Subject: Re: UUCP removal from OpenBSD
To: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/01/2001 15:13:46
[ On Monday, October 1, 2001 at 10:35:44 (-0500), Frederick Bruckman wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: UUCP removal from OpenBSD
>
> I predict no consensus will develop to include gkermit in the base.
> For one thing, the 'g' in gkermit stands for GPL. More importantly,
> it's not intended to stand in for a comm program; it's only purpose is
> to implement the kermit protocol on the remote end. Given that the
> transport is already supposed to be set up, there's no support for
> manipulating serial ports.

Yes, I noticed that upon closer examination -- it's currently only to be
used at the remote end of an existing connection of any sort....

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