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Support and Technical Assistance for your SCO Products
SCO and others provide a variety of online technical support and
information services for SCO products. The SCO World Wide Web site
(www.sco.com) and the SCO FTP site (ftp.sco.com) provide a multitude
of resources at no charge. These resources include:
- Searchable technical articles database
- Supplemental patches and updates for specific SCO products
- Device drivers for newly released hardware and old hardware
- Online Bug reporting form
- Archives of freely available software ported to SCO platforms
such as Skunkware
- Datasheets on SCO products and services
- Schedules for Authorized Education Centers (AEC)
- Directory of Independent Vendor Products and Services
- Information for independent software and hardware developers
- About SCO
- What's New
SCO on Compuserve
The SCOFORUM on CompuServe hosts active discussion areas where SCO software
and development are presented. In addition, libraries of technical
information about SCO products, freely available software, and a mirror of the
supplemental patches and device drivers from the SCO ftp site are available
in the SCOFORUM area of CompuServe. To use the SCOFORUM, you will need
a CompuServe Account and either CompuServe-supplied software, or a
third-party communications package. For more information on acquiring
a CompuServe account or to get local access phone number, call
CompuServe at (800) 524-3388 and ask for Representative #432,
or call (614) 457-8600. After you Log onto CompuServe Type GO SCOFORUM.
The menus and help system will guide you.
SCO Related Usenet Newsgroups
There are several SCO related Usenet Newsgroups available if you have
Usenet news service from your Internet Service Provider. These
newsgroups contain questions, answers, comments and discussion about
past, present and future SCO products and services. Check with your
ISP or News Administrator to be sure you can receive
the following newsgroups:
comp.unix.sco.announce (moderated)
comp.unix.sco.misc
comp.unix.sco.programmer
comp.unix.unixware.misc
comp.unix.xenix.sco
It is also helpful to scan old archives of news articles
using the DejaNews server at http://www.dejanews.com. Similarly, other
Internet search engines will help you find Usenet or World Wide Web sites
and documents that help you learn about and use your SCO systems.
Anonymous FTP
Anonymous FTP is the traditional way to download files from SCO's web
sites. SCO's anonymous ftp facilities include:
- Supplemental patches for specific SCO products
- Device drivers for old and newly released hardware
- Archives of the latest, freely available software ported
to SCO platforms (Skunkware)
- New and early release system enhancements and tools
(Technical Library Supplements)
For additional information regarding availability in each of
the supplementary software distributions, download the README
file located in the FTP root directory.
To access the FTP site, use the ftp command in your UNIX or other
system as follows:
ftp ftp.sco.com
Log in as the user anonymous or ftp. Enter your full Internet e-mail
address as the password
FTP Mail
FTPmail is an automated e-mail service which acts as a gateway between
electronic mail and FTP, executing FTP commands received by e-mail,
and sending back the requested files to the user by e-mail. For complete
usage information, use your email program to send mail to ftpmail@sco.com.
Leave the subject line blank. Send a one-line message consisting of this
word:
help
Anonymous UUCP
If you have configured UUCP on your system, you can access the sosco
(US) or scolon (UK) machines to download the supplementary distribution
files located in the usr/spool/uucppublic directory.
When you access the SCO UUCP system, you can reach all the same files that
are available via ftp. UUCP access phone numbers:
In Canada, the United States, Pacific Rim, Asia, and Latin America:
Telephone numbers: v.32, v.32bis modems: + (408)425-3502
Telebit Trailblazer + (408)429-1786
Machine name: sosco
Login name: uusls (note the fourth character is a Lovercase L)
Password: No Password
In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa: v.32 modem: +44 (0) 1923 222681
Dowty Trailblazer +44 (0) 1923 210911
Machine name: scolon
Login name uusls (note the fourth character is the letter l)
Password: bbsuucp
InfoFax
InfoFAX is a FAX-back service. InfoFAX contains copies of the most
commonly requested Technical Articles, educational offerings, and product
info. Use your Touch-tone phone and FAX machine to call telephone
number: +(408) 427-6800.
The system will answer and provide instructions on how to access technical
support information.
SCO Online Support (SOS)
System SOS is a menu driven BBS program that provides a character-based,
front-end for ease of use for those who do not have a Web browser or
Internet access. SCO's Online Support (SOS) system contains similar
information to that available on SCO's World Wide Web site. Use your
terminal, or terminal emulator program, modem, and third-party
communications package. The cu (C) command (for SCO XENIX and SCO UNIX
systems) will work, but there are a number of free and commercial
terminal emulation programs that work better. To download supplemental
patches, your third-party communications package must support XMODEM,
YMODEM, ZMODEM, or kermit transfer protocols.
In Canada, the United States, Pacific Rim, Asia, and Latin America:
Telephone numbers: v.32, v.32bis (408) 426-9495
Telebit Trailblazer (408) 426-9525
In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa:
Hayes Acura 288 v. 32, v.32 bis and v.3 +44 (0) 1923 210888
You can also access SOS via the Internet using the telnet command:
telnet sos.sco.com
Additional Support Resources
SCO Authorized Support Centers can provide fee-based technical assistance
on SCO products. See www.sco.com/support. Or you can ask your local
SCO products and services provider for a recommendation. Asking for a
recommended service provider in the Usenet newsgroups or the
Compuserve SCOFORUM is also likely to get good results. Finally, if you
prefer, call SCO Services Sales at 800-726-8649 for a referral.
Skunkware Support
SCO does not provide technical support for Skunkware components.
In general, you should refer to the Usenet newsgroups (see above) or
contact the authors of the individual packages, if they offer
such help in the README's for those packages. We are interested in your
comments.
If you have problems with a Skunkware package, which you feel are specific
to the SCO version, you can visit our website at http://www.sco.com/skunkware
and check for updated versions or other special information.