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+How to add Kermit file transfer protocol support to Synchronet v3
+-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+By: Rob Swindell (digital man)
+http://www.synchro.net
+
+$Id$
+
+The information in this file is current as of the date above. The answers and
+instructions in this file may change over time, so be sure to get the current
+version of this file at:
+http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/docs/kermit.txt
+
+
+Win32
+-----
+Install MS-DOS Kermit v3.16 beta if you haven't already:
+ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/test/bin/msk316.zip
+
+Other versions of MS-DOS Kermit can be found here:
+http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html
+
+Extract msk316.exe into your Synchronet EXEC directory and rename it to
+kermit.exe.
+
+Download the latest Synchronet kermit.ini into your EXEC directory:
+http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/exec/kermit.ini
+
+Add a new protocol in SCFG->File Options->Transfer Protocols:
+
+Mnemonic (Command Key)   K
+Protocol Name            Kermit (MS-DOS Kermit)
+Access Requirements      !UNIX
+Upload Command Line      %!kermit -f %!kermit.ini receive %f
+Download Command Line    %!kermit -f %!kermit.ini resend %f
+Batch UL Command Line    %!kermit -f %!kermit.ini receive
+Batch DL Command Line    %!kermit -f %!kermit.ini send @%f
+Bidir Command Line
+Uses DSZLOG              No
+
+
+UNIX
+----
+Install G-Kermit (gkermit) on your system if you haven't already:
+http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/gkermit.html
+
+Make sure gkermit is in a directory in your search path (e.g. /usr/bin).
+
+Add a new protocol in SCFG->File Options->Transfer Protocols:
+
+[File Transfer Protocol]
+1: Mnemonic (Command Key)   K
+2: Protocol Name            Kermit (G-Kermit)
+3: Access Requirements      UNIX
+4: Upload Command Line      gkermit -q -P -r -a %f
+5: Download Command Line    gkermit -q -P -s %f
+6: Batch UL Command Line
+7: Batch DL Command Line    gkermit -q -P -s %s
+8: Bidir Command Line
+9: Uses DSZLOG              No
+
+Send comments/questions to rob@synchro.net
+
+/* End of kermit.txt */
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