Kermit 95 2.1 - Terminal Emulation, File Transfer, and Scripting across Serial Ports, Modems, Secure Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH), FTP, and HTTP for Microsoft Windows and IBM OS/2[ Home ] [ Kermit 95 ] [ C-kermit ] [ Scripts ] [ Current ] [ New ] [ FAQ ] [ Support ]K e r m i t 9 5 2 . 1If you are presently a Kermit 95 user...Please fill out a brief survey on Kermit 95.It will help us to obtain approval to create anew release and to find outwhat changes you would like to see. CLICKHERE -- it will only take a minute or two. Thanks. 2006/12/12In the News:Kermit 95 In OrbitKermit 95 Recommended for Medical InsuranceClaim Submission Columbia University and Barnard College, NYC, photo courtesy of morningside-heights.net.[ e-academy ][ Barnes & Noble ][ Manning ][ Clico / Polska ][ Kermit Home ] Version:2.1.3 [ Change Log ]Released:21 January 2003Announcement: CLICK HEREPlatforms:Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server and IBM OS/2.Buzzwords:GUI, SSH, FTP, SSL, TLS, PKI, HTTP, SOCKS,TAPI, LAT, SRP, COTS, Unicode, Kerberos, Secure Scriptable Telnet,FTP, and SSH.This page last updated:Wed Dec 13 16:02:32 2006 ||  Highest rating -Tucows.Com.[ LICENSING OPTIONS ][ ORDERING OPTIONS ][ SHRINKWRAP ORDER FORM ][ BULK LICENSE ORDER FORM ][ DOWNLOAD FREE TRIAL VERSION ][ UPGRADE FROM OLDER VERSION ]Export of the cryptographic version of Kermit 95 to most countries ispermitted as of 24 July 2002. See the ExportPermission section below for details.[ SUPPORT ][ WHAT'S NEW ][ REVIEWS ][ GALLERY ][ TUTORIAL ][ GUI ][ FAQ ][ BUGS ]Kermit 95: Internet and serialcommunications for Microsoft Windows® 95,Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT (4.0 andlater), Windows 2000, Windows XP, and IBM OS/2from the Kermit Project at ColumbiaUniversity, offers you text-based terminal connections toUnix, VMS, and many other kinds of hosts, allowing you to interactdirectly with their shells and applications, to transfer files, and,if desired, to automate interactions and file transfers with itsbuilt-in platform- and transport-independent scripting language.  HIGHLIGHTSVERSION 2.x RUNS IN A GUI WINDOWYOU CAN DOWNLOAD ITInternet Virtual Terminal Connections: SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, SSL/TLS.Internet Security: SSH v1/v2, Kerberos 4/5, X.509 Certificates / PKI, and SRPBuilt-in secure, scriptable command-line FTP and HTTP Internet clients.Lockdown features for creating captive sessions.Active and Passive FTP modes.HTTP Proxy and SOCKS4 firewall traversal.SSH port forwarding (tunneling).X Windows session forwarding.Persistent connections through NATs.Modem and serial port connections.Built-in terminal emulator supports more than 40 different terminal emulations.Kermit, FTP, XYZMODEM, and "ASCII" file-transfer protocols.An Internet-accessible service for remote access.International character-set translation including Unicode.Numeric and alphanumeric paging.Full scripting and automation of all the above.Easy graphical one-time setup of all your connections.Kermit 95 at theUniversity of Oregon [PDF]Kermit 95 at Indiana Universityof PennsylvaniaKermit 95 at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillKermit95 at the University of GeorgiaKermit95 at KU-EichstättIn the private sector, K95 is a favorite of consultants, systemintegrators, and makers of high-tech equipment, who bundle it with theirproducts or services. In the health-care industry, it's widely used forinsurance claim submission as well as in hospital information systems andlaboratories; in the retail market, it's used for inventory, POS, and EDIapplications; in libraries for catalog access and back-office work; in anylarge organization, it's a handy network monitoring and management tool. It'spopular internationally for its comprehensive character-set support. In everysector, its security features make it ideal for remote maintenance of securewebsites and for any critical or sensitive text-based applications -- as wellas for such simple tasks