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- From: gerben@cs.vu.nl (Gerben Vos)
- Subject: Acorn ftp and mail-server archives (fortnightly posting)
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- Summary: All known Acorn-related archives on and around the Internet
- Keywords: acorn,archives,ftp,mail servers
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- Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 01:50:23 GMT
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- Archive-name: acorn/archives
- Last-modified: 1994-03-29
-
- This is the regularly posted list of archive servers that contain files
- related in any way to Acorn computers, i.e. the Atom, BBC, Electron,
- Archimedes and R-series, and maybe some even rarer types of machines.
- Mainly it's about the Archimedes, though.
-
- This list is maintained by Gerben Vos <gerben@cs.vu.nl> (people in the UK
- may want to try the address gerben@solo.cs.vu.nl). Please mail any updates or
- remarks to me, as i can't check everything by myself (though i try). Thanks to
- all people who have sent me helpful information or pointers; this list
- wouldn't have been what it is without your help.
-
- There is also a list with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the
- Acorn newsgroups. It is called the "Comp.Sys.Acorn FAQ List Posting", and the
- maintainer is Philip Banks <banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>. You should be able to
- find it at the same place where you found this article.
- One of these places is the archive site rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.209), which
- stores many FAQs in the directory pub/usenet/news.answers . The name under
- which a FAQ is archived appears in the Archive-name line at the top of the
- article. This list is archived as acorn/archives, the FAQ has as name
- acorn/faq . There's also a mail server on that machine: if you want to
- retrieve the latest version of this list, you can send an e-mail message to
- mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu containing, without the quotes, the text
- "send usenet/news.answers/acorn/archives" in the message body.
-
- This article lists the name of every interesting archive i know of, as well
- as the type of files it contains, its numeric address in the case of Internet
- ftp servers and Janet pads, and the email address of the maintainer, if known.
- Below that follows a list of the directories to look for with a short
- description of their contents.
-
- Below the main list are two short sections which tell you how to use
- Internet ftp by e-mail (using the ftpmail service), and from Janet.
-
- When requesting files from servers, always try to use a server that is as
- near as possible to you. And keep in mind that the people running these things
- are doing you a favour, so please don't abuse their services.
-
- Changes since some arbitrary time in the past:
- - Added the antivirus directory at demon.
- - The Newcastle info server has closed down.
- - Updated ftp.acorn.co.uk .
-
- Copyright (c) 1994 Gerben Vos.
- Distribution for non-commercial purposes is unlimited and encouraged, but you
- may only distribute the entire article, including the editorial text.
-
-
- What this [ABT]? stuff means:
- A=Archimedes, B=BBC/Electron/Master, T=Text documents,
- ?=couldn't reach it, may be temporarily down
-
-
- FTP SERVERS:
- ============
- Format: [ABT]? site-name (numeric-address) (email-address-of-maintainer)
- For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above.
-
- [ABT]? actrix.gen.nz (192.100.53.17) (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz, wright_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz)
- /files/archimedes/
- acorn Acorn modules, files and news
- archivers Archiving utilities
- CLIutils Non Desktop utilities
- comms Communications applications
- demos Demos
- desktop Desktop utilities
- editors Editor applications
- educate Educational applications
- emulators PD emulators for the Arc
- fileutils File utilities
- fonts Fonts/font applications
- games Games
- graphics Graphical tools/utilities
- languages PD languages for the Arc
- sound Music/sound applications
- printutils Printer utilities
- progutils Programming utilities
- unix Unix ports to the Arc and RiscIx stuff
- virus Virus killer programs
- /files/bbc/
- archivers Archiving utilities
- comms Communications applications
- editors Editor applications
- educate Educational applications
- fileutils File utilities
- games Games
- graphics Graphical tools/utilities
- sound Music/sound applications
- printutils Printer utilities
- progutils Programming utilities
-
- This archive is *only* reachable from within New Zealand. It holds public
- domain software for all makes and types of Acorn machinery as well as the
- latest updates of release software from Acorn (Shared C Libraries and
- similar things).
