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- Subject: Info-VAX: How to find VAX/VMS software.
- Message-ID: <info-vax-4.19930101.040251@dmc.com>
- From: munroe@dmc.com
- Date: 1 Jan 93 04:04:53 EST
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- Archive-name: info-vax/part04
- Last-modified: 1992/10/28
-
- [Changes since last posting: Added the complicated answer to where to get VI
- for VMS. Got another pointer to a VAX BBS. Updated the entry on VMS NEWS.]
-
- The Info-VAX Monthly Posting
- ----------------------------
- PART 4 -- How to find software.
- (Coordinated by Dick Munroe, written by many others)
-
- (Part 1 is an introduction to Info-VAX. Part 2 is Beginner Common Questions.
- Part 3 is Advanced Common Questions.)
-
- This is NOT an introduction to navigation on the Internet. Nor is it intended
- to supplant other official "how to find ..." FAQs. It is intended to be a
- collection of pointers to commonly used/requested VMS software. Whenever
- possible the pointers will be to the "official" support site. Pointers to
- widely known software archives will be included here from time to time.
-
- In general, all of the software discussed here either has been or soon will be
- available from DECUS either as a seperate package or on the DECUS CDROMs. If
- all else fails, you can always get things through your local DECUS librarian or
- [shudder] buy your own copy.
-
- I'm also soliciting reviews of any of the software discussed in here from users.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Dick Munroe
-
- Save this message for future reference!
-
- Table of Contents:
-
- ,BBS -- Is there a VAX based BBS available? updated 28-Oct-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- Jay Whitney <jw@innovative.com>
- "Brendan Welch" <welchb@aspen.ulowell.edu>
- ,CMUTEK-TCP/IP -- Where to order CMUTEK 04-Aug-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- ,FAQFINDING -- Sources for Frequently Asked Questions 04-Aug-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- ,FILESERV -- Addresses of various mail based file servers. updated 28-Oct-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- ,FTP -- Addresses of various FTP sites. updated 05-Sep-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- Ulli Horlacher <ORAKEL@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de>
- ,FTPMAIL -- How to access FTP without an Internet Connection 02-Aug-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- ,GCC -- See ,GNUSOFT 02-Aug-92
- ,GNUSOFT -- How to find GNU software 02-Aug-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- ,MX -- How to get a copy of the Message Exchanger 02-Aug-92
- Hunter Goatley <goathunter@WKUVX1.BITNET>
- ,NEWS -- How to get a news reader. updated 03-Sep-92
- Billy Barron <billy@sol.acs.unt.edu>
- Rod Eldridge <gvrod@isuvax.iastate.edu>
- Hunter Goatley <goathunter@WKUVX1.BITNET>
- Bernd Onasch <ONASCH@ira.uka.de>
- ,SOFTWARE_LIST -- Pointer to lists of VAX Software 03-Sep-92
- Ed Wilts <EWilts@Galaxy.Gov.BC.CA>
- ,UUCP -- *how* to get decus uucp V2.0 02-Aug-92
- Kent C. Brodie <brodie@fps.mcw.edu>
- ,VI -- Where to get VI for VMS? (for those without POSIX) 28-Oct-92
- le9miiwa@cine88.cineca.it (Andrea Spinelli) and a cast of thousands.
- ,ZMODEM -- Where to find [sources for] ZMODEM for VMS. 14-Sep-92
- Dick Munroe <munroe@dmc.com>
- Chuck Forsberg <caf@omen.com>
- ,ZOO -- Where to get ZOO v2.10 for MS-DOS, Unix and VMS 09-Aug-92
- Keith Petersen <w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil>, The SIMTEL20 Archives
-
- (the ",UUCP", etc are keywords. If you search for that text (including the ",")
- you will be brought to the beginning of that article.)
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,BBS
-
- The only public domain VAX based BBS that I know of is available from:
-
- MAILSERV@ualr.edu
- or
- MAILSERV%ualr.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu
-
- Start by sending a message to the mailserv with the body of the message being:
-
- HELP
- INDEX
-
- And go from there. A copy of this BBS has been posted to VMSNET.SOURCES, so it
- should also be available from an archive site near you.
-
- At least one person (Roger Smith, SMITH@biosci.arizona.edu) has reported that
- MAILSERV@ualr.edu has bounced messages recently.
-
- There is at least one commercially developed BBS available (I'm not an owner or
- user of this software, I just know about it). Contact OMTOOL in Salem, New
- Hampshire, USA for details.
