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- From: commafaq@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.mail-news,comp.answers,news.answers
- Subject: comp.os.msdos.mail-news FAQ (02/02) software
- Summary: uucp, mail, and news for msdos or ms-windows or os2 (part 02/02)
- Message-ID: <19940407.commafaq.02@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: 07 Apr 1994 07:00:00 MDT
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- Archive-name: msdos-mail-news/software
- Original-Archive-name: comma-software
- Comp-os-msdos-mail-news-archive-name: software
- Frequency: biweekly
-
- Comp.Os.Msdos.MAil-news == c.o.m.ma == comma
-
- ========================================================================
-
- Contents:
-
- Part 1:
-
- 1. Where are the Questions?
- 2. Charter
- 3. QWK
- 4. `offline'
- 5. Related Groups/Mailing Lists
- 6. ftp and how to get files from the Internet
- a. help is easy to obtain
- b. where to find software
- c. archie
- d. not on the Internet: accessing ftp archives
- e. not on the Internet: accessing archie
- 7. RFCs
- 8. announcements
- 9. other FAQs
- 10. What do the technical or jargon terms mean?
- 11. How can I get mail/news on my PC at home?
- a. I have a UNIX login, but don't want to tie up the phone lines.
- b. I can get a `feed' -- but what do I do with it?
- c. I'm reading over someone's shoulder.
- d. I want better software than what I've got now.
- 12. How can I use waffle newsreaders with other packages?
- 98. spelling
- 99. credits
-
- Part 2:
-
- 100. notes and index
- 101. I want mail and/or news on msdos! what software is there?
- 102. summary only
- 103. what the addresses mean
- 104. maintainer index
- 105. ftp index
-
- 200. uucp
- 201. discussion
- 202. waffle
- 203. uupc
- 204. uupc-msw
- 205. uupc-os2
- 206. fsuucp
- 207. mks-uucp
- 208. uuslave
- 209. pduucp/pcuucp
- 210. dcp
- 211. xp/crosspoint
- 212. fxuucico
- 213. mail-it-rem
- 214. minihost
- 215. winnetmail
-
- 300. mail/news transport agents, batchers, servers
- 301. discussion
- 302. filesystem
- 350. network
-
- 400. mail/news user agents
- 401. discussion
- 402. filesystem
- 450. network
-
- 500. other
-
- 600. source
- 601. discussion
- 602. dcp
- 603. uuslave
- 604. pduucp/pcuucp
- 605. uupc
- 606. uupc
- 607. uupc
- 608. snews
- 609. hackticnr
- 610. rusnews
- 611. winelm
- 612. mit-red
- 613. pcrrn
- 614. smaildos
- 615. pmnews
- 616. snuz
- 617. barbnews
- 618. olsenews
- 619. slnr
- 620. rexxnews-os2
- 621. procc
- 622. wsmtpd
- 623. trn-os2
- 624. tin-os2
- 625. winvn
- 626. nexp
- 627. mimefold
- 628. wrn
- 629. appsig
- 630. aser
-
- ========================================================================
-
-
- 100. notes and index
-
- 101. I want mail and/or news on msdos! what software is there?
-
- then read on! this part of the FAQ is the big answer to that one
- question. to use it, you'll need to know: how will you be sent
- mail? (usual choices: uucp/rmail, SMTP/POP/IMAP) how will you
- be sent news? (usual choices: uucp/rnews, NNTP)
-
-
- 102. summary only
-
- this is (right now) a summary only. if you feel more information
- is required to be useful, mail me, keeping in mind that there is
- another posting which has a lot of detail (the `esj' list). it is
- posted very infrequently.
-
- this post is meant primarily to let people know what is available,
- so they can grab the packages and evaluate them for themselves.
-
- code requires
- ---- --------
- [dvx] DesqView/X
- [geo] GEOS (probably will require v2.0? none on the list yet)
- [msw] MS Windows (often requires v3.1)
- [os2] OS/2 (often requires v2.1)
-
- I have tried to complete all the required codes. however, I have
- not tried all packages personally. if I am missing one for your
- package, please inform me, so that people who do not have the required
- underlying software do not waste time or money ftp'ing it. thanks.
