Using MS-DOS Kermit - Connecting Your PC to the Electronic World - Terminal Emulation File Transfer

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Communications Software MS-DOS (Computer operating system)

Author(s): Christine M. Gianone
Publisher: Digital Press
Year: 1990

Language: English
Pages: 258

Foreword xv
Preface xix

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
What Will Kermit Do for You? 1
Capabilities of MS-DOS Kermit 2
Kermit in a Nutshell 3

Chapter 2 Getting Started 9
Installation 10
Making Sure DOS Can Find Kermit 14

Chapter 3 Basics of MS-DOS 15
DOS Filenames 15
DOS Directories 16
DOS Devices 18
Running DOS Commands 18
Commonly Used DOS Commands 20
Wildcards 21
Creating and Modifying Files 22

Chapter 4 Cables, Connectors, and Modems 23
Modems 24
Locating and Identifying Your Communication Device 25
Connecting Your PC to an External Modem 27
PBX Data Lines and Other Communications Equipment 29
Connecting an Internal Modem to the Telephone Line 30
Connecting Your PC Directly to Another Computer 30

Chapter 5 Testing the Connection 33
Direct Connections 33
Modem Connections 38

Chapter 6 Running MS-DOS Kermit 43
Starting and Stopping the Kermit Program 43
Menu on Demand 44
Summary of MS-DOS Kermit Command Features 46
Kermit Startup Options 47
Some Basic Kermit Commands 48

Chapter 7 Getting Online 49
Setting Communication Parameters 49
What Happens If the Parameters Are Wrong? 54

Chapter 8 Terminal Emulation 57
The Mechanics of Terminal Emulation 57
Do I Need a Terminal Emulator? 62
Terminal Emulation Options 62
Which Terminal Should I Use? 63
How Do I Tell the Host Which Kind of Terminal I Have? 63
Terminal Characteristics 65
Screen Rollback 66
Session Logging 67
Key Redefinition 68
Screen Color 70
Printer Control 71
Graphics 72

Chapter 9 File Transfer 75
Transferring Text Files 75
The SEND and RECEIVE Commands 77
Uploading Files: The SEND Command 78
Sending Multiple Files 79
File Transfer Display 80
File Transfer Interruption 81
Sending a File under an Assumed Name 81
Downloading Files: The RECEIVE Command 82
Interrupting File Reception 84
Filename Collisions 84
Text Versus Binary Files 85
Transferring Binary Files 86
Transferring Files with IBM Mainframes 86
Trouble 87
Improving Kermit's Performance 88

Chapter 10 Using a Kermit Server 93
Summary of Commands to Use with Kermit Servers 95
The Server's Remote File Services 96

Chapter 11 Making Your PC the Remote Computer 101
Method 1: Server Mode 101
Method 2: Redirecting the DOS Session 104

Chapter 12 Transferring Files without the Kermit Protocol 107
Downloading a Host File to the PC 108
Uploading a PC File to the Host 109

Chapter 13 International Character Sets 113
IBM PC Character Sets 114
Terminal Emulation 117
Controlling the Screen Display 120
Keyboard Translations 120
Taking Advantage of Kermit's Terminal Character Sets 121
Printer Control 122
Terminal Emulation Summary 123
File Transfer 124
Examples of International Text File Transfer 127
Shortcuts 130

Chapter 14 Macros, Command Files, and Scripts 133
Command Macros 133
Defining Macros 134
Noisy Macro Example 136
Macros with Arguments 136
Macros on Keys 137
Command Files 138
Initialization Files 139
Script Programming 141
A Dialing Directory 149
Automated File Transfer 152
The Transaction Log 154

Chapter 15 Use of MS-DOS Kermit by People with Disabilities 159
Features for People with Visual Impairments 159
Features for Deaf People 160
Features for the Physically Impaired 161

Chapter 16 MS-DOS Kermit Command Summary 163
Interactive Operation 163
Piped Operation 164
Command Line Invocation 164
Remote Operation 164
Running MS-DOS Kermit in Windowing Environments 165
Batch Operation 165
DOS Environment Variables for Kermit 166
File Specifications 166
Interrupting a File Transfer in Progress 167
Notation in Command Descriptions 167
Comments and Continuation 168
Backslash Notation 169
MS-DOS Kermit Commands 170
IF Commands 179
REMOTE Commands 181
SET Commands 183
SET SEND and SET RECEIVE Commands 191
The SET KEY Command 192
The SET TERMINAL Command 193
SHOW Commands 196

Glossary 201

Appendix I The MS-DOS Kermit Distribution Diskette 217
Appendix II Tables 221
Index 237