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Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!biosci!CSC.FI!Rob.Harper From: Rob.Harper@CSC.FI (Rob Harper) Newsgroups: bionet.software Subject: Best of MSDOS (Part 2) Message-ID: <199301021032.AA12553@csc.fi> Date: 2 Jan 93 10:32:56 GMT Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: bionet Lines: 826 >Xref: funic comp.archives.msdos.d:274 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted:8872 comp.os.msdos.apps:7771 news.answers:4582 >Path: funic!fuug!mcsun!uknet!bnr.co.uk!pipex!uunet!gatech!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!newsserver.sfu.ca!kko >From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko) >Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,comp.os.msdos.apps,news.answers >Subject: The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Part II) >Summary: A list of recommended msdos programs at major ftp sites. >Keywords: Simtel20, Garbo, sharewares, freewares, PD programs, ftp >Message-ID: <1993Jan1.231803.2642@sfu.ca> >Date: 1 Jan 93 23:18:03 GMT >Sender: news@sfu.ca >Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d >Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada >Lines: 810 >Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Archive-name: msdos-archives/part2 Last-modified: Jan 1, 1993 Version: 2.0 The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Part II) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **** The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files **** Version: 2.0 Jan 1, 1993 Compiled by Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca) Contents: Part II ------- * Section C Utilities Area 5: Screen Utilities Area 6: System Utilites Area 7: Other Utilities * Section D: Anti-Virus Programs * Section E: Editors * Section F: Communication Programs * Section G: Miscellaneous Files ---- * Appendix 1: Mirror Sites * Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail * Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by e-mail * Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area 5: Screen Utilities --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Explosiv Screen Saver (for DOS and Windows) Version: 2.10 Upload Date: 92/10/08 File: explo210.zip Size: 272,258 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen garbo: /pc/screen Status: Shareware Comment: Marvelous ... lots of displays ... Alternatives: Explod Fireworks (explo203.zip in /pc/graphics) (garbo only) Billboard (bilbd110.zip) (oak only) - will display message --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Buffit - tsr screen scrollback utility Version: 3.0 Upload Date: 91/05/21 File: buffit30.zip Size: 10,640 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen garbo: /pc/screen Status: Shareware Comment: Good ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Snipper Version: 2.6 Upload Date: 92/10/28 File: snippr26.zip Size: 20,881 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen garbo: /pc/screen Status: Freeware Comment: Marvelous ... Can capture a text screen to the printer, a file, or internal buffer ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area 6: System Utilities --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info Version: 1.56 Upload Date: 92/12/30 File: ifp1p156.zip Size: 127,580 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/sysinfo Status: Freeware Comment: Good ... Alternatives: Comptest (ctest257.zip) ASQ (asq130.zip) PC Mag Lab Benchmarks (pcben60{a,b,c}.zip; bench60.zip (garbo)) Microsoft Diagnostics (msd.zip) ... this one is available from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (in /pub/os2/2.0/dos/sysutils) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Secure System Login Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 92/08/29 File: login.zip Size: 71,258 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/security garbo: /pub/sysutil Status: Shareware, Free for personal use Comment: Good ... unix-like ... login: ? Password: ? ... Alternative: CCP (ccp11.zip) - a more secure system control program --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: HyperDisk Version: 4.51 Upload Date: 92/12/07 File: spkt451s.zip Size: 291,958 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl garbo: /pc/sysutil (not the latest) Status: Shareware Comment: Disk caching utilities ... better than the RAM Disk ... And other Speedkit's utilities (HyperKey and HyperScreen) included ... BTW ... Cache Test (ct43c.zip) is good for evaluating your disk's cache performance ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: TSR Utilities Version: 3.4 Upload Date: 92/03/12 File: tsrcom34.zip Size: 75,275 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl garbo: /pc/memutil Status: Freeware Comment: Good ... Can remove TSRs from memory without rebooting ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: File Completion Version: 1.5 Upload Date: 92/08/07 File: filec15.zip Size: 19,564 bytes Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl