Beta 6 is out!

[davidrg]

This is the sixth beta of C-Kermit for Windows, based on C-Kermit 10.0 beta.11. There twelve(!) download options to support different versions of Windows on different CPU architectures.

Download the appropriate zip file for your computer, extract it somewhere
convenient and run k95g.exe. If you get an error about some DLL missing when
you run it, download and install the matching Visual C++ Redistributable for the
version of CKW you downloaded and the version of Windows you're running.

For 32bit or 64bit PCs running Windows XP SP3 or newer we have:

Download	CPU	Description
ckw-b6-x86-64.zip	x86-64	For 64bit PCs. This is most likely the version you want. Visual C++ Redistributable : for Windows 7 and newer, or Windows XP SP3 and Vista
ckw-b6-x86.zip	x86	For 32bit PCs. Visual C++ Redistributable : for Windows 7 and newer, or Windows XP SP3 and Vista
ckw-b6-arm64.zip	ARM64	For 64bit ARM devices running Windows 10 or 11. No Kerberos/GSSAPI support. Visual C++ Redistributable
ckw-b6-arm.zip	ARM32	For 32bit ARM devices running Windows RT, 10 or 11. No Kerberos/GSSAPI or SSH support. Untested on Windows RT but likely to work.

The x86 and x86-64 versions are compatible with MIT Kerberos for Windows v4.1.

If you're running something older or something that isn't a PC (doesn't have an
x86 or ARM processor), one of these might work for you:

Download	CPU	Minimum Windows Version	Description
ckw-b6-vintage.zip	x86	Windows NT 3.51, Windows 95	Feature (and security) reduced for compatibility with vintage PCs. If required: Visual C++ Redistributable
ckw-b6-axp.zip	DEC Alpha	Windows NT 3.51	For Workstations and Servers with a DEC Alpha AXP CPU (eg, AlphaStation, AlphaServer, DECpc AXP 150, Multia, etc) running Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 or Windows 2000
ckw-b6-ppc.zip	PowerPC	Windows NT 3.51	For Workstations and Servers with a PowerPC CPU running Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0
ckw-b6-mips.zip	MIPS	Windows NT 3.51	For Workstations and Servers with a MIPS CPU running Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0
ckw-b6-nt350.zip	x86	Windows NT 3.50	Even more feature reduced to run on Windows NT 3.50. Additionally removes NTLM, TAPI, GUI Toolbar support or dialer. May work for serial connections only on Windows NT 3.10 - networking support is known to be broken on NT 3.10.
ckw-b6-nt350-axp.zip	DEC Alpha	Windows NT 3.50	For Workstations and Servers with a DEC Alpha AXP CPU (eg, AlphaStation, AlphaServer, DECpc AXP 150, Multia, etc) running Windows NT 3.50. Due to some of the tools used it building it the actual minimum version of windows may be higher - its not actually been tested on NT 3.50 due to the difficult of obtaining compatible hardware
ckw-b6-ia64.zip	IA64 (Itanium)	Windows Server 2008 R2	For Workstations and Servers with an Intel Itanium CPU. Has been tested on Server 2008 R2, may work on older versions. Includes SSL/TLS support but no SSH.
ckw-b6-axp64.zip	DEC Alpha	n/a	64bit build for Microsoft-internal 64bit versions of Windows 2000/XP for the Alpha

Rename Coming

The next release of C-Kermit for Windows will be carrying a new shorter
more well known name and version number: Kermit 95 version 3.0 beta 7 or
K95 for short.

Kermit 95 is the original name for this program and many websites and users
still continue to use the Kermit 95 name. As the reasons for the rebrand
back in 2013 no longer apply, the decision has been made to switch back. It
is hoped this will reduce confusion in the future as Kermit 95 will likely
be seeing more frequent releases than C-Kermit on other platforms to keep
up with evolving security standards and Windows features.

New Features

• Builds for
  • Alpha (NT 3.51/4.0, Windows 2000)
  • MIPS (NT 3.51/4.0)
  • PowerPC (NT 3.51/4.0)
• Updated to C-Kermit 10 Beta.11
• Updated to libssh 0.10.6
• Updated to OpenSSL 3.0.14
• Updated to zlib 1.3.1

Fixed Bugs

• Fixed not being able to resize the terminal area to greater than the
  primary display in K95G. For example, if the window was moved on to a
  display that was taller than the primary display and maximised the
  bottom of the terminal screen would not be correctly rendered. This fix
  only applies to modern versions of Windows.
• Fixed directory listings not reporting a size or modified time for
  files requiring more than 32bits to represent the file size on Windows
  NT 3.51 and newer. This issue remains on NT 3.1 and 3.50<
• CKW will now find the dialer correctly if it isn't started from the
  dialer. This behaviour was broken by rebranding the Kermit 95 dialer
  as C-Kermit looks for it by its window title
• Fixed the SSH, SSL and Kerberos options in the dialer not being
  available or not working correctly when they should be. These options
  are now permanently enabled whether the bundled version of C-Kermit
  supports these features or not. Previously the dialer tried to load the
  Kerberos, OpenSSL and SSH DLLs to see if they were there. This no
  longer works due to changing DLL names (due in part to changing library
  versions) and the fact these DLLs are now often built for 64bit while
  the dialer will remain forever 32bit.
• The SSH client will now check which authentication methods are allowed
  by the server after each authentication method is attempted. This
  allows the client to handle servers which change their list of allowed
  authentication methods during login.
• Fixed show network showing "SSH V1" as being avialable when
  it isn't, and in some cases showing SSH as not available when it is
• Fixed bundled openssl.exe not working on Windows XP

Minor Enhancements and other changes

• Increased the maximum number of terminal columns from 256 to 512 in
  K95G for builds targeting modern windows. This should be enough to fill
  a 4K display with a 10pt font.
• CKW no longer rejects updated OpenSSL DLLs provided the major and minor
  versions match what it was built with
• Added help text for set terminal autopage and
  set terminal autoscroll
• K95G About Window (Help -> About) now includes the beta number
• The SSH client now attempts authentication methods in the order
  specified by the set ssh v2 authentication command
• The default k95custom.ini now displays a message in the
  console-mode version (k95.exe) pointing users to the GUI version
  (k95g.exe) to reduce confusion for new users running k95.exe by
  accident
• help text for set gui window position updated: this command
  is supported and it does work

Source Changes

• Fixed over 1,,000 build warnings. Some of the things being warned about
  could lead to application crashes on 64bit Windows
• Some minor changes to support a future replacement of the dialer