7-Apr-83 11:10:25-EST,00000000968;000000000015
Date:  7 Apr 1983 1110-EST
From: Daphne Tzoar <Sy.Daphne at CU20B>
Subject: How does this sound?
To: sy.fdc, geocu at CUVMA, vvvcu at CUVMB, embcu at CUVMB, jlrcu at CUVMB

For users on BITnet, Kermit files can now be obtained using a server
similar to Bitserve.  A disconnected machine, Kermsrv, running on
CUVMA, accepts requests via the MSG command.  The following have been
implemented:

   Help			Send a short help message.

   ?			Same as Help.

   Dir [filespec | ?]	List the files on Kermit's disk.  If no options
			are supplied, a punch file will be sent with the
			names of all the files.  Alternatively, you may
			check for specific filename(s), possibly wild, 
			using the wildcard character "*".  Help will be
			supplied upon receipt of a "?".

   Send {filespec | ?}	Send the requested files or a short help message.  
			Files with LRECL 80 or under will be punched; all
			others will be disk dumped.


/daphne
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 7-Apr-83 14:31:16-EST,0000002077;000000000005
Date:  7 Apr 1983 1431-EST
From: Daphne Tzoar <Sy.Daphne at CU20B>
Subject: Some examples
To: sy.fdc

 Here is a session showing some of KERMSRV's functions.  
/daphne
?.msg kermsrv help
  KERMSRV:  This is a front-end server for the Kermit directory.
  KERMSRV:  It recognizes the following commands:
  KERMSRV:  Send FN FT | ?,  Dir [FN FT | ?],  Help,   ?
  KERMSRV:  File names may contain wildcards.
  KERMSRV:  Files with LRECL 80 or under will be punched Class A.
  KERMSRV:  The others will be disk dumped Class N.
?.msg kermsrv dir ?
  KERMSRV:  List the files on Kermit's disk.  Use the following syntax:
  KERMSRV:  DIR [FN FT].  The wildcard character,*, may be used.
?.msg kermsrv dir pc* *
?.PUN FILE 9777 FROM KERMSRV  COPY 001   NOHOLD
?.cr fil 9777
OK TO CLEAR?.ok
?.l
    1.      &1 &2 PCKERMIT ASM       F1  F    80  4024   315   3/22/83 14:02
    2.      &1 &2 PCKFIX   ASM       F1  F    80   211    17   2/12/83 12:36
    3.      &1 &2 PCKEXE   BAS       F1  F    80    48     4   2/12/83 12:36
    4.      &1 &2 PCKGET   BAS       F1  F    80    50     4   2/12/83 12:36
    5.      &1 &2 PCKERM   COR       F1  F    80   798    63   2/12/83 12:36
    6.      &1 &2 PCDNLOAD DOC       F1  F    80   254    20   2/12/83 12:36
    7.      &1 &2 PCKERMIT FIX       F1  F    80   446    35   3/22/83 13:59
    8.      &1 &2 PCKSEND  FORTRAN   F1  F    80    29     3   2/12/83 12:36
    9.      &1 &2 PCKERMIT HLP       F1  F    80    64     5   3/22/83 13:58
   10.      &1 &2 PCKERMIT NOTE      F1  F    80    95     8   2/12/83 12:36
?.
?.msg kermsrv send pckermit hlp
?.PUN FILE 9781 FROM KERMSRV  COPY 001   NOHOLD
?.q clr
R;

.readcard * *
:READ PCKERMIT HLP A1 KER191 03/22/83 13:58:09.
R;

.l pckermit hlp (D
FILENAME FILETYPE FM FORMAT LRECL       RECS     BLOCKS   DATE     TIME
PCKERMIT HLP      A1 F         80         64          5  4/07/83 13:24:16
R;

To communicate with KERMSRV from nodes other than CUVMA, issue the
following:

.SMSG RSCS MSG CUVMA KERMSRV <fill in command here>
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