asreading your e-mail withoutcatching a virus. FEATURES[ DOWNLOAD ][ Order ][ Top ][ Home ] (Click for detail)Kermit 95 is Year-2000 readyand Euro compatible. It has two major components:THE DIALER The graphical Dialer configures and launchesall your connections (dialed or network, secure or clear-text, terminal orFTP) by means of menus, buttons, and dialog boxes so you don't have to dealwith complicated initialization files, macro definitions, commands, or"syntax" of any kind. The Dialer can configure as many different connectionsas you want, and can manage multiple simultaneous active connections. Foradded convenience, the Dialer can create desktop or Start-menu shortcuts foryour most frequently used connections.THE CONNECTION ENGINE The actual work -- communications, file transfer, scripting, etc -- isdone by the K95.EXE program, similar to its cousins onUNIX,VMS, andMS-DOS,which is normally (but need not be) launched from the Dialer pushbutton-styleto make each of your connections automatically with all the appropriatesettings and desired customizations. The graphical Dialer removes the need tointeract directly with the command prompt in most cases. Yet all the commandsare there in case you need them . . . or if you want to script them. Thus theDialer configures, organizes, launches, and manages your connections, and K95does all the real work.Beginning with Version 2.0, the connection engine comes in two forms:Graphical User Interface (GUI), K95G.EXE (Windows only, notOS/2), and Console, K95.EXE. Previous releases were availableonly in a Console version. For a detailed description of the new GUI version,CLICK HERE. CONNECTIONSInternet: SSH v1/v2 (Windows only)Internet: TELNET (incoming too)Internet: FTPInternet: RLOGINInternet: HTTPInternet: Internet Kermit SericeModem dial-out and dial-in:Built-in modem database and dialingMicrosoft Telephony (TAPI)RFC2217Telnet modem server dialingDirect serial connectionsDECnet and LAT:In Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP/2000, PATHWORKS-32 7.0 or later is required.In OS/2, DEC PATHWORKS 2.0 or later (which isno longer a product) is required.TES32 (Windows only): (InterConnections IncTES32 required, which is no longer a product)NETBIOS (OS/2 only)IBM OS/2 Named Pipes (OS/2 only)IBM OS/2 Warp Server Redirected CommunicationPorts (OS/2 only)SECURITYSSH v1 and v2 connections (next item) as well as Secure Telnet and FTP connections usingKerberos IV, Kerberos V, SRP, SSL/TLS, or public/private key-pair protocolsfor authentication and encryption when the host is equipped with compatibleservers. (Export to certain countries restricted; SSH and Kerberos notavailable for OS/2.) (CLICK HERE for asurvey of secure Telnet and FTP servers.) K95 2.1 is compatible with all thelatest OpenSSH, OpenSSL, Kerberos, and SRP libraries and interfaces, andsupports Telnet Forwarding of Authorized X Windows System session data oversecure connectionsLOCKDOWN FEATURESVersion 2.1.3 adds the new ability to set up "captive" sessions for usersby hiding the Tool bar, Menu bar, and/or Status bar, disabling scrollback, andblocking access to the command window, the Dialer, and other externalapplications. Sessions can now be preconfigured as Minimized, Maximized (fullscreen), or Normal Window.THE SSH CLIENTBased on OpenSSH 3.0.2p1, K95's built-in SSH client (for Windows only,not OS/2) supports SSH versions 1.3, 1.5, and 2.0 and with a full range ofauthentication methods including password, public/private key pairs, Kerberos4, Kerberos 5 GSSAPI, and SRP, as well as with external SSH agents. Like allK95's other connection methods, it is fully scriptable. It supports all thesame terminal emulations and features as K95's Telnet, Rlogin, and modemclients: character sets, key mapping, scrollback, mouse actions, etc, and isfully integrated into the K95 Dialer as well as K95 itself. CLICK HERE to read about Kermit 95's new SSH client.As of version 2.1.3, SSH Agent Forwarding is also supported.THE FTP AND HTTP CLIENTSA highly functional FTP