-
-
- 103. what the addresses mean
-
- when an ftp reference is given that looks like this:
- ``wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/uucp/00-index.txt''
- this does not imply that it is the only place where the file
- is available via ftp. you may want to use `archie' to help
- you locate the closest (network-cost-wise) copy of the file.
-
- for brief help with archie, see the comma intro.
-
- the special entry ``simtel:'' indicates the simtel collection,
- available in many places, including CD-ROMs, and its primary
- ftp mirror, oak.oakland.edu:/pub/msdos.
-
- the file name reflects the latest version that I knew of (or was
- told of) at the time this FAQ was sent out. if you know a newer
- one is available, and there was no announcement posted to comma
- after a week or so, please send me the information for inclusion
- (or better yet, post the entire announcement to comma so everyone
- can get the whole story, instead of just the summary here)
-
- see also the `announcements' section in the comma intro on how to
- get the announcements automatically crossposted to comma.
-
-
- 104. maintainer index
-
- this information is culled from public postings to newsgroups,
- or files available to the public via ftp. because of this, I
- have not tried all the addresses to make sure they are still
- functional, nor do I have the time to do a routine check of them
- every so often.
-
- you may also want to check, eg., garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/author25.zip
- and (in the same directory) authwn05.zip
-
- please do not abuse these people's time -- send them mail specific
- to their own products, not about how to get files via ftp. that
- gives them more time to work on software, and that benefits us all.
-
- if you have some burning questions, the best thing you could
- possibly do is to check out news.newusers.questions -- there's
- a lot of information already there.
-
- maintainers:
- if you wish to have this information not included in this FAQ,
- _please_ contact me directly so that I can accomodate you as quickly
- as possible. I don't want to put any email addresses in here that
- don't want mail. if I have an old/missing/suboptimal address
- listed, please inform me. thanks.
-
- waffle dell@wiretap.spies.com
- uupc help@kew.com
- uupc-msw help@kew.com
- uupc-os2 help@kew.com
- fsuucp support@toys.fubarsys.com
- snews dan@fch.wimsey.bc.ca
- pcnews-uu lindh@uhasun.hartford.edu
- cppnews cppnews@trmphrst.demon.co.uk
- tmail dcs@witsend.stat.com
- helldiver rhys@fit.qut.edu.au
- wrn frankv@alf.pec.co.nz
- nwreader sreck@rebox.in-berlin.de
- rwmail sreck@rebox.in-berlin.de
- rnf daniel@blackhl.hacktic.nl
- rusnews russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
- trumpet peter@psychnet.psychol.utas.edu.au
- wintrumpet ...
- pc-eudora eudora-sales@qualcomm.com
- ftpnuz h198@hosp.med.umich.edu
- mks-uucp inquiry@mks.com
- zipnews jkilday@nlbbs.com
- zipnewsreader jkilday@nlbbs.com
- solar kjhoule@iowegia.dsm.ia.us ... kevin@ins.infonet.net
- dvxtin seant@ratsys.com
- tin-os2 ...
- pcelm freiss.pad@sni.de
- elm4waf ianj@ijpc.uucp
- elm-pc pjc@ic.ac.uk
- winelm pjc@ic.ac.uk
- mush moc@lena.uucp
- uuslave ellis@ofa.com
- pduucp ...
- xp/crosspoint crosspoint@bionic.zer.de
- hackticnr kafka@desert.hacktic.nl
- popmail (superseded by minuet)
- minuet ...
- nupop nupop@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
- fxuucico jorge@satlink.net
- winvn rushing@titan.ksc.nasa.gov [winvn@? ...]
- snuupm ccml@hippo.ru.ac.za
- pegasusmail david@pmail.gen.nz
- winpegasus ...
- w165peg ross@westmead.health.su.oz.au
- newsreader/2 [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
- lamail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
- multimail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
- qvtnet ...
- snuz mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
- pcrrn ...
- boxer paul@eunet.co.at
- mail-it mail-it@unipalm.co.uk
- mail-it-rem mail-it@unipalm.co.uk
- cinetic Cinetic@speedy.cam.org
- cnews-dos cnews@joker.ruhr.de, cnews-request@faerun.mi.org
- elm-os2 ...
- dumpgrp ...
