CKVAAA.HLP                                                      September 1996

		    C-KERMIT 6.0 FILES FOR VMS AND OPENVMS


C-Kermit 6.0.192 bears the following copyright notice:

  Copyright (C) 1985, 1996, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New
  York.  The C-Kermit software may not be, in whole or in part, licensed or
  sold for profit as a software product itself, nor may it be included in or
  distributed with commercial products or otherwise distributed by commercial
  concerns to their clients or customers without written permission of the
  Office of Kermit Development and Distribution, Columbia University.  This
  copyright notice must not be removed, altered, or obscured.


DOCUMENTATION

  Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, "Using C-Kermit", Second Edition,
  Digital Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, ISBN 1-55558-164-1

  US single-copy price: $39.95; quantity discounts available.  Available in
  computer bookstores or directly from Columbia University:

    Kermit Development and Distribution
    Columbia University Academic Information Systems
    612 West 115th Street
    New York NY  10025-7799
    USA
    Telephone: +1 212 854-3703
    Fax:       +2 212 663-8202

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  A German-language edition is also available:

    Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, "C-Kermit - Einfuehrung und
    Referenz", Verlag Heinz Heise, Hannover, Germany (1994).
    ISBN 3-88229-023-4.  Deutsch von Gisbert W. Selke.  Price: DM 88,00.  
    Verlag Heinz Heise GmbH & Co. KG, Helstorfer Strasse 7, D-30625 Hannover.
    Tel. +49 (05 11) 53 52-0, Fax. +49 (05 11) 53 52-1 29.

PLEASE PURCHASE THE MANUAL.  It will teach you how to use the C-Kermit
software, it will answer your questions, and proceeds from the sales are a
major source of funding for the Kermit effort.


FTP ACCESS

Host: kermit.columbia.edu [128.59.39.2].  Directory:

                      Text files          Binary files
                      ----------------    ---------------  
Current release:      kermit/f            kermit/bin, kermit/vmshex

Test version if any:  kermit/test/text    kermit/test/bin, kermit/test/vmshex

All files for VMS C-Kermit have names beginning with CK.  Those particular to
VMS begin with CKV.  Those that VMS C-Kermit share in common with other
C-Kermit implementations begin with CKE, CKC or CKU.  When retrieving these
files via ftp from kermit.columbia.edu, which is a UNIX system, use only
lowercase letters in directory and filenames.  For example, to get the file
CKVKER.COM, use the command "get ckvker.com".  Case matters.  (Exception:
some of the Kermit directories might contain a file called READ.ME or NEWS;
again, case matters.)


VMS C-KERMIT TEXT FILES:

Using ftp, GET the files:

  cka*.* cke*.* ckv*.*

It is recommended that the following text files be placed in a KERMIT:
directory on your (Open)VMS system, where all users can have read access to
them for reference, except for CKVKER.HLP, which goes in the HELP library.
These are all ordinary plain-text ASCII files that can type typed, edited,
printed, etc.
  
CKAAAA.HLP
  Overview of all C-Kermit files.

CKVAAA.HLP
  This file, which explains what the other files are for.  Can be renamed
  to READ.ME.

CKVINS.DOC
  IMPORTANT: READ THIS!  VMS C-Kermit installation instructions.  
  This file is for the system administrator.

CKVKER.HLP
  A short VMS-style help file for VMS C-Kermit, to be installed in the system
  HELP library.  See CKVINS.DOC for instructions.  This is not a substitute
  for the manual.

CKERMIT.INI
  Standard C-Kermit initialization file.  For users.  This file defines
  the macros used by the services directory and other features.  A single
  copy can be installed for system-wide use (see CKVINS.DOS for instructions).

CKERMOD.INI
  Sample C-Kermit customization file.  Each user would copy this file to
  her/his login directory and edit it to achieve the desired personal
  customizations.

CKERMIT.KDD
  Sample dialing directory

CKERMIT.KSD
  Sample services directory

CKERMIT.UPD
  Updates to C-Kermit since "Using C-Kermit" was published.  For users.
  This is user-level documentation for features that were added to C-Kermit
  in edits 189 and 190.

CKERMIT.BWR
  General C-Kermit "Beware file".  Troubleshooting hints and tips for users,
  pertaining to C-Kermit in general (C-Kermit runs on about ten major
  operating systems, of which VMS is just one).

CKVKER.BWR
  VMS-specific C-Kermit "Beware File".  VMS-specific hints and tips for users.

CKEDEMO.KSC, CKEVT.KSC, CKEPAGE.KSC
  Online copies of demonstration macros from "Using C-Kermit".  


