Kermit-32
                            2.0

                     19-September-1983



1.0  Introduction

This is the first implementation of the Kermit protocol  for
the  VAX/VMS  system.   Kermit-32 implements a subset of the
functionality   required   for   a   full   Kermit.     Full
documentation  can  be  found in the Kermit User's Guide and
the Kermit Protocol Manual.



2.0  Installation

To install Kermit-32 on  the  VAX/VMS  the  following  files
should be restored and put on the system.

     1.  KERMIT.EXE

     2.  KERMIT.RNH


After the files are restored use  the  INSTALL.COM  file  to
install Kermit-32 on the system.

There are two different versions of  Kermit-32,  a  Bliss-32
version and a Macro-32 version produced by Bliss-32.  If you
wish to build Kermit you can  use  the  INSTALL.COM  command
procedure to build Kermit.  The following files are required
to rebuild Kermit-32.

     1.  KERMIT.BLI (or KERMIT.MAR)

     2.  KERMSG.BLI (or KERMSG.MAR)

     3.  KERTRM.BLI (or KERTRM.MAR)

     4.  KERFIL.BLI (or KERFIL.MAR)

     5.  KERTT.BLI (or KERTT.MAR)

     6.  KERERR.MSG

     7.  KERERR.REQ (BLISS-32 version only)

     8.  KERCOM.REQ (BLISS-32 version only)

     9.  KERMIT.RNH

To build Kermit-32 do the following:
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     $ @INSTALL

     _
     Kermit-32 Installation procedure.

     _________ ____________ __________

[Q 1] The command procudure will then ask you if you wish to
rebuild  Kermit-32  from the source files.  If you do answer
YES to the question, else answer NO.  The default is NO.  If
you  answered  NO or take the default the next question that
will be asked will be Q3.

     Rebuild from sources?  (YES or NO)

     _______ ____ ________  ____ __ ___

[Q 2] You will now be asked if you wish  to  rebuild  either
the  Macro-32  or  the  Bliss-32  version  of  Kermit.  This
question has no default.

     Which version?  (BLISS or MACRO)

     _____ ________  ______ __ ______

You will then be told that it may take a  while  to  rebuild
Kermit-32.

[Q 3] The next question that will be asked is if you want to
install  Kermit-32  on  the  system,  otherwise  the command
procedure will exit.

     Install Kermit-32 on the system?  (YES or NO)

     _______ _________ __ ___ _______  ____ __ ___

You will now have on your area a KERMIT.EXE and KERMIT.HLP.



3.0  Commands implemented

The following Kermit commands are implemented.

     1.  EXIT

     2.  HELP keyword [keyword...]

     3.  RECEIVE file-specification

     4.  SET parameter

         1.  BLOCK_CHECK_TYPE [keyword]

             1.  ONE_CHARACTER_CHECKSUM

             2.  TWO_CHARACTER_CHECKSUM

             3.  THREE_CHARACTER_CRC_CCITT

             4.  1_CHARACTER_CHECKSUM

             5.  2_CHARACTER_CHECKSUM
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             6.  3_CHARACTER_CRC_CCITT


         2.  DEBUGGING [ON | OFF]

         3.  DELAY n

         4.  FILE_TYPE [ASCII | BINARY]

         5.  LINE device:

         6.  RECEIVE parameter value

             1.  PACKET_LENGTH n

             2.  PADDING dec-number

             3.  PADCHAR octal-character

             4.  TIMEOUT dec-number

             5.  END_OF_LINE octal-character

             6.  QUOTE octal-character

             7.  START_OF_PACKET octal-character


         7.  RETRY keyword value

             1.  INITIAL_CONNECT decimal-number

             2.  PACKET decimal-number


         8.  SEND parameter value

             1.  8BIT_QUOTE octal-character

             2.  PACKET_LENGTH n

             3.  PADDING dec-number

             4.  PADCHAR octal-character

             5.  TIMEOUT dec-number

             6.  END_OF_LINE octal-character

             7.  QUOTE octal-character

             8.  START_OF_PACKET octal-character


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     5.  SEND file-specification

     6.  SERVER

     7.  SHOW parameter

         1.  ALL

         2.  BLOCK_CHECK_TYPE

         3.  DEBUGGING

         4.  DELAY

         5.  ESCAPE

         6.  FILE_TYPE

         7.  LINE

         8.  LOCAL_ECHO

         9.  SEND

        10.  RECEIVE

        11.  RETRY


     8.  STATUS

     9.  QUIT




4.0  Restrictions

The following are some of the restrictions or functions that
have not been implemented in Kermit-32.



4.1  Server mode

Only four  server  mode  functions  have  been  implemented.
These  are the BYE (LOGOUT), FINISH (exit), SEND and RECEIVE
functions.
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4.2  IBM mode

IBM mode has not been implemented.



4.3  File specifications

File specifications are not converted  into  something  that
the VAX will accept.