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It (or rather, they, as there are a number of Kermit books) is pretty good. I've got a few on my bookshelf. OK, I'll admit, more Kermit and UUCP books than I probably need, but oh …

The very oldest (early 80s) Kermit implementations were limited to 96-byte packets. Kermit gained support for 4K and 9K jumbo frames, sliding windows, etc., and was generally faste…

I had never heard of CGOS, but this is still up on the Kermit archive! https://kermitproject.org/archive.html Are you Val? Looks like you had to add some hacks to deal with long fi…

Kermit as a file transfer protocol, in the more modern implementations at least, supports 4K and 9K blocks, streaming mode (no need for ACKs), sliding windows, etc. As a protocol, …

You are correct. That mirror is from ftp.kermitproject.org, which doesn't have all of the things that Columbia's website has. I have since added additional mirrors which have every…

These servers don't carry the "binaries" groups. They carry the discussion groups, so there should be no piracy going on there.

Sure! alt.arts.poetry.comments alt.bbs.synchronet alt.comp.software.firefox alt.fan.usenet alt.folklore.computers alt.os.linux.debian alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst (This is somewhat…

Yes. Many groups are pretty much dead, but there are some that are active (a handful that are QUITE active). The quality of the active groups ranges from "60% flames" to "these are…

You may be interested to note that NNCP integrated Yggdrasil support recently (though you can also run Yggdrasil at the OS level). Yggdrasil is an always-encrypted IPv6-based mesh,…

I think Syncthing is an under-appreciated tool! I wrote more about it at https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10219-a-simple-delay... https://www.complete.org/parallel-processin…

I'm the guy that wrote the blog article that got posted here. So, I'm dusting off my really old HN account, to step up and say that I am very sorry it felt depressing to you, becau…

I bought it off eBay a few weeks ago. As to why - sitting in front of emacs with a clicky model M keyboard produces a very different frame of mind. I am more focused and more delib…

I have a vt420, vt510, and IBM3151 and not one of them do RTS/CTS like we'd expect. The vt510 can apparently do that on the DTR/DSR pins, but the vt420 and below cannot, and neithe…

Translation: "Linux is eating our lunch. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Linux has already thoroughly trounced Windows in mobile (Android). It's done so in the web space. MS stil…

Hi Michael, Thanks for writing this. I wrote a response here: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/9971-a-partial-defen... The tl;dr version is I agree with you about some of th…

I didn't go into detail in the article, but the server in question is running a Supermicro X10SLH-F-O motherboard, ECC RAM, and a Haswell CPU, in a Rosewill RSV-L4411 4U chassis. I…

I never said Debian comes out on top. In fact, I went out of my way to say "use the right tool for the job." There are cases where FreeBSD is better and cases where Debian is bette…

Yes. And in fact I tested it that way first. But with the CD route, I trust them with something that cost a few cents, and with an interface they already know (play, stop, and next…

"I gave her a VAX" made me smile. You are awesome.

Absolutely I do. See my blog for examples. The other stuff is more important than the computer, and they spend far more time outside than they do at the computer. One of their favo…

Awesome. That is a wonderful idea.

I love hearing this. I have fond memories of doing things with my dad -- he once let me dismantle an old lawnmower engine so I could learn how it works -- but although he was very …

I would love to hear how they react. I'm excited for you just reading this!

, I do think we agree on the big picture, perhaps. I completely agree with starting them where they are. And yes, they do not yet know what a for loop is, or what a compiler is, or…

The last version of Windows I used seriously was 3.1. Last winter, I suddenly had to fix problems in Windows Server 2008. I may have been a bit slow, but yes, I can fix an OS I've …