11 Apr
2011
11 Apr
'11
9:52 a.m.
On 11/04/2011 13:46, Geoff Oltmans wrote:
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?
It was originally designed for serial lines, and designed specifically
to be reliable. If left at the safest settings for an unknown
connection, yes, it would be slower than, say, Z-modem, but properly
configured, it would actually be just as fast as anything else.
Sometimes faster, actually. And it would work in lots of places Z-modem
and its parents wouldn't. As for "rarely supported", if you mean on
BBSs, probably, but it actually has far wider OS support than anything
else I can think of, and lots of places still use it for serial connections.
As Ian said, it's been stable for ages, so if it ain't broke...
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York