[ On Mon, January 18, 1999 at 19:59:44 (EST), Jeffrey Altman wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: How do I sz/rz under an ssh connection?
>
> How so?
>
> Kermit is not just a file transfer protocol but also a client/server
> protocol and a scripting language with remote procedures. There are
> things you can do with Kermit that you could not do with 'scp'.
>
> . Character-set translation of text files
> . Auto-switching between binary/text modes based on file name patterns
> . Cross platform directory tree transfers
> . DELETE or MOVE file after transfer
> . Transfer the output of a command/pipe
>
> I could go on.
And just imagine how much further you could go by using just scp and ssh
and the entire suite of unix tools available at the command-line....
As much as I'm a fan of some monolithic programs, C-Kermit included,
they also have serious faults and limitations at times too. IMNSHO
there's no tremendous advantage to using kermit with SSH, and a certain
amount of cruft and cruft and craft necessary to do so (not to mention
but that the mere existence of SSH on a given server of client does not
imply the existence of a kermit implementation at either or both ends).
> C-Kermit would happily use an SSH connection if only SSH did not
> require that its parent process be a PTY.
I don't think that would be necessary if kermit could be told to connect
and listen on specified TCP/IP ports.
BTW, I can transfer the output of a command via SSH, in a real time
pipeline, so trivially it's just not funny.... ;-)
--
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