garbo: /pc/keyboard Status: Freeware Comment: A good TSR program to add filename completion ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Shell Room Version: 2.0a Upload Date: 92/08/19 File: shroom20.zip Size: 920819 Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl garbo: /pc/sysutil Status: Shareware Comment: Can swap programs from memory to disk ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area 7: Other Utilities --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: PC ReadMail Version: 4.01 Upload Date: 91/07/07 File: rmail401.zip Size: 68,981 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl garbo: /pc/mail Status: Freeware Comment: A very good program for reading Unix mails, netnews articles and Timo's FAQs OFFLINE ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Cal (unix-like) Version: 2.4 Upload Date: 92/07/11 File: cal24.zip Size: 20,730 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess garbo: /pc/unix/calendar or /pc/unix Status: Freeware Comment: This program can have the current date highlighted on the monthly calendar and a list of important dates displayed ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Ample Notice Version: 3.0 Upload Date: 92/10/07 File: an300.zip Size: 192,263 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess garbo: /pc/calendar Status: Shareware Comment: A good appointments calendar / alarm clock package ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Ultimate Calculator Version: 1.2 Upload Date: 92/10/27 File: ucalc12.zip Size: 53,551 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator garbo: /pc/math Status: Shareware Comment: A high precision scientific calculator which you can operate at the command prompt ... Alternative: MEC (mathfc23.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Thumb Print Software's Electric Typewriter Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 91/02/09 File: tp-et.zip Size: 115,774 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education garbo: /pc/editor Status: Shareware Comment: This program "emulates" an electronic type-writer ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: TypeFast Version: - Upload Date: 90/09/12 File: typefast.zip Size: 91,532 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education garbo: /pc/educgames Status: Public Domain Comment: A game that can improve your typing speed ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: The Animated Series Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 92/11 Files: aalpha.zip, amath1.zip. amem10.zip, animshap.zip, awcmp{1,2}.zip Size: various Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education garbo: /pc/educgames Status: Shareware Comment: Animated programs to enhance learning for preschoolers ... These are just several examples of educational programs available from Simtel20 and Garbo ... There are many others in the above directories (and /../teaching at oak) ... My latest favorite is MathShop (mathsp11.zip) :) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: SkyGlobe Version: 3.52 Upload Date: 92/10/16 File: skygl352.zip Size: 297,105 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astronomy garbo: /pc/astronomy Status: Shareware Comment: An easily accessible planetarium displaying stars ... Alternative: COSMOS (cosmos16.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: ACCU Music System Version: 3.1 Upload Date: 92/12/10 File: ac31musc.zip Location: oak: /pub/msdos/music garbo: not available Status: Shareware Comment: Create, print, transpose and play music ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section D: Anti-Virus Programs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: New versions for these programs are released pretty frequently ... (usually once a month) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities Version: 99 Upload Date: 92/12/02 Files: scanv99.zip(scanner), clean99.zip(removal), vshld99.zip(prevention) Size: scan(158,423 bytes), clean(172,556 bytes), vshield(121,575bytes) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro garbo: /pc/virus Status: Sharewares Comment: Absolutely and positively the BEST ... BTW ... McAfee's anti-virus utilities can also be obtained from /pub/antivirus at the ftp site mcafee.com ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: F-Prot anti-virus program Version: 2.06a Upload Date: 92/11/06 File: fp-206a.zip Size: 312,066 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro garbo: /pc/virus Status: Shareware, Free for private use Comment: a MUST ... Alternative: Thunderbyte A-V (tbav502.zip + vsig9214.