- lamailpop ...
- latimes gutzs@crl.aecl.ca
- tinymail-kalf turgut@ege.edu.tr
- mail-ccg geurin@nosc.mil
- mail-ozwoz ...
- pmnews serls@dashs.denver.co.us
- rn-os2 ...
- rexxnews-os2 ...
- trn-os2 haen@veces.stgt.sub.org, term@godot.stgt.sub.org
- snews-os2 ...
- pmfsudg xmpcwsh@dp7up.com
- ecsmail ecs-info@edm.isac.ca
- smaildos sct%seldon@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu
- nfsmail 4341@msg.abc.se
- mit-red ...
- barbnews sob@bcm.tmc.edu
- olsenews kjetilo@usit.uio.no
- pcnews-nfs pilchuck!jgray
- telepathy ashmount@cix.compulink.co.uk [... not confirmed!]
- wigwam ashmount@cix.compulink.co.uk [... not confirmed!]
- emacs-gnus ...
- emacs-rmail ...
- eep paul@eunet.co.at
- winbiff winbiff@blimpy.ci.net
- hsend rhys@fit.qut.edu.au
- nscu ...
- cwexp ...
- sexpire ...
- mexpire ...
- nexp ...
- hpv rhys@fit.qut.edu.au
- yarn cthuang@io.org
- yarn-os2 cthuang@io.org
- unor rrusbasa@nyx.cs.du.edu
- paperboy vart@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
- pc-pine pine@cac.wasington.edu
- pathways rick@twg.com
- winn shaman@cyberia.bowlgreen.oh.us
- minihost minihost@sph.spb.su
- commset dedgar@cybercon.nb.ca
- slnr ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
- winnetmail davideo@aborigine.win.net
- watergate mvdl@et.tudelft.nl
- procc russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
- wafcontrol jbla@giraffe.in-berlin.de
- rfdmail yon@world.std.com
- wsmtpd ...
- pgpwaffle pgpwaff@star.hou.tx.us
- wafvacation larry@birdsong.suvl.ca.us
- wfs larry@birdsong.suvl.ca.us
- vmailserver rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca
- aser rahardj@cc.umanitoba.ca
- chameleon donna@netmanage.com
- admstat mick@rheinl.ruhr.de
- mosaic mosaic-w@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu
- cyberdesk cyber@netcom.com
- air-mail-news info@spry.com
- winuuall winuuall@bassline.infocom.co.uk
- appsig roy@cybrspc.mn.org
- relaysysmail lvds@stdin.frmug.gna.org
- coprivreader root@copriv.gold.sub.org
- readmail jschipper@hut.nl
- wafpostnews ...
- mimefold gisle@oslonett.no
- gmail junodj@css583.gordon.army.mil
- emacsmail-os2 ...
- uugate-os2 ...
- mail-shuffle ...
- newsdb-os2 100274.162@compuserve.com
- uubatch ...
- umail mike@avon.demon.co.uk
- rmheaders C.W.G.M.Enders@kub.nl
- niespnr niesp@inf.fu-berlin.de
- newsuudecode ...
-
-
- 105. ftp index
-
- if you are the maintainer of a package, and I have shown a site
- that you feel is not appropriate, please let me know. if I have
- shown a frequently-updated mirror site, keep in mind that using
- a mirror site that has everything on it may be easier for users than
- having to go to a different site for every package. if I have shown
- a site which mirrors, but too infrequently, please inform me of a
- better reference.
-
- many of these files come from the simtel repository. one site
- which can handle many ftp users at once holds the files in
- wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/. another very large, very
- available mirror is ftp.uu.net:/systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20.
- of course, the main simtel mirror is oak.oakland.edu:/pub/msdos/.
-
- please try to strike a balance between instant availability of
- the newest versions and practical ability to handle the transfers.
- if your software is available on a bogged down SLIP link and
- ftp.uu.net, I would rather point people to the latter.
-
- waffle simtel:waffle/waf165.zip
- uupc omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/uupc/*
- uupc-msw omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/uupc/*
- uupc-os2 omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/uupc/*
- fsuucp simtel:uucp/fs14*.zip
- snews simtel:uucp/snws191*.zip,snews191.zip
- pcnews-uu ...
