Remote operation of a PC from a UNIX system using ``cu''

[William M. Fischer]

In article <275 at bakerst.UUCP> bob at bakerst.UUCP (Bob White) writes:
>There is a public domain program, called MS-KERMIT, which lets the PC
>...assuming you have a program on the Unix end that can deliver files..
>...I don't know if Kermit is supported in UNIX C...
Just a coupla comments...
According to the KERMIT Users Guide .. A KERMIT program MUST be running on
both ends of the communication link for file transfers to occur. (i.e., no
other protocols work with Kermit).

The most current version of UNIX Kermit is 4C(057), written in "C".

Now as to the remote operation of a PC FROM a UNIX system, KS-KERMIT 2.29
is a little weak all by itself. Better to use a communications program
that offers a host mode. PIBTERM and PROCOMM are two Shareware / PD programs
that can do this. This may not be applicable in your case, but my biggest
concern in leaving KERMIT in the remote mode and having the modem set to
autoanswer is that if some unauthorized individual calls up, he download all
your files and even convince KERMIT to drop dowm to the DOS COMMAND shell.
>From there, he could do something cute, like tell the PC to format all your
disks....

Using PROCOMM, for example, would require that a password be entered before
any access to the PC would be allowed. You could even use the TEF (Timed 
Execution Facility) with PROCOMM so that the PC would only respond during
a certain time period.

If the transfer protocol MUST be Kermit, then only PROCOMM will do. You should
know that Chuck Forsberg has developed and released to the PD a X/Y/Z MODEM
package for UNIX machines.

So... you can have it both ways... You can use PROCOMM or the like on the PC
end and use KERMIT on the UNIX end and do your transfers with KERMIT

or

Still using PROCOMM on the PC end, use CU on the UNIX end and do the file
transfers with X/Y/Z MODEM.


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