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: VIRx Version: 2.6 Upload Date: 92/12/07 File: virx26.zip Size: 103,915 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro garbo: /pc/virus Status: Freeware Comment: A fine virus scanner ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: HyperText VSUM Version: 9212 Upload Date: 92/12/30 File: vsumx212.zip Size: 746,332 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro garbo: /pc/virus (not the latest) Status: Shareware Comment: Organized in hypertext form, this program tells you everything you ever want to know about viruses ... Also availabe at mcafee.com ... (in /pub/vsum) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section E: Editors --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: QEdit Version: 2.15 Upload Date: 91/09/09 File: qedit215.zip Size: 134,778 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/qedit garbo: /pc/editor Status: Shareware Comment: This one is very very good ... I'm using it now :) ... Alternatives: can be found in oak: /pub/msdos/editor Vision-Edit (ved331.zip) - can edit files up to 4 megabytes Video Display Editor (vde164.zip) - an efficient editor/quasi- word-processor Boxer (box400b.zip) - a good, fully functional editor PDE (pde210.zip) - a fine, public domain editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Elvis Version: 1.6 Upload Date: 92/08/14 File: elv16exe.zip Size: 208,263 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor garbo: /pc/editor (not the latest) Status: Freeware Comment: a 99.99% vi clone ... Very very good ... Version 1.7 is out and is obtainable from m2xenix.psg.com (in /pub/elvis) ... Alternatives: Calvin (calvin21.zip) - a partial vi clone (for garbo: /pc/editor) Oak Hill Vi (vi60a1.zoo) - a good (and not-free) vi clone - obtainable from plains.nodak.edu (in /pub/pc/editors) XVi (xviexe.zip) - another vi clone Vile (vi-like emacs) is obtainable from ftp.cayman.com (as /pub/vile/pcvile3.25.tar.Z) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: MicroEmacs Version: 3.11c Upload Date: 92/08/26 Files: 311c2ibm.zip and ue311cmd.zip Size: 128,508 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/uemacs garbo: /pc/memacs (/meibm.zip and ue311ibm.arc) Status: Freeware Comment: This is a nice emacs clone ... Alternatives: Freeamcs (emacs16d.zip in /pub/msdos/freemacs) - this one is more compatible with GNU emacs Demacs (dem120e.zip in /pub/msdos/demacs) - MSDOS implementation of GNU emacs - requires 386+ and lots of disk-space Mutt Editor (me_cd25.zip in /pub/msdos/editor) - another emacs- look-alike program JED (jed070.zip) - yet another emacs-look-alike ... obtainable from amy.csh.harvard.edu (in /pub/jed) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Ted (Tiny Editor) Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 88/10/21 File: as part of vol7n19.arc (oak) or vol7n19.zip (garbo) Size: 48,128 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag garbo: /pc/pcmag Status: Freeware Comment: A small and efficient editor ... A good rewrite of this program is Terse 1.4 (trs140a.zip) obtainable from garbo as /pc/editor/trs140a.zip or cs.ubc.ca (as /pub/pickup/ terse/ters143f.zip) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section F: Communication Programs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: MS Kermit Version: 3.12 Upload Date: 92/10/24 File: msker312.zip Size: 205.077 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/kermit garbo: /pc/termprog Status: Freeware Comment: A good communication program with the best vt100 emulation ... Patches 1-10 are released ... BTW, the offical site for Kermit is watsun.cc.columbia.edu ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program Version: 1109 Upload Date: 92/11/14 File: gsz1109.zip Size: 112,752 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zmodem garbo: /pc/termutil (as gsz1106.zip) Status: Shareware Comment: Very good external X/Y/Zmodem program ... Alternatives: DSZ (dsz1109.zip) - the non-graphical version of GSZ Texas Zmodem (txzm220.zip) - a _free_ Zmodem transfer program --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Telemate Version: 3.10 Upload Date: 92/09 Files: tm310-{1,2,3}.zip Size: 594,572 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem garbo: /pc/termprog Status: Shareware Comment: A comprehensive and probably the best communication package ... With internal multitasking ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Telix Version: 3.20 Upload Date: 921220 Files: tlx320-{1,2,3,4}.zip Size: 654,834 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/telix garbo: /pc/termprog Status: Shareware Comment: With a good script language and in-built Zmodem ... v. 3.20 is the first release of Telix by delteComm ... with some improvements ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer Version: 3.00 Upload Date: 92/12/07 File: bgft300{a,b}.zip Size: 411,166 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem garbo: /pc/termutil (not the latest) Status: Shareware Comment: A program that allow you to do other things while transferring files... Alternative: SZModem (szmod200.