Subj : Kermit
To : All
From : Jcurtis
Date : Sat May 24 2025 02:32 pm
I got DOS Kermit (3.16) ODI network support working with the BBS. Looks good. The ODI support uses Kermit's internal TCP/IP stack. But Kermit also supports some external TCP/IP stacks.
Novell LAN Workplace TELAPI is one.
It's useful because it works in multiple Desqview windows. Novell solved the DOS TCP/IP multiplexing problem. Telnet in one window, FTP in another. You can't do that with Kermit's internal stack.
Configuring Novell's TELAPI was bewildering at first but I got it working well enough to post this message via Telnet.
Kermit downloads fail though. They start but quickly hang. I have TELAPI configured for Telnet BINARY and SGA, which I thought would work. But something is not quite right, and IDK what it is.