-
- [.B.] al.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk (131.111.84.16) (jkb@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk)
- /pub/beeb: Some BBC utilities
-
- [A.T] ftp.acorn.co.uk (136.170.129.1) (customer.services@acorn.co.uk)
- /incoming: Upload directory
- /pub/
- documents Application notes, press releases, prices
- riscos Archimedes software and patches
- riscix RisciX software
-
- Experimental service.
-
- [A..] ftp.cs.chalmers.se (129.16.226.10) (?)
- pub/misc/riscos: MPEG and other Archimedes software
-
- [A..] ftp.cs.kun.nl (131.174.33.1) (hans@cs.kun.nl)
- /pub/ArMaTuReS: ArMaTuReS (TeX)
-
- This is probably not the newest version. See also Stuttgart and other sites.
-
- [A..] ftp.cs.waikato.ac.nz (130.217.240.3) (PDenize@waikato.ac.nz)
- /pub/archimedes: Archimedes programs
-
- Sorted by date, this archive contains most submissions to the former
- Newcastle archive, as well as some other software.
-
- [.BT] ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk (129.215.160.5) (ajcd@dcs.ed.ac.uk)
- /pub/ajcd/BBC: Some BBC programs and documents
-
- Contains programs by the maintainer, Angus Duggan.
-
- [A..] ftp.demon.co.uk (158.152.1.65) (uploads@demon.co.uk)
- /pub/antivirus/archimedes: Antivirus information
- /pub/archimedes: Dialup IP, PGP and Usenet software
-
- [..T] ftp.eu.net (192.16.202.1) (info-admin@eu.net)
- /newsarchive/comp/sources/acorn: Three months' worth of comp.sources.acorn
-
- [A..] ftp.mathematik.uni-ulm.de (134.60.66.21) (borchert@mathematik.uni-ulm.de)
- /pub/soft/minix: ARM-Minix
-
- [A..] ftp.maths.tcd.ie (134.226.81.10) (chughes@maths.tcd.ie)
- /pub/acorn: Archimedes software
- /pub/incoming/acorn: Upload directory
-
- This is a small site, with a slow connection and not much space, so it
- can't cope with too much. At the moment it just has stuff by Conrad and
- Merlin Hughes in it; it's easier for them to distribute that way.
-
- [..T] ftp.nluug.nl (192.16.202.21) (info-admin@nluug.nl)
- /pub/newsarchive/comp/sources/acorn: Three months' worth of comp.sources.acorn
-
- [.B.] ftp.ohm.york.ac.uk (144.32.136.36) (ian@ohm.york.ac.uk)
- /pub/BBC/
- 32016: 32016 2nd processor utilities
- Submissions: Upload directory
- archiver: Archiver (there are more in Submissions)
-
- This is the archive of the BBC mailing list, bbc-list@ohm.york.ac.uk .
-
- [A.T] ftp.pvv.unit.no (129.241.36.200) (dhmyrdal@pvv.unit.no, bernhard@pvv.unit.no)
- /incoming/arm: Upload directory.
- /pub/arm/
- Archimedes-Info Documentation and information
- Other_Sites Index files from various places
- /pub/arm/Programs/
- !Fonts Several PD fonts
- DTop_silly Some silly applications for your desktop
- Demos A few demos for the Archimedes
- DeskLook Utilities to "improve" your desktop
- Editors Contains text-editors and utilities
- Games A few games for you to enjoy
- Library Command-line utilities incl. GNU software
- LineGraphics Line/object-oriented graphics programs
- Math_Fracts Mathematical programs incl. fractals
- Misc Items not fit into any category yet ;-)
- Music Audio programs
- PixGraphics Pixel-oriented graphics programs
- PostScript PostScript(tm)-related utilities
- Programming Utilities to help with programming
- RUCP Uucp and news software
- Utils Lots of utilities
- /pub/arm/src: Source-code for a few programs
-
- The file /pub/arm/Index is notoriously outdated, but ls-lR,FFF and
- Archive-Index,FFF (contents of Sparkives) are automagically kept up to date.