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/zmodem) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Quick-Dial Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 92/08/06 File: qdial10.zip Size: 17,300 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess garbo: not available Status: Shareware Comment: An interesting program ... You can dial voice call in DOS prompt ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Modem Doctor Version: 4.0S Upload Date: 92/01/31 File: modemd40.zip Size: 115,088 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem garbo: /pc/comm Status: Shareware Comment: Testing your modem and serial ports ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section G: Miscellaneous Files --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: simibm.zip Version: updated frequently Description: Master index file of the MSDOS directory of Simtel20 and mirrors Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filedocs Comment: With simdir (simdir22.zip), one can easily look for msdos files ... For the latest uploads, get FILES.IDX from oak: /pub/msdos (or Simtel: PD1:<msdos>) ... Use fgrep/grep to search for additions in the last few days ... Alternative: simlist.zip (plain text) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: INDEX.ZIP Version: updated almost daily Description: The master index file of garbo's pc directory ... Location: garbo: /pc Comment: This is a must ... For the latest uploads, see the file _files.in ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: moder17.zip Version: 17 Size: 9,315 bytes Description: A list of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators Location oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/pd2 Comment: A list of good ftp sites for PC materials by Timo Salmi and Rhys Weatherley ... For the comprehensive list of anon-ftp sites by Tom Czarnik, get ftplist.zip(oak: /pub/msdos/info) or ftpsites.lst(garbo: /pc/doc-net) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: tsfaq31.zip Version: 31 Size: 118,710 bytes Description: Timo Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/ts Comment: This has been the Bible of the comp.binaries.ibm.pc.* groups ... Informative and entertaining ... There are also many other interesting stuffs in /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 ... e.g.tsbat40.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ... author12.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ... bestpr24.zip - Timo's choice of 24 best MSDOS SW & PD program ... post*.zip - information emails & postings ... Also look for timo01e.gif/timo01v.gif in garbo: /pc/gif ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: asp6001.zip Version: 6.001 Size: 491,332 bytes Description: Association of Shareware Professionals Catalog Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/doc-soft Comment: A catalog of quality shareware programs ... most of these sharewares should be available from Simtel20 and Garbo ... (and Simtel20 is the only ASP-approved ftp site) ... BTW ... if you want to get sharewares distributed by PC-SIG, take a look at /pc/pc-sig at ftp.cso.uiuc.edu ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: jargon2910.zip Version: 2.9.10 Size: 505,474 bytes Description: Eric Raymond: Jargon file 2.9.10, hacker slang dictionary Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: not available Comment: A remarkable collection of computer slangs ... Informative and entertaining ... version 2.9.11 will come out soon ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: zen10.zip Version: 1.0 Size: 71,459 bytes Description: Zen and the Art of the Internet Location: oak: /pub/msdos/books garbo: not available Comment: The beginners' guide to the Internet ... The 2nd edition is commercial, sold by Prentice Hall ... BTW ... If you're really interested to know more about the Internet, consider buying a copy of "The Whole Internet Users' Guide & Catalog" ... written by Ed Krol and published by O'Reilly ... BTW2 ... If you've internet access, you will also find Hytelnet (with lots of telnet addresses) useful ... Get hyteln63.zip from oak: /pub/msdos/hypertext or garbo: /pc/doc-net ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: useful20.zip (this one is the most useful ... NOT!) Version: 2.0 Size: ? bytes Description: The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/filelist Comment: This list + a list of major changes since the last version (1.9) + this list in hypertext format (usehyp1.zip) ... (Other formats will be released later) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix 1: Mirror Sites --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mirror Site IP Directory ----------- -- --------- I. Simtel Mirrors wsmr-simtel20.army.mil 192.88.110.20 PD1: <MSDOS.WHATEVER> oak.oakland.edu 141.210.10.117 /pub/msdos/whatever wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /mirror/msdos/whatever ftp.uu.net 137.39.1.9 /systems/simtel20/msdos/whatever nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 /pub/msdos/Simtel20-mirror/whatever src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.3.7 /pub/ibmpc/simtel20/whatever nic.