
.hl1 Introduction
This is the first implementation of the Kermit protocol for the VAX/VMS
system.  Kermit-32 implements a subset of the functionality required for
a full Kermit.  Full documentation can be found in the Kermit User's Guide
and the Kermit Protocol Manual.
.hl1 Installation
To install Kermit-32 on the VAX/VMS the following files should be restored
and put on the system.
.ls
.le;KERMIT.EXE
.LE;KERSYS.RNH
.LE;KERUSR.RNH
.ELS

After the files are restored use the INSTALL.COM file to install Kermit-32
on the system.

There are two different versions of Kermit-32, a Bliss-32 veraion and
a Macro-32 version produced by Bliss-32.  If you wish to build Kermit
you can use the INSTALL.COM command procedure to build Kermit.  The
following files are required to rebuild Kermit-32.
.ls
.le;KERMIT.BLI (or KERMIT.MAR)
.LE;KERMSG.BLI (or KERMSG.MAR)
.LE;KERTRM.BLI (or KERTRM.MAR)
.LE;KERFIL.BLI (or KERFIL.MAR)
.LE;KERERR.MSG
.LE;KERERR.REQ (BLISS-32 version only)
.le;KERCOM.REQ (BLISS-32 version only)
.LE;KERSYS.RNH
.LE;KERUSR.RNH
.els
To build Kermit-32 do the following:
.B.lm+5
&$ @INSTALL
.BREAK
^&Kermit-32 Installation procedure.\&
.B.lm-5
[Q#1] The command procudure will then ask you if you wish to rebuild
Kermit-32 from
the source files.  If you do answer YES to the question, else answer NO.  The
default is NO.  If you answered NO or take the default the next question that
will be asked will be Q3.
.B.lm+5
^&Rebuild from sources? (YES or NO)\&
.B.lm-5
[Q#2] You will now be asked if you wish to rebuild either the Macro-32 or the
Bliss-32 version of Kermit.  This question has no default.
.B.lm+5
^&Which version? (BLISS or MACRO)\&
.B.lm-5
You will then be told that it may take a while to rebuild Kermit-32.

[Q#3] The next
question that will be asked is if you want to install Kermit-32 on the system,
otherwise the command procedure will exit.
.B.lm+5
^&Install Kermit-32 on the system? (YES or NO)\&
.B.lm-5
You will now have on your area a KERMIT.EXE and KERMIT.HLP.
.hl1 Commands implemented
The following Kermit commands are implemented.
.ls;.le;EXIT
.le;HELP keyword [keyword...]
.le;RECEIVE file-specification
.le;SET parameter
.LS
.le;DEBUGGING [ON | OFF]
.LE;DELAY n
.LE;FILE__TYPE [ASCII | BINARY]
.LE;LINE device:
.LE;RECEIVE parameter value
.ls
.le;PACKET__LENGTH n
.le;PADDING dec-number
.le;PADCHAR octal-character
.le;TIMEOUT dec-number
.le;END__OF__LINE octal-character
.le;QUOTE octal-character
.els
.lE;SEND parameter value
.ls
.le;PACKET__LENGTH n
.le;PADDING dec-number
.le;PADCHAR octal-character
.le;TIMEOUT dec-number
.le;END__OF__LINE octal-character
.le;QUOTE octal-character
.els
.els
.le;SEND file-specification
.LE;SERVER
.le;SHOW parameter
.ls
.le;ALL
.LE;DEBUGGING
.LE;DELAY
.LE;ESCAPE
.LE;FILE__TYPE
.LE;LINE
.LE;LOCAL__ECHO
.LE;SEND
.LE;RECEIVE
.ELS
.LE;QUIT
.ELS
.hl1 Restrictions
The following are some of the restrictions or functions that have not
been implemented in Kermit-32.
.hl2 Server mode
Only four server mode functions have been implemented.  These are the BYE
(LOGOUT), FINISH (exit), SEND and RECEIVE functions.
.hl2 IBM mode
IBM mode has not been implemented.
.HL2 Virtural terminal (CONNECT command)
Virtural terminal processing has not been implmented.