- Read DOWNLOAD-INFO for more helpful hints.
-
- [A..] ftp.tex.ac.uk (134.151.79.32) (?)
- /archive2/acorn: ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart
-
- [A..] ftp.tu-chemnitz.de (134.109.132.51) (fischer@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de)
- /pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos: ArMaTuReS (TeX) and ArmTeX 3.14
- /pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/edition/Standard:
- ArmTeX 3.14 (also on other sites?)
-
- [A..] ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) (ftpadm@uni-kl.de)
- /incoming/acorn: Upload directory
- /pub/acorn/
- acorn Acorn libraries
- applications Complete packages
- beginner Programs to unpack files
- demos Demos
- education Educational programs
- fractals Fractal programs
- games Games and cheats
- incoming Upload directory
- misc Miscellaneous
- packers Archivers
- sound Sound utilities
- tools Miscellaneous utilities
- viruskiller Virus killers and detectors
-
- [A..] ftp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de)
- /pub/thp/acorn: See ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de:/pub/acorn
-
- [A..] ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.64.1) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de)
- /pub/acorn/
- antivirus: Anti-virus utilities
- archivers: Archivers and decoders
- coredump: The Coredump electronic magazine
- database: Database programs
- desktoputils: Desktop gadgets
- docs: Documentation
- editors: Editors
- fontutils: Fonts & font utilities
- fsutils: Disk utilities & filing systems
- games: Games
- graphics: Graphics, fractals and drawing programs
- incoming: Upload directory
- lang: Languages and libraries
- math: Mathematical programs
- misc: Miscellaneous
- netutils: BBS, terminal, dialup IP and UUCP programs
- ro3: Risc OS 3 utilities and programs
- simulation: Simulation programs
- sound: Sound utilities
- tex: TeX distribution
- unixtools: Ported Unix utilities
-
- [AB.] ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.8.13) (acorn@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de)
- /incoming/acorn: Upload directory
- /pub/systems/acorn/
- minix: ARM-Minix
- riscix/unixtools/gnu/gdb: gdb (Acorn diffs only)
- /pub/systems/acorn/6502/
- archivers: Archivers
- beginner: Programs to unpack files
- comm: Communication programs
- lang: Languages (Assembler and Small-C)
- /pub/systems/acorn/riscos/
- antivirus: Virus killers
- archivers: Some archivers
- beginner: Some of the same and other archivers
- cad: CAD programs?
- comm: Communication packages and utilities
- comm/msdos-disk: MS-DOS disk readers
- database: Database programs
- editors: Editors
- etc: Miscellaneous
- fromUTS: Contents of the old Manchester archive
- lang: Languages, libraries, debuggers
- maths: Mathematical programs
- newsoft: New software, per month
- problems: Programming problems & answers
- unixtools: Many ported Unix and GNU tools
- util: Utilities and fonts
- util/sys: System utilities
- /pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/
- oldtex: ArMaTuReS (TeX), old version
- texadditions: TeX-related files
- texupdate: Updates to the old version
-
- Also runs an experimental FSP server.
-
- [A..] ipc1.rvs.uni-hannover.de (130.75.5.71) (ftpadmin@ipc1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de)
- /pub/tex/machines/acorn/riscos: ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart
-
- [A..] isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (130.54.20.1) (?)
- /.u2/oldnews/comp/binaries/acorn: comp.binaries.acorn archives
- /.u2/oldnews/comp/sources/acorn: comp.sources.acorn archives
-
- Unsure if these directories are still supported.
-
- [A..] isgate.is (130.208.165.63) (archive-management@isgate.is)
- /pub/Usenet/Usenet.bin/comp.binaries.acorn:
- comp.binaries.acorn archives
-
- [AB.] kermit.columbia.edu (128.59.39.2) (?)
