Kermit (protocol)

• C- Kermit: Unix, VMS, VOS, OS -9, AOS / VS, more • MS -DOS Kermit: MS- DOS, PC -DOS, Windows 3.x ( Not for 32- bit or 64- bit Windows ) • G -Kermit: Unix • E -Kermit: various • IBM Mainframe Kermit: VM / CMS, MVS / TSO, OS/390, CICS, MUSIC

Kermit is a program package for transferring data between different computers. It was named the Frog from the Muppet Show by Kermit. The program was developed in 1981 at Columbia University in New York and maintained there until 30 June 2011. Most of the software has been released so far under an open source license. The original project has since no longer being maintained, but there is Kermit 95, C -Kermit and e- Kermit as an active follow-up projects.

Operation

Kermit used for transferring files from the Kermit protocol. Similar to UUencode be in this in the default setting, all encoded characters to be transmitted as 7-bit ASCII characters. In this case, both the control characters ( the first 32 characters of the ASCII codes ) and all the characters that are outside of the character set, marked with a corresponding identifier. But this is configurable so that 8 -bit character may be transmitted to the corresponding lines.

In addition to pure data transmission can be Kermit also use it to log on another computer - if there is running Kermit in server mode - and use these to some extent.

Since there is Kermit for almost every operating system, the program is often used for cross-system data transfer.

The Kermit protocol was originally designed for peer-to -peer connections in order to achieve a high level of data security, even in poor connections or cables.