clientimplementation including:Secure Kerberos 4/5, SSL, TLS, or SRP connections as well astraditional non-secured ones.Automatic per-file text/binary mode switching.Recursive directory-tree uploads.Atomic file movement.Character-set conversion including to/fromUnicode.Flexible file selection (name, name list, name pattern, date, type, size,exception list). Update and recovery modes.Timestamp preservation when downloading.File collision options for downloading.New FTP protocol features: FEAT, MLSD, MDTM, SIZEThe HTTP 1.1 implemenation includes:Secure HTTPS connections as well as non-secured HTTP ones.Support for both one-shot and persistent connections.Ability to establish proxies for firewall traversal.Access to header information such as timestamps.Both HTTP and FTP are fully scriptable, allowing (for example) automatedsecure updating of (or from) remote Web or file archive sites.MODEM DIALINGAn intelligent phone-list that understands the difference betweeninternational, long-distance, local, toll-free, and internal PBX calls,and adjusts itself according to your location; that allows multiple phonenumbers for a single service; and that can be told how many times and howfrequently to redial if the connection is not made. North American10-digit dialing is supported. Numeric and alphanumericpaging too.REMOTE ACCESSKermit 95 allows remote text-mode or client/server access to your PCin several different ways:Windows Internet Kermit ServiceHost ModeDirect Kermit-to-Kermit connections by serial port, dialup, or Internet. What's a Terminal??? Click here to find out.TERMINAL EMULATIONEmulation of 40 different types of terminals includingADM-3A;Ann Arbor Ambassador (partial);ANSI-BBS;Avatar/0+;AT386;BeBox ANSI;Data General DASHER D200, D210;Data General DASHER D217 in native and Unix modes;DEC VT52;DEC VT100, VT102, VT220, VT320 with color extensions;Hazeltine 1500;Heath/Zenith 19;Hewlett Packard 2621A;HPTERM;IBM HFT and AIXTERM;IBM 3151;Linux console;Microsoft VTNT;QNX ANSI and QNX Console;SCOANSI;Siemens Nixdorf BA80 and 97801-5xx;Sun Console;Televideo TVI910+, TVI925, TVI950;Volker Craig VC404;Wyse 30, 50, 60, 160, and 370.Tektronix, Sixel, ReGIS, and other graphics emulations are not presentlyincluded.CLICK HERE for a gallery of K95 terminal screens.Terminal emulation features include: URL hot spots, automatically highlighted, ready for clickingVTxxx 80/132 column switchingUser-selectable screen dimensions by command, dialog, or draggingFast screen updates even on encrypted connectionsCompatibility with speech and Braille devicesFull color in ANSI, VT, and similar emulationsUser-customized colorsVirtually unlimited scrollback with scrollbar or scrolling keysFullscreen/windowed mode switching (maximize/restore in GUI)Copy/paste, print, searching, and bookmarks in the scrollback bufferHost-directed and local printingFully customizable key maps per terminal typePCTERM, EMACS, Word Perfect, Russian, and Hebrew keyboard modesUser- and host-configurable function keysImport/export MS-DOS Kermit key mapping filesDEC LKxxx keyboard supportIntegrated mouse functions: copy/paste/transmit, cursor steering, URLactivationCharacter-set conversion in both directionsUnicode-based terminal sessions formany languages at once, even in Win9x/ME.Compose Key for Latin-1 and Latin-2 charactersUnicode Compose KeyCtrl/CapsLock and Esc/Grave swapper included (Windows 95/98/ME only)Versatile printer control, including bidirectional printers and built-inText/PostScript conversionPop-up context-sensitive help, debugging, much more A perfect VTTEST score. FILE TRANSFERIn addition to its new built-in FTP and HTTP clients, Kermit 95 includesthe following file-transfer protocols and features for use within terminalsessions over any of its connection methods -- serial or network, secureor clear-text: The fastest and most advanced implementation of the Kermit protocolavailable anywhere:Sliding windows, long packets, control-character unprefixing, locking shifts, character-set translation, an update feature, recovery