RE: [Sheflug] Terminal emulation with host control capability

[Seb James <seb [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 16:24, Morris, David (Allvac, UK) wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 12:57, Morris, David (Allvac, UK) wrote:
> > > Does anyone know of a Linux terminal that has host-initiated file 
> > > transfer capabilities? I've seen the Ericom one, but I was after a 
> > > freebie :-)
> > 
> > Hello David,
> > 
> > ckermit can do file transfer over a serial connection and may 
> > well be able to do it over a telnet session too, but you'll 
> > have to check on that one.
> 
> That looks like it presses all the buttons. Thanks Seb.
> 
> All I have to do now is write a Kermit module for the host! Should prove
> an interesting challenge!

You can either compile ckermit and run it on the host (so you have a
compiled ckermit at each end of your line), or find the guy who has
written a tiny embedded ckermit program and ask him for his code. He
offers it along the lines of "pay me a licence if you make some money
out of it".

Seb

___________________________________________________________________

Sheffield Linux User's Group -
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/mailfaq.html

  GNU the choice of a complete generation.