11 Apr
2011
11 Apr
'11
9:39 a.m.
This doesn't strike me as a typical use case though. :)
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On Apr 11, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Dave Mabry <dmabry at mich.com> wrote:
Geoff Oltmans said the following on 4/11/2011 8:46
AM:
Does anyone in any real sense use Kermit these
days? Even back during my bbs days Kermit was a rarely supported and/or slow protocol that
wasn't exactly a first choice. Wasn't it designed for slower packet switched
networks the likes of telenet and tymnet?
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Well, yes, I still use it. I have occasionally needed to copy files from an 8"
floppy either in ISIS-II or CP/M format to a PC for archive on optical media or to email
to someone. The Intel MDS systems I have run Kermit nicely. And the standard Windows
software has hyperterminal with kermit protocol. So Kermit makes it easy to transfer
to/from dissimilar systems that can't be networked.
Sure it's slow. But it's very stable and reliable.