offailed transfers from the point of failure,automatic per-file text/binary mode switching,recursive directory-tree transfer, timestamp preservation,Kermit Streaming Protocol, and much more. Internet Kermit Server and ClientIntegrated X/Y/ZMODEM licensed from Online Solutions Oy,Jyvaskyla, FinlandAuto-download for both Kermit and ZmodemAutoupload for Kermit transfersBatch uploads and downloads including an update feature"ASCII" (non-protocol) file capture and uploadBackground as well as foreground file transfers Long filenames FILE MANAGEMENTKermit 95's command screen is similar to a Windows Command Window,allowing you to obtain directory listings; copy, rename, and delete files;create and remove directories; search for text in files; display files onthe screen, and so forth, but with more commands and options than Windows,a friendlier interface (file and keyword lists on demand, file and keywordcompletion, built-in help) and full scriptability. The same file managementfeatures are also available for managing remote files over a Kermit (or,to some extent, an FTP) client/server connection, and many of them are tiedinto the file transfer process itself; for example, providing the ability toatomically "move" a file from one computer to another.INTERNET KERMIT SERVICEInternet Kermit Service (IKS) is an Internet file-transfer and managementclient/server protocol similar to FTP but with more features, security, andautomatability. It is described in Internet RFCs2839 and2840. Kermit 95 can actas both an IKS client and (in Windows NT/2000/XP only) an IKSserver, allowing controlled and manageable remote access to your PC from theInternet. For further information see theWindows IKS UserGuide, theWindows IKS AdministratorGuide, and theUnix IKS User Guide,Unix IKS AdministratorGuide.AUTOMATIONK95's command and script language allows not only for the automation ofroutine or complicated tasks, but also an unparalleled degree ofcustomizability so you can tailor it to fit into any setting. The sameintuitive and portable language is inwidespread use on hundreds of other platforms: Automatic programmedinteractions with other computers, services, or devices: wait for strings orpatterns (one or more simultaneously), respond with other strings; makedecisions based on the success or failure of any command, host input, or othercriteria. Macros, block structure, built-in and scoped user-defined variablesand arrays, associative arrays, string manipulation and arithmetic functions,date-time arithmetic, user-defined functions, file manipulation and access,IF-ELSE, FOR, WHILE, SWITCH, GOTO, and much more. You can even have Kermitwrite scripts for you by watching and recording your interactions with thehost. CLICK HEREfor an introduction. CHARACTER SETSCharacter-set conversion during both terminal emulation and (aunique feature of the Kermit protocol) file transfer: All major WestEuropean, East European, Greek, Cyrillic, and Hebrew character sets aresupported, plus Unicode UCS-2 and UTF-8. And, for file transfer only,also various Japanese Katakana and Kanji character sets (JIS, Shift-JIS, EUC).CLICK HERE for a list andHERE for some screen shots.DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORTA user-friendly online manual manual plus (with shrinkwrapped retailcopies only) a comprehensive technical reference manual, also availableseparately. Technical supportvia e-mail, and apublic newsgroup. HOW TO GET IT[ DOWNLOAD ][ Top ][ Home ] (Click for a larger view)Kermit 95 2.1 is available for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0,2000, XP, and Vistaon Intel and compatible PC platforms only, and forIBM OS/2 3.0 and later.The Windows NT PowerPC edition of K95 was frozen at version 1.1.16 afterWindows NT itself was discontinued for the PowerPC. The Alpha/NT edition wasfrozen at version 1.1.20 after Alpha/NT was discontinued by Compaq andMicrosoft. The Windows NT 3.5x version is also frozen at 1.1.20[K95.EXE 2.1.3 -- the Console version, not the GUI version -- seemsto