- cppnews ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/trumphurst/cppnews/cppnws40.zip
- tmail simtel:uucp/tmail116.zip
- helldiver ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/helld107.zip
- wrn ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/wrn093.zip,wrnsr094.zip
- nwreader ftp.fu-berlin.de:/pub/pc/uucp/nn304.zoo
- rwmail ftp.fu-berlin.de:/pub/pc/uucp/rwm221.zoo
- rnf ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/rnf074b.zip
- rusnews ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/rusn-106.zip
- trumpet ftp.utas.edu.au:/pc/trumpet/trmp106b.zip
- wintrumpet ftp.utas.edu.au:/pc/trumpet/wintrump/*.*
- pc-eudora simtel:windows3/eudora14.zip
- ftpnuz calvin.sfasu.edu:/pub/dos/network/ftp-pctcp/ftpnuz10.zip
- zipnews simtel:offline/znews97d.zip
- zipnewsreader simtel:offline/znr092y.zip
- solar simtel:waffle/solar93b.zip
- dvxtin simtel:dv-x/dvxtin.zip
- tin-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/tin122.zip
- pcelm simtel:ka9q/pcelm321.zip
- elm4waf ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/miscnets/e4w100.zip
- elm-pc lister.cc.ic.ac.uk:/pub/elm-pc/elmpcv21.zip
- winelm lister.cc.ic.ac.uk:/pub/winelm/winelm.exe
- mush simtel:uucp/mush7*.zip
- uuslave ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/fidonet/ufgate/uusl_y10.lzh
- pduucp ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/uucp/pcuucp.zip
- xp/crosspoint ...
- hackticnr ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/rn134.exe
- popmail boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pc/popmail/popmail-3.2.2/*
- minuet boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pc/minuet/minuarc.exe
- nupop ftp.acns.nwu.edu:/pub/nupop/nupop*.zip
- fxuucico tau-ceti.isc-br.com:/pub/fx/fxuc04b.zip
- winvn titan.ksc.nasa.gov:/pub/win3/winvn/*
- snuupm simtel:uucp/snuupm23.zip
- pegasusmail simtel:novell/pmail301.zip
- winpegasus risc.ua.edu:/pub/network/pegasus/winpm102.zip
- w165peg ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/miscnets/w165peg9.zip
- newsreader/2 [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
- lamail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
- multimail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
- qvtnet biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu:/pub/qvtnet/qvtne396.zip
- snuz [...]/snuz.zoo
- pcrrn ...
- boxer eunet.co.at:/pub/news/eep/boxerb07.zip
- mail-it [retail package]
- mail-it-rem [retail package]
- cinetic simtel:windows3/cmm21f.zip,cmm21s.zip
- cnews-dos simtel:waffle/wcnw105c.zip
- elm-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/elm23exe.zip,elm23src.zip
- dumpgrp ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/dumpgrp.zip
- lamailpop ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/lampop11.zip
- latimes ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/ltimes21.zip
- tinymail-kalf ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/mail19.zip
- mail-ccg ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/mail22.zip
- mail-ozwoz [...]/mail56.zip
- pmnews ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/pmnews.zip
- rn-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/rn38d.zip
- rexxnews-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/rxnew11a.zip
- trn-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/trnexe12.zip,trnsrc12.zip
- snews-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/all/network/snews_20.zip =snews-2.zip...?
- pmfsudg risc.ua.edu:/pub/network/pegasus/misc/pmfsudg.zip
- ecsmail ftp.srv.ualberta.ca:/pub/dos/comm*s/ecs/windows/mua_201b1.exe
- smaildos simtel:uucp/smailbin.zip,smailsrc.zip
- nfsmail simtel:nfs/nfsml202.zip
- mit-red ...
- barbnews ftp.york.ac.uk:/[...]/news.zip
- olsenews ftp.york.ac.uk:/[...]/nn-src.zip,nn-exe.zip,nn-doc.zip
- pcnews-nfs simtel:nfs/pcnews.zip
- telepathy ...
- wigwam ...
- emacs-gnus ...
- emacs-rmail ...
