Kermit

This authoritative, all-in-one introduction, manual, and complete reference shows readers - at all levels of technical expertise - how to use Kermit to transfer diverse data between different computer systems and data communications environments. Using tutorials, case studies, and examples of actual Kermit codes, it provides instructions for basic use and a detailed description of the Kermit protocols: * File management through protocols * Command referencing and extended features * Telecommunications protocols

List of FiguresList of TablesForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I-The Basics 1. Introduction History Sharing Versus Selling Kermit Versus Networks Why is This Book So Thick? How to Get Kermit 2. The Basics What is a Protocol? How the Kermit Protocol Works Conventions Used in This Book Getting Connected How to Transfer Files with Kermit The End of the Easy PartPart II-Primers 3. Computers and Files Hardware and Software How Computers Represent Data Operating Systems The Console Terminal Disks, Diskettes, Formats Directories, Files Naming Conventions for Files File Organization File Management Encoding of Text Versions of Files End of File Other File Attributes Characteristics of Selected Systems Data Communication Serial Transmission Asynchronous Transmission Connectors and Pin Assignments Duplex and Echo Flow Control Parity Modems Other Communication Equipment Public Data Networks Cables and Connectors Revisited The IBM World Data Communications Parameters of Selected SystemsPart III-User Guide 5. Kermit Command Reference Terminology and Syntax Review The Command Dialog Invoking Kermit Programs Terminal Emulation Commands Commands for Transferring Files Commands for Server Operation Bureaucratic Commands The SET Command Login Scripts Raw Download and Upload 6. Common Problems and How to Fix Them Basic Connection Problems File Transfer Problems ASCII/EBCDIC Translation If All Else Fails 7. Bootstrapping Bootstrapping to the Local Micro Bootstrapping in the Other Direction For Many, the EndPart IV-Programmer Guide 8. How to Write a Kermit Program Programming Language Programming Style The User Interface Documentation Frills Testing Submission 9. Protocol Specification Basic File Transfer Layers Encoding and Decoding of Data Initial Connection Negotiation The Missing Pieces 10. Optional Features Eighth-Bit Prefixing Run-Length Encoding Encoding Summary Encoding Performance Sacred Characters Block Check Options Graceful Interruption of File Transfer 11. The Client/Server Model The I Packet The Client The Server 12. Advanced Options The Capabilities Mask Transmitting and Preserving File Attributes Performance Options 13. Discussion and Analysis Kermit Implementation Tricks Kermit versus Other Protocols It's Too Late NowAppendixes A. Remaining Pieces of the Kermit Program B. Kermit Command Summary C. Kermit Packet Summary D. The ASCII Character Set E. Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal NumbersGlossaryReferencesIndex