work on NT 3.51, as does the Dialer, but we will not necessarily be ableto support it]. Kermit 95 is not available for Windows CE or Pocket PC.Kermit 95 2.1 is available in the following ways:In a free downloadable full-featured TRIAL VERSION,CLICK HEREto download.Electronically purchased and deliveredfrom e-academy.com (Windowsversion only, not OS/2).Academic discounts available for university affiliates. This is the fastestand cheapest -- and recommended -- way to obtain Kermit 95 in single orsmall quantities.In single or small quantities as a shrinkwrapped retailpackage , which includes the OS/2 version as well as C-Kermit for Unix, VMS, and other platforms.You may order direct from the Kermit Project viaemail, postal mail, or fax. Please see the list ofdistributors below, some of which offer Web ordering.Low-costBulkRight-to-Copylicensesof 100 seats or more.CLICK HERE for the Bulk Right-to-Copy Licenseorder form.OmnibusLicenses, a new form of the bulk license that allowsmixing and matching of K95 with other Kermit programs such asC-Kermit orMS-DOS Kermitfor commercial redistribution to customers or clients where a mixed-platformsolution is required. 100 seats minimum.CLICK HEREfor the Omnibus License order form.As a downloadable no-cost version upgrade (free of charge) to currentKermit 95 owners, which may be applied to:Any shrinkwrapped or other single-seat retail copy of Kermit 95;Any electronically delivered copy purchased frome-academy.com;Any Bulk Right-to-Copy license in its first year;Any Bulk Right-to-Copy license whose annual maintenance payments arecurrent; or:Any lifetime academic site license (these are no longer availablebut existing ones are still valid).CLICK HERE toaccess the K95 2.1 upgrade.Export PermissionExport of cryptographic software is restricted by United States of AmericaExport Administration Regulations. This is a matter of USA law, which governsthe New York based Kermit Project.The United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security(BIS), via CCATS # G025631 dated 07/16/2002, has granted to Kermit 95: Export Control Classification Number (ECCN):5D002 (Telecommunications and Information Security - Software),Paragraph C.1.Export License Exception ENC (Encryption Commodities and Software) under Sections 740.17(A) and 740.17(B)(3) of the United StatesExportAdministration Regulations (EAR).This allows export of the cryptographic version of Kermit 95 to all countriesexcept Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, and Syria. Of course thenon-cryptographic version can be exported to any country at all but isavailable only for electronic purchase and delivery, not in shrinkwrappedform. (If you disagree with the composition of the list of embargoedcountries or any other facet of US export law, please direct your comments tothe appropriate government or international bodies.)You can order Kermit 95 direct from Columbia University (othersources are listed below).The Kermit ProjectColumbia University612 West 115th StreetNew York NY 10025-7799USAFax:+1 (212) 662 6442Voice:+1 (212) 854 3703Email: kermit@columbia.eduYou may order shrinkwrapped copies in any quantity; the quantity discountschedule is shown on the printed order form.Retailers or resellers should order direct from the publisher (next section) to obtain the reseller discount.For larger quantities, consider the bulk license, whichhas a much lower per-unit cost.ORDER FORM for shrinkwrapped copiesBULK AND SITE LICENSE informationBULK LICENSE ORDER FORMContact us if you have questions.E-mail works best.OTHER SOURCES[ DOWNLOAD ][ FROOGLE ][ Top ][ Home ]Discounted Electronic Ordering and Delivery: e-academy.comThe publisher: Manning Publications Co.209 Bruce Park AvenueGreenwich CT 06830 USAFax: +1 (203) 661 9018Voice: +1 (203) 629 2078Email: orders@manning.comWeb: http://www.manning.com/kermit/index.htmlMajor Web-based retailers:[ FROOGLE ][ Wal-Mart ][ Buy.Com ][ Barnes & Noble ][ Powell's ][ Lencom ] |
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