- eep eunet.co.at:/pub/news/eep/eep1_9.tar.Z
- winbiff simtel:windows3/wnbff20a.zip
- hsend ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/hsend105.zip
- nscu ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/nscu11.zip
- cwexp [...]/cwexp108.zip
- sexpire ...
- mexpire ...
- nexp simtel:waffle/nexp20.zip
- hpv simtel:waffle/hpv101b.zip
- yarn simtel:offline/yarn-058.zip
- yarn-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/bbs/yrn2-057.zip (I assume 058}
- unor ftp.gte.com:/pub/unor/unor0030.zip
- paperboy ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/util/pboy101.zip (v1.90=beta)
- pc-pine ftp.cac.washington.edu:/mail/pcpine/README
- pathways [retail package; phone 800 872 8649 or +1 415 962 7100]
- winn [not released--patched rusnews]
- minihost ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/demo/mhdemo11.zip
- commset nstn.ns.ca:/pub/pc-stuff/commset/*
- slnr [alt.sources...]
- winnetmail simtel:windows3/wnmai211.zip
- watergate tudedv.et.tudelft.nl:/wtrgate.zip,wtr0412.zip
- procc ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/procc-05.zip
- wafcontrol ftp.FU-Berlin.DE:/pub/pc/news/wctl12.zoo
- rfdmail world.std.com:/src/pc/email/rfdmail.zip
- wsmtpd ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/winsock/wsmtpd16.zip
- pgpwaffle [in beta testing]
- wafvacation simtel:waffle/vac170.zip
- wfs simtel:uucp/wfs302.zip
- vmailserver simtel:waffle/vms220.zip
- aser simtel:waffle/aser28.zip, ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca:/p*/m*/w*/aser*
- chameleon [retail package; phone +1 408 973 7171]
- admstat simtel:waffle/admst11b.zip
- mosaic ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/winsock/wmos20a1.zip
- cyberdesk [retail package] brochure: netcom.com:/pub/cyber/cdbro.exe
- air-mail-news [retail package; phone 800 spry net; phone +1 206 447 0300]
- winuuall [still in testing]
- appsig simtel:waffle/apsig105.zip
- relaysysmail ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/mail/rsm11.arj
- coprivreader ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/reader.lzh
- readmail simtel:textutil/rmail41.zip
- wafpostnews ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/wpnews.zip
- mimefold by mail, alt.sources
- gmail ftp.usma.edu:/pub/msdos/ws_gmail.zip
- emacsmail-os2 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/c*/os/o*/tcpip/emacs-mail.zip
- uugate-os2 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/c*/os/os2/mail*/uugat023.zip
- mail-shuffle ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/shuffle2.zip
- newsdb-os2 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/c*/os/os2/mail*/newsdb10.zip
- uubatch ...
- umail ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/ibmpc/umail/* , simtel:/ka9q/umail11i.zip
- rmheaders simtel:textutil/rmhead11.zip
- niespnr simtel:offline/mynr11.zip
- newsuudecode simtel:decode/nwsuu125.zip
-
-
- 200. uucp
-
- 201. discussion
-
- uucp is a file transfer protocol, like kermit or zmodem, except that
- with uucp it is easier, or at least there are conventions which make
- it portably _possible_, to do some networking tasks (like queue a file
- transfer to be done automatically at a later time when phone rates are
- lower, or assign a command to be run once a file is received (common
- examples include rmail for delivering mail, and rnews for unbatching
- network news)).
-
- uucp has, historically, often been poorly/incompletely implemented,
- and these poor/incomplete implementations have often been relatively
- slow. this does not mean uucp itself is slow, and we are seeing
- more uucp implementations of late which are fast, yet still as
- network-capable as uucp has always been.
-
- the 200s section will look at the actual `guts' of uucp, the file
- transfer engine itself. this is commonly called uucico.
-
-
- 202. waffle
-
- from LEGAL.DOC:
-
- > UUCICO.EXE is copyrighted but freely distributable. This ONLY
- > applies to uucico and not to ANY other files in the Waffle package.
-
- see the entire file for more information.
-
- non-redistributable source for most of the waffle modules is available
- for a fee.
-
-
- 203. uupc
-
- shareware/freeware -- depends on how you interpret the license docs.
- native ms-windows, os2, and ms-nt versions are ftp-able also.