- /kermit/
- a: Kermit for BBC+Z80 second processor
- c: Kermit for BBC, Cambridge Workstation
- and Archimedes (under Arthur)
-
- [AB.] micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84, Janet numeric address 000010403000) (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
- /kermit: Kermit in subdirectories ac, ar, bbc, cp
- /micros/arch/riscos/a: Archimedes programs
- /micros/arch/riscos/b: More Archimedes programs
- /micros/arch/riscos/tools: UUDecode, Arc, SparkPlug2
- /micros/bbc: 6502 programs
-
- There is also an upload facility. You should then log in as "uploads",
- password "uploads":
- /arch-riscos: Upload directory
-
- [A..] mortimer.cc.ic.ac.uk (129.31.80.60) (scottk@ic.ac.uk)
- /pub/replay: Replay movie of shuttle launch
-
- [A..] sun.rediris.es (130.206.1.2) (?)
- /software/sources/TeX/systems/acorn: ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart
-
- [AB.] tolsun.oulu.fi (130.231.96.16) (?)
- /incoming/acorn: Upload directory
- /pub/acorn: BBC and Archimedes software, ularn
-
- [A.T] wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.22.42) (dbh@doc.ic.ac.uk)
- /pub/acorn/
- denis: Archimedes software
- doc: Interesting text files
- other: More Archimedes software
-
- Also accessible by gopher.
-
-
- MAIL SERVERS:
- =============
- Format: [ABT]? email-address-of-server (email-address-of-maintainer)
- For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above.
- See also the section below on ftp-by-mail services.
-
- [..T] banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz)
- Section: FAQData The FAQ and Acorn machine list
- Section: Public Arc documentation and informational files
-
- Requests *must* have as subject "ServerMail" (case is important, omit the
- quotes), and the body should be of the form:
-
- Start:
- [Help:]
- Section: FAQData
- Send: <filename>
- End:
-
- Using "Section: index", you can retrieve a list of all files in all
- sections. The command "Help:" will get you a help file.
-
- This server contains FAQ-like data which isn't asked frequently enough to
- post it regularly on the net. Note that this server is at the wrong end of
- a 2400 baud dialup connection, so frivolous requests for large files will
- not be appreciated.
-
- [...] info-server@newcastle.ac.uk ()
-
- The Newcastle Info Service has been closed down.
-
- [AB.] archive-server@micros.hensa.ac.uk (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
- /kermit: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/arch/riscos/a: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/arch/riscos/b: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/arch/riscos/tools: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/bbc: See under "ftp servers".
-
- Requests are of the form:
-
- send <filename>
-
- You can obtain a help file using the command "help".
-
-
- INTERACTIVE ACCESS:
- ===================
- Format: [ABT]? site-name (numeric-address) (email-address-of-maintainer)
- For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above.
-
- [AB.] micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84, Janet 000010403000) (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
- /kermit: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/arch/riscos/a: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/arch/riscos/b: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/arch/riscos/tools: See under "ftp servers".
- /micros/bbc: See under "ftp servers".
-
- Also accessible by gopher.
-
-
- FTP-BY-MAIL SERVICE:
- ====================
- If you can't use ftp directly, these servers can do it for you:
-
- - ftpmail@cs.uow.edu.au
- - ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
- - ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de
- - ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr
- - ftpmail@src.doc.ic.ac.uk
- - bitftp at pucc (only from within Bitnet)
-
- Requests for the ftpmail servers are of the form:
-
- open <site>
- cd <directory>
- dir # To obtain a directory listing
- get <file> # To retrieve a file
- quit
-
- Send "help" to find out more.
-
- I don't know how bitftp works; try sending "help" to it.
-
-
- INTERNET ACCESS FROM JANET:
- ===========================
- Most Janet sites are now connected to the Internet directly, including all
- archives mentioned here (so Internet users don't need a gateway anymore), but
- if you are on Janet and can't use Internet ftp, try:
-
- - sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (128.86.8.7) (login guestftp, password guestftp)
- - ft-relay.ac.uk (using hhcp from Janet)
-
- More information can be obtained by logging in to uk.ac.janet.news .
-
-
- gerben@cs.vu.nl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G e r b e n V o s <><
- THIS IS THE LAST TETRIS VARIANT TO BE ADDED TO THE ARCHIVE. -- Albert Koelmans
-