BINARIES  

VMS C-Kermit binaries are available for both VAX and Alpha, and for each
processor in a variety of forms, depending on which, if any, TCP/IP networking
product is available.  The binaries are distributed in binary format for those
who receive VMS BACKUP-format media, or who can access them directly via FTP,
and in a special "HEX" format, as text files.  These HEX files may be decoded
back into their original binary format using the CKVDEH.MAR program, which you
can assemble on your VAX or Alpha system.  Complete instructions for how
to do this are included in the CKVDEH.HLP file.

Summary of binary executable names in the kermit/bin directory:

  CKVawww-VMSnn-tttvv.EXE

where:

  www = KER for KERMIT, CVT for the Labeled file convert program
    a = architecture: A for Alpha, V for VAX.
   nn = VMS version, e.g. 55 for VMS 5.5, 70 for VMS 7.0.
  ttt = TCP/IP product, if any:
	CMU = CMU-OpenVMS/IP ("CMU/Tek")
	UCX = DEC TCP/IP
	TGV = Cisco (TGV) MultiNet
	WIN = Attachmate (Wollongong) WIN/TCP (PathWay)
	PST = Process Software TCPware
   vv = The version number of the TCP/IP product.
  xxx = HEX (text-encoded binary) or EXE (true binary)

When there is no TCP/IP support built in, tttvv is "NONET".

Examples:

  CKVAKER-VMS61-TGV40A.EXE: C-Kermit, Alpha, VMS 6.1, Multinet 4.0A
  CKVAKER-VMS62-NONET.EXE:  C-Kermit, Alpha, VMS 6.2, no TCP/IP
  CKVACVT-VMS61.EXE:        Convert, Alpha, VMS 6.1
  CKVVCVT-VMS44.EXE:        Convert, VAX, VMS 4.4
  CKVVKER-VMS55-UCX20.EXE:  C-Kermit, VAX, VMS 5.5, DEC TCP/IP 2.0

If you need a binary that isn't there, let us know at kermit@columbia.edu.
If you can supply a binary that isn't there, please also let us know.

HEX FILES

These are in the kermit/vmshex directory, and must be decoded on your VMS
system using CKVDEH.MAR (see CKVDEH.HLP for instructions).  The names are
shortened so they will fit into the dataset name field of the a standard
ANSI tape file header:

  phnn-tttvv.HEX

where:

  p   = Program:  K for Kermit or C for CKVCVT (the labeled file converter)
  h   = hardware: A for Alpha, V for VAX
  nn  = VMS version, e.g. 62 for VMS 6.2
  ttt = TCP/IP product (as above)
  vv  = Version number of TCP/IP product

Examples:

  KV44-TWG32B.HEX = Kermit VAX VMS 4.4 Wollongong 3.2B
  KA62-TGV40A.HEX = Kermit Alpha VMS 6.2 Multinet 4.0A
  KA70-NONET.HEX  = Kermit Alpha VMS 6.2, no networks
  CV55.HEX        = CKCVT VAX VMS 5.5


FILES FOR BUILDING C-KERMIT FOR VMS FROM SOURCE CODE (also see CKVINS.DOC):

CKVKER.COM - A DCL procedure for building C-Kermit from the source files on
  any VAX or Alpha.  Read the comments at the top of CKVKER.COM for
  instructions.

CKVKER.MMS - Used by CKVKER.COM on systems that have MMS.  But CKVKER.COM
  works fine without it, too.

CKVLCMU.HEX - Berkeley sockets library for CMU/Tek TCP/IP, as a BACKUP
  saveset, hexified.  Dehexify with CKVDEH.

CKVOLD.COM - More or less identical in functionality to CKVKER.COM, but
  written in VMS 4.0 DCL syntax, so it can run on VMS 4.x systems.

CKCPLM.DOC - Program Logic Manual.

CKCCFG.DOC - Documentation of compile-time configuration options.

Read CKVINS.DOC for detailed installation instructions.


C-KERMIT SOURCE FILES:

  Quick start for ftp users:  mget ckvker.com ckvker.mms ck[cuvw]*.[cwh]

CKVCON.C   - The VMS C-Kermit CONNECT command.

CKVFIO.C   - VMS system-specific file i/o module for C-Kermit.

CKVTIO.C   - VMS system-specific communications i/o module for C-Kermit.

CKVIOC.H   - ioctl() simulation for VMS, needed with DEC TCP/IP product.
CKVIOC.C

CKVVMS.H   - Header file used by VMS C-Kermit source files.

CKVCVT.C   - A standalone program for decoding VMS labeled files.

CKVCVT.COM - DCL procedure for building the CKVCVT program.

CKVVCVT.XXX - VAX binary for CKCVT (HEX or EXE)
CKVACVT.XXX - Alpha binary for CKCVT (HEX or EXE)


Of course, you also need the non-VMS-specific C-Kermit files too:

CKC*.C, CKC*.H, CKU*.C, CKU*.H, CKCPRO.W, CKWART.C.

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