-
-
- 204. fsuucp
-
- shareware. command-line, standalone versions of the modules.
- > you may want to make mention that the author is 100% keen to
- > make any package fsuucp-compatible, if the author of the
- > package wants to work with me on it.
-
-
- 205. mks-uucp
-
- not available for ftp
- part of the mks toolkit
- included as part of their _DOS User's Guide to the Internet_ book [...]
- contact: inquiry@mks.com, 800-265-2797, +1 519-884-2251 voice
- > [the release manager] said that if those programmers want to get
- > information about writing newsreaders, he would be glad to help them.
- > In general, we've not made a packet of information available as we
- > do not support programmers using our products. We will give them
- > the information they need, if they request it.
-
-
- 206. uuslave
-
- can not originate calls? can only originate calls? ...
-
-
- 207. pduucp/pcuucp
-
- appears to be just dcp with a rmail. may be dcp itself in a new package.
-
-
- 208. dcp
-
- ...
-
-
- 209. xp/crosspoint
-
- Deutsch-only documentation currently available
-
-
- 210. fxuucico
-
- waffle-compatible
-
-
- 211. mail-it-rem
-
- > Mail-it [remote]'s uucico was written specifically for use with
- > Mail-it [remote] and its file formats and naming conventions are
- > specific to the program (details are available on request, if required).
-
-
- 212. minihost
-
- [msw] ...
-
-
- 213. winnetmail
-
- [msw]
- > WinNET Mail is a an MS Windows application that provides a tremendous
- > front end interface to Computer Witchcraft's uucp Internet/Usenet
- > service or any uucp service provider. When used with an alternative
- > UUCP provider WinNET is ShareWare with registration required. Account
- > setup with CWI is automatic -- about 10 minutes for even a novice user.
- > The software is extremely easy to use and has a beautiful tool bar for
- > point and click functionality. Full access to the 6000+ news groups
-
-
-
- 300. mail/news transport agents, batchers
-
- 301. discussion
-
- some packages work with messages stored on disk and transferred to other
- machines later (often using uucp, and the rmail and rnews commands),
- while others send or receive the mail immediately over a network
- connection (often using SMTP, POP, or IMAP for mail, and NNTP for news).
-
-
- 302. filesystem
-
- 303. waffle - waffle mail; waffle news (including feeds)
- 304. uupc - uupc mail; can unbatch news
- 305. uupc-msw - uupc mail
- 306. uupc-os2 - uupc mail (uses hpfs)
- 307. fsuucp - fsuucp mail; fsuucp news (including feeds)
- 308. snews (for uupc) - uupc news
- 309. cnews-dos - waffle news (including feeds)
- 310. mks-uucp - ported C News
- 311. smaildos
- 312. zipnews
- 313. solar - soup
- 314. watergate - `an integrated UUCP and FIDO mailprocessor'
- 315. uugate-os2 [os2] - Internet/Fidonet gateway
- 316. uubatch - batched, compressed mail
-
-
- 350. network
-
- for an overview of TCP/IP implementations for msdos, ms-windows,
- or os2, see the newsgroup `comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc'. it has
- a FAQ of its own which can be obtained via ftp. see the `other
- FAQs' section in the comma intro.
-
- 351. wsmtpd [msw] - smtp
- 352. gmail [msw] - smtp
- 353. unnamed part of IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package...?
-
-
- 400. mail/news user agents
-
- 401. discussion
-
- some sites mount their news disks over (eg.) NFS, so the news appears
- as, for instance, x:\news\comp\mail\misc\22694 (this would be the
- 22694rd article in the group comp.mail.misc). on such a system, you
- should be able to read mail or news with any of the `filesystem'
- packages (possibly with some extra setup). most other IP network
- (TCP/IP, SLIP, PPP) connections are with NNTP, SMTP, POP, or IMAP.
-
- with some tweaking (usually just duplication of configuration files)
- you can often read mail/news with any of the filesystem-based
- packages (snews' separate format is the biggest exception). you
- might not be able to post/reply very easily, due to the more
- drastic differences in the file layouts the uucico modules expect.
