C-Kermit 11 released
C-Kermit 11 has been released, marking the first update to the file-transfer utility in 15 years. The new release addresses areas such as security and character set conversions to meet modern expectations. The updates aim to provide a more reliable and efficient file transfer experience, building on the utility's essential role in the past for moving files between machines.
- ▪C-Kermit 11 is the first release of the file-transfer utility in 15 years.
- ▪The new release addresses security concerns and updates character set or line-ending conversions.
- ▪The updates were initiated by the Debian maintainer of Kermit, who noticed areas where the utility did not meet modern expectations.
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For those of us with a long memory: John Goerzen has announced the release of C-Kermit 11, the first release of this file-transfer utility in 15 years. As Debian maintainer of Kermit, I noticed some areas where it wasn't matching modern expectations. One area was, not surprising for a project of its age, security. Another area was that its character set or line-ending conversions are usually not desired now; we are used to byte-identical binary transfers, and the defaults caused confusion and even some rare instances of data corruption. So I started making a few patches last year. See the changelog for details on the work that has been done.
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