
	This is is a binary+source distribution of the version 1.8.5
 of ncftp(which, in case you wonder, is an enhanced user friendly
 alternative interface for FTP, with far too many features to list
 here. Even if you only ftp occasionally, it is worth it. As of
 version 1.6.0, there has been support for term, which is a serial
 socket redirector, and gives connectivity over serial lines). 

 
 The latest version of ncftp is available in the directory:
        cse.unl.edu:/pub/mgleason
 This machine is heavily used by students and faculty alike, so please
 do not call during working hours (9AM - 5PM American Central
 time). In fact the file permissions are changed to be unreadable by
 the public during that period, so you won't be able to download anyway.

 NcFTP is written and maintained by Mike Gleason, <mgleason@cse.unl.edu>.
 Term is writen and maintained by Michael O'Reilly
 <oreillym@tartarus.uwa.edu.au>. 

	This binary release contains two prcompiled binaries, 

 ncftp:		non term ftp interface
 tncftp:	term aware version.

	These were compiled with the latest gnu readline shared
 library (librl.so.1.2, i believe, but I'm at work and can't verify
 that easily), linux-1.1.52, gcc 2.5.8, and the latest libc. These
 should also work for any kernel 1.0+, but caveat emptor. tncftp was
 additionally compiled with term 2.1.4. 

	
	The Makefile is setup to compile on a Linux box, and by
 default uses readline and does not compile with term support.  To
 compile with term support, compile term, and place termnet.h and
 libtermnet.a in places where gcc can find them (I believe you need
 fairly recent versions of term to get the header and libraries), then
 edit the Makefile and change 

TERM_INC = 
TERM_LIB = 
#TERM_INC = -include /usr/local/include/termnet.h
#TERM_LIB = -ltermnet

	into something like (depending on where you have placed the
 term header files).

#TERM_INC = 
#TERM_LIB = 
TERM_INC = -include /usr/local/include/termnet.h 
TERM_LIB = -ltermnet



Manoj Srivastava                                        Project Pilgrim,
email:srivasta@pilgrim.umass.edu          Department of Computer Science 
Phone: (413) 545-3918             A143B Lederle Graduate Research Center
Fax: (413) 545-1249       University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
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