- unfortunately, uucp often deals with file names like D.foo2b6IC
- which Unix sites can handle easily, but msdos cannot. there are
- a few obvious ways to translate these names to msdos-compatible
- names, but, unfortunately, they're not compatible with each other.
-
- there have been intentions posted of having more software work with
- more of the uucico layouts, which is a Good Thing. waffle and
- fsuucp, at least, have explicitly documented their conversion routines
- in the past.
-
-
- 402. filesystem
-
- 403. waffle - waffle mail; waffle news
- 404. uupc - uupc mail
- 405. uupc-msw [msw] - uupc mail
- 406. uupc-os2 [os2] - uupc mail
- 407. snews - uupc news
- 408. pcnews-uu - uupc news
- 409. cppnews - uupc news (snews)
- 410. tmail - uupc mail; waffle mail
- 411. fsuucp - fsuucp mail; fsuucp news
- 412. helldiver [msw] - waffle mail; waffle news
- 413. wrn [msw] - waffle news
- 414. nwreader - waffle news
- 415. rwmail - waffle mail
- 416. rnf - waffle mail; waffle news
- 417. rusnews - waffle news; some waffle mail support
- 418. pcelm - uupc mail; waffle mail (elm4waf)
- 419. zipnewsreader - waffle mail; waffle news; zipnews mail; zipnews news
- 420. mush - uupc mail
- 421. hackticnr - waffle news
- 422. pegasusmail - waffle mail (w165peg); fsuucp mail (pmfsudg); uupc?
- 423. boxer [msw] - waffle mail; waffle news
- 424. mail-it-rem [msw] - mail
- 425. cinetic mail manager - uupc mail; fsuucp mail
- 426. mks-uucp - mks mail; mks news
- 427. tin-os2 [os2] - uupc(?) news
- 428. nfsmail - (?) mail
- 429. tinymail-kalf [os2] - (?) mail (calls network mailer)
- 430. mail-ozwoz - mail (novell only)
- 431. pcnews-nfs - (?) news
- 432. emacs-gnus - (?) news
- 433. emacs-rmail - (?) mail
- 434. hpv - soup
- 435. yarn - soup
- 436. yarn-os2 [os2] - soup
- 437. unor [msw] - soup
- 438. paperboy [msw] - soup
- 439. minihost [msw] - minihost mail
- 440. slnr - soup
- 441. trn-os2 [os2] - uupc news
- 442. winpegasus [msw] - same as pegasus?
- 443. winuuall [msw] - waffle mail; waffle news
- 444. relaysysmail - waffle mail; waffle news
- 445. coprivreader - waffle news
- 446. readmail - various formats, read-only
- 447. umail - uupc news, uupc mail(?)
- 448. niespnr - downloaded nn folders
-
-
- 450. network
-
- 451. trumpet - nntp news
- 452. wintrumpet [msw] - nntp news
- 453. pc-eudora [msw] - mail
- 454. ftpnuz - nntp news
- 455. waffle - nntp news
- 456. dvxtin [dvx] - nntp news
- 457. tin-os2 [os2] - nntp news
- 458. mail-ccg [os2] - mail
- 459. popmail - mail (superseded by minuet)
- 460. minuet - mail; nntp news
- 461. nupop - mail
- 462. winvn [msw] - nntp news
- 463. elm-pc - mail
- 464. winelm [msw] - mail (requires elm-pc)
- 465. newsreader/2 [os2] - nntp news
- 466. qvtnet [msw] - nntp news
- 467. snuz - nntp news
- 468. pcrrn - nntp news
- 469. mail-it [msw] - mail
- 470. cinetic mail manager - mail
- 471. dumpgrp [os2] - nntp news
- 472. mit-red - nntp news
- 473. barbnews - nntp news
- 474. olsenews - nntp news
- 475. tinymail-kalf [os2] - mail (reads mail locally)
- 476. telepathy [...]?
- 477. wigwam [...]?
- 478. pc-pine - imap mail
- 479. pathways - imap mail
- 480. rexxnews-os2 [os2] - nntp news
- 481. commset - pop mail; nntp news
- 482. chameleon - smtp mail; nntp news
- 483. mosaic [msw] - smtp mail; nntp news
- 484. cyberdesk [msw] - mail and news but _requires_ a Unix login
- 485. air-mail-news [msw] - pop mail; nntp news
- 486. gmail [msw] - pop mail; pop mail server; smtp receive; smtp send
- 487. emacsmail-os2 [os2] - ...?