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/msdos/whatever archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/simtel-20/whatever nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.3.21 /SIMTEL20/msdos/whatever II. Garbo Mirrors garbo.uwasa.fi 128.214.87.1 /pc/whatever wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi/whatever archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/garbo/pc/whatever nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.3.21 /Garbo/pc/whatever BTW ... please use a mirror site near you and preferably during off-peak hours (6:00 pm - 6:00 am) ... BTW2 ... best msdos Games site ... ftp.ulowell.edu (/msdos/Games) best Windows site ... ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3) best OS2 site ... ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (/pub/os2) best FAQs site ... pit-manager.mit.edu (/pub/usenet/news.answers) best UNIX sites ... oak (/pub/misc/unix and /pub/unix-c) garbo (unix) prep.ai.mit.edu (/pub/gnu) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at Simtel20 and Garbo by e-mail ... Keith Petersen, the moderator of SIMTEL20, writes: If you do not have FTP access to SIMTEL20 or its mirrors, files may be ordered by e-mail from these servers: Location EARN/BITNET Internet -------------- ---------------- ---------------------------------- In USA: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU In USA: LISTSERV@RPITSVM LISTSERV@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU In Turkey: TRICKLE@TREARN TRICKLE@EGE.EDU.TR In Denmark: TRICKLE@DKTC11 In Italy: TRICKLE@IMIPOLI In Belgium: TRICKLE@BANUFS11 TRICKLE@CCS.UFSIA.AC.BE In Austria: TRICKLE@AWIWUW11 In Germany: TRICKLE@DEARN TRICKLE@VM.GMD.DE In Israel: TRICKLE@TAUNIVM TRICKLE@VM.TAU.AC.IL In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN TRICKLE@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL In France: TRICKLE@FRMOP11 TRICKLE@FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR In Colombia: TRICKLE@UNALCOL TRICKLE@UNALCOL.UNAL.EDU.CO In Sweden: TRICKLE@SEARN TRICKLE@SEARN.SUNET.SE If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also on the Internet for uunet in the examples above. Some examples are: ames, decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun, ucbvax, ucsd, udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive. Send these commands to the server to get its help files: HELP GET PDGET HELP Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files): /PDGET MAIL PD:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMLIST.ZIP UUENCODE These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message. Do not include a signature because it confuses the server. If you have xxdecode, you may wish to specify XXENCODE instead of UUENCODE to avoid character translation problems. Comments, questions, and suggestions should be directed to the LISTSERV or TRICKLE manager at one of these addresses, depending on which server you normally use: Internet BITNET "John Fisher" <FISHER@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU> <FISHER@RPITSVM> "Marty Hoag" <INFO@VM1.NODAK.EDU> <INFO@NDSUVM1> "TRICKLE Maintainers" <RED-BUG@EGE.EDU.TR> <RED-BUG@TREARN> Please do NOT send your comment or question about the servers to SIMTEL20. However, if you wish to report a program bug or to request information on how to upload files to SIMTEL20, you may send e-mail to me at one of the addresses below. [Note: Do not use ftp-by-mail servers without the permission of your system administrator and (if fed via uucp) your uucp feed. Thank you. Justification: many sites simply don't have the disk space set up to do this without warning, and mail disruption may result.] -- Timo Salmi, the moderator of Garbo, writes: To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server. To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi. The subject line of this message must be garbo-request The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning of the line): send help Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server. Our customary format for the file names when announcing programs for ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g. garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip or /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different: send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server. If you don't get any response to your mail server requests, under no circumstances keep sending the same request over and over again. Please ask your own site's system manager to construct a returnable mail path for you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen) Subject: Mailing list for MS-DOS file upload announcements MSDOS-Ann@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil is a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing list which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce new additions to their collections. To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: subscribe msdos-ann To subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from, such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the "subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann": subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann SIMTEL20 and Garbo information files, back issues of the digest, and programs to break the digest into individual messages are available. To receive a list, send a message to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: info Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the list. If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where you were when you subscribed) to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: unsubscribe msdos-ann Send mail with the word help in the body of the message to get a complete list of commands and their syntax. This server is only for mailing lists and information files. It will not send program files. Please do not include a signature because it may confuse the server. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ftp = file transfer protocol ... Anonymous ftp ? ... a way of allowing you to sign on a computer on the Internet and copy specific public files (softwares and various kind of info) from it. The following is a _typical_ ftp session (on a Unix machine) ... Suppose you want to get pkz110eu.exe and gsz1109.zip from oak.oakland.edu ... $ ftp <enter> ftp> open oak.oakland.edu <enter> or open 141.210.10.117 <enter> Connected to oak.oakland.edu. 220 rigel.acs.oakland.edu FTP server (Version 6.12 Tue May 5 08:59:31 EDT 1992) ready. Name (oak.oakland.edu: your_login_name): anonymous <enter> 331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password. Password: your email address <enter> 230- 230- Welcome to 230- THE OAK SOFTWARE REPOSITORY 230- A service of Oakland University, Rochester Michigan 230- 230- Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. If 230- you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to 230- admin@vela.acs.oakland.edu. If you do have problems, please 230- try using a dash (-) as the first character of your password -- 230- this will turn off the continuation messages that may be confusing 230- your ftp client. OAK is a Unix machine. Filenames are case sensitive. 230- 230-Please read the file README 230- it was last modified on Sun Aug 30 04:35:34 1992 - 41 days ago 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> cd pub/msdos/zip <enter> 250 CWD command successful. ftp> ls 200 PORT command successful ... You should see a list of files in this subdirectory ... ftp> get pkz110.exe <enter> local: pkz110eu.exe remote: pkz110eu.exe 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for pkz110eu.exe (140116 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 140116 bytes received in 8.75 seconds (15.64 Kbytes/s) ftp> cd <enter> (or cd .. <enter> (remote directory) ../zmodem <enter> cd zmodem <enter> ) 250 CWD command successful. ftp> get gsz1109.zip <enter> local: gsz1109.zip remote: gsz1109.zip 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gsz0503.zip (112454 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 112454 bytes received in 10.23 seconds (10.73 Kbytes/s) ftp> bye <enter> 221 Goodbye -- Command summary: ftp - start a ftp session open - connect to the named site close - end the ftp session with a partiular site bye - close all connection and exit ftp ascii - transfer text (ascii) files binary - transfer binary files tenex - transfer binary files (for wsmr-simtel20.army.mil only) cd - change directory of remote site lcd - change directory of your site get - get a file from the remote directory put - move a file to the remote directory (if allowed) mget - get mutiple files from the remote directory (mget *.*) mput - move multiple files to the remote directory del - delete a file in the remote directory (if allowed) mdel - delete multiple files in the remote directory ls - list files in the remote directory (or dir) help - print help information hash - print a pound sign (#) every time a block of data is transferred bell - sound a bell after each file transfer !cmd - execute a local command (e.g. !ls) Alternative ways to do anonymous ftp ... 1) I've got UNIX shell scripts that can enable you auto-ftp MSDOS files from any Simtel and Garbo mirror sites. If you want to get them, send me an email. 2) There are a couple of versatile programs that automate the ftp process ... a) autoftp - oak: /pub/misc/unix/autoftp30.tar-z - garbo: /unix/ftp/autoftp3.zoo b) batchftp - oak: /pub/misc/unix/batchftp102.tar-z - garbo: /unix/ftp/batchftp102.tar.Z (also batchftp.inf) batchftp requires the Berkeley Unix system (e.g. a SUN) ... =========================Thank You For Reading This ...======================= FYI: I've also compiled a list of the "best" Unix books / documentations ... And you can get it (unix) by anonymous ftp from pit-manager.mit.edu (in /pub/usenet/news.answers/books) ... -- ><-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^->< | Samuel C. Ko (aka The Smart One / BOZO) <--> a celebrity & DOS/UNIX wizard :) :) kko@sfu.ca <--> Outspoken,Highly-talented,Charming... I post this for You! | [-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-+=+-]