RE: [Sheflug] Terminal emulation with host control capability

["Morris, David (Allvac, UK)" <david [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk 
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Seb James
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 5:10 PM
> To: Sheflug
> Subject: RE: [Sheflug] Terminal emulation with host control capability
> 
> 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".
> 

T'would be fine, but the host is a multivalue database server.
(my specialist subject :-)

-- 
David
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