- 488. lamail-ibm [os2] - mail
- 489. multimail-ibm [os2] - mail
- 490. ecsmail - imap mail
-
-
- 500. other
-
- 501. snuupm
-
- The SNUUPM package provides a simple way to install and configure the
- Snews newsreader, UUPC uucp-compatible transfer package, and Pegasus
- Mail mail user agent packages. Using DOUGMENU as a front-end, it
- provides a uucp-based mail and news system for MS-DOS. It will work
- in a Windows or in a command-line environment.
-
- if you have been frustrated by your first installation, or you want a
- painless installation (for you or someone else), make sure you check
- out this package.
-
-
- 502. eep
-
- eep is a .newsrc editor [...]
-
-
- 503. winbiff
-
- WinBiff is a mail notification utility for Windows 3.1 which works
- with UUPC, Waffle, FSUUCP, Pegasus Mail, Novell MHS, and PC-NFS.
-
-
- 504. hsend
-
- utility for batching news from different programs with a simpler
- interface than rnews [...]
-
-
- 505. nscu
-
- news spool cleanup utility [...]
-
-
- 506. cwexp
-
- expire [...]
-
-
- 507. sexpire
-
- expire [...]
-
-
- 508. mexpire
-
- expire [...]
-
-
- 509. procc
-
- process Control: messages for waffle
-
-
- 510. wafcontrol
-
- process Control: messages for waffle, can create a join_new file
- in users' home directories that nwreader knows to look in for
- new groups to ask users if they want to join
-
-
- 511. pgpwaffle
-
- reads the messages in Waffle's smarthost spool directory and encrypt
- with PGP any messages bound for individuals whose keys you have in
- your public key ring
-
-
- 512. wafvacation
-
- processes mail files in Waffle's user directories.
-
-
- 513. wfs
-
- waffle mail-based archive server
-
-
- 514. vmailserver
-
- waffle mail-based archive server
-
-
- 515. aser
-
- waffle mail-based archive server
-
-
- 516. admstat
-
- evaluates Waffle's "uucico", "net", and "traffic" files
-
-
- 517. nexp
-
- waffle expire in Perl
-
-
- 518. appsig
-
- signature control for waffle -- pick signature from many
-
-
- 519. mimefold
-
- > a small library that supports the parsing of MIME headers
- > and encoding/decoding of body parts, suitable for inclusion
- > in offline-readers.
-
-
- 520. mail-shuffle [os2]
-
- > E-Mail separator/distributor for IBM's TCP/IP SENDMAIL
- > SHUFFLE is designed to separate incoming email by the userid in the
- > "To:" field, subject to a list of defined userids. Separated userids
- > are placed in predefined & specified directories/in-boxes. email to
- > unlisted userids is left untouched in the master in-box controlled by
- > SENDMAIL. (LaMail can be reconfigured to use one of the separate
- > in-boxes, and still automatically sense arrival of new mail.)
- > By allowing separated in-boxes, multiple users of a single OS/2
- > system can have segregated and reasonably private email in-boxes.
-
-
- 521. newsdb-os2 [os2]
-
- > make database of news articles
-
-
- 522. rmheaders
-
- > Removes/changes headers of e-mail, news files
-
-
- 523. newsuudecode
-
- > UUdecoder for news articles
-
-
- 600. source
-
- 601. discussion
-
- why is source important? ...
- if you're looking for projects...
-
-
- 602. dcp
- 603. uuslave
- 604. pduucp/pcuucp
- 605. uupc
- 606. uupc-msw
- 607. uupc-os2
- 608. snews
- 609. hackticnr
- 610. rusnews
- 611. winelm
- 612. mit-red
- 613. pcrrn
- 614. smaildos
- 615. pmnews
- 616. snuz
- 617. barbnews
- 618. olsenews
- 619. slnr
- 620. rexxnews-os2
- 621. procc
- 622. wsmtpd
- 623. trn-os2
- 624. tin-os2
- 625. winvn
- 626. nexp
- 627. mimefold
- 628. wrn
- 629. appsig
-