This is file readme.kfc to accompany KTFC version 0.5. 

KTFC is the acronym for "Kermit To FirstClass" and is the name
of a script set which allows Kermit to communicate automatically
with the FirstClass Server (trademark SoftArc Inc.), widely used
to provide e-mail and BBS services.  With KTFC, messages are
read and composed off line.  Messages in conferences on the
FirstClass server can be read automatically.

KTFC 0.5 requires MS-DOS Kermit 3.1.6 or later.  Potentially,
KTFC can work with any Kermit which has script processing as
good as MS-DOS Kermit 3.1.6.  Learn about Kermit from
http://www.cc.columbia.edu/kermit/.
  
KTFC 0.5 has been tested with FirstClass Server version 3.5.2.

Installation

Copy the 6 files, datefil0.5, ktfc0d5.txt, mailout, prolog0.5,
scan0.5 and sr0.5 to your Kermit directory.

ktfc0d5.txt contains extensive detailed instructions.  Read it
with any editor.  EDIT is a good choice in MS-DOS.

Alternatively, copy the MIME archive, ktfc0d5.64, to your Kermit 
directory and decode it.  If you have ktfc0d5.64 on a diskette 
in the A: drive and the Kermit directory is c:\util\kermit type 
this.

copy a:\ktfc0d5.64 c:\util\kermit<enter>

Move to the Kermit directory.  In our example type this.

cd c:\util\kermit<enter>

Expand the archive using a MIME base64 decoder.  MIME 
en/decoding programs are available for all operating systems in 
current use.  In MS-DOS, MIME64 written by Karl Hahn will work.  
Search for mime64b.zip on the Web.  If mime64.exe is in the
\mime directory type this to expand the KTFC archive.

\mime\mime64 ktfc0d5.64<enter>

The 6 files plus this readme.kfc will be produced.  After
extracting the files, mime64 will report "No MIME base64 lines
found in ktfc0d5.64".  Don't worry about this message.

If using ktfc0d5.zip follow the analogous procedure.  Unpack the
archive with pkunzip.exe which is readily available from BBS and
Internet servers.