-
- If anybody knows of other commercial or public domain BBSs for VMS, please
- contact me so I can update this listing.
-
- Dick Munroe
-
- I got a pointer to another commercial BBS. The following message is from one of
- the developers. The product name is Huddle and is available from Innovative
- Software in Denver, Col. As before, I'm not a user or a principal in the
- company, just an interested bystander.
-
- >From: Jay Whitney <jw@innovative.com>
- >Subject: Your Huddle request
- >
- >Huddle is a commercial electronic conferencing and bulletin board system for
- >VMS. Its primary catch point is ease of use. Huddle offers three different
- >user interfaces; two are command-based, with an intuitive command set based on
- >VMS MAIL (of those two, one is screen oriented, and one is not), the third is a
- >panel-oriented, user-extendable menu a-la Lotus 1-2-3 and MS-word.
- >
- >Huddle also features hierarchical conferencing. A conference can support any
- >number of subconferences, where the aggregate structure can be managed as a
- >single unit. Maintenance is very simple. Once a maintenance policy has been
- >defined, implementation of the maintenance policy is 100% automated. Access
- >control is very similar to standard VMS mechanisms.
- >
- >Huddle also offers built-in bidirectional Bitnet/Internet mailing list
- >integration, file upload and download, a file transfer area, and a system news
- >facility.
- >
- > Best Regards,
- > Jay Whitney
-
- Yet another pointer to a commercial BBS:
-
- >From: "Brendan Welch, System Analyst, UMass/Lowell"
- > <welchb@aspen.ulowell.edu>
- >Subject: Info-VAX: How to find VAX/VMS software.
- >
- >CoSy (Conferencing System) is a product originally from the Univ. of Guelph.
- >It is now supported by Softwords, 4252 Commerce Circle, Victoria, BC, Canada,
- >V8Z 4M2. (604)727-6522 Their David Sells does have an email
- >address; sorry I have lost it.
- >
- >Incidentally, we do run it here (as well as VaxNotes and VTX).
- >
- >Brendan Welch, UMass/Lowell, W1LPG, welchb@woods.ulowell.edu
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,CMUTEK-TCP/IP
-
- Carnegie Mellon University provides, at a nominal charge, an implementation of
- TCP/IP for VAX/VMS. For people who want to investigate the TCP/IP world this
- can be a great way to start. The following contacts are taken from "The Joy of
- TEK, the sequal" for version 6.6:
-
- Marc A. Shannon
- Miscellaneous do-it-er
- (412) 268-6290
- synful@cmutek.cc.cmu.edu
- UCC 191
- 4910 Forbes Ave.
- Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-3890
-
- Eileen Bullister
- Maker of tapes, Taker of orders
- (412) 268-5896
- tcpip+@andrew.cmu.edu
- UCC 102
- 4910 Forbes Ave.
- Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-3890
-
- The software is supported by its user community with help on an as able basis
- from the development team (Marc). The mailing list is gatewayed to the
- vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek newsgroup. You can subscribe to the mailing
- list itself by sending mail to cmu-tek-tcp-request@cmutek.cc.cmu.edu.
-
- Dick Munroe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,FAQFINDING
-
- The news.answers news group is the official vehicle for publication of
- frequently asked questions digests (including this one). For those of you
- without access to News, there is an alternative: DMConnection archives
- news.answers and makes it available to the general public. Send a message to
- fileserv@dmc.com with the body of the message containing the line:
-
- help
-
- to get started.
-
- Dick Munroe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,FILESERV
-
- The following mail servers deal primarily with VMS software. Instructions on
- their use and content appear regularly in the vmsnet.sources.d, vmsnet.misc,
- and vmsnet.tpu newsgroups.
-
- Address Maintainer
-
- MAILSERV@Cerritos.EDU. Bruce Tanner <tanner@cerritos.edu>
- nrl_archive@nrlvax.nrl.navy.mil koffley@nrlvax.nrl.navy.mil
- VMSSERV@NYUACF.BITNET Stephen Tihor <tihor@acf4.nyu.edu>
- FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET or TPU Command Procedures Collection
- FILESERV@SHSU.EDU
- FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET Hunter Goatley <goathunter@WKUVX1.BITNET>
- FILESERV@irav17.ira.uka.de Bernd Onasch <ONASCH@irav17.ira.uka.de>
-
- Dick Munroe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,FTP
-
- The following FTP sites have significant collections of VMS software. More
- complete lists of anonymous FTP sites and their contents appear regularly in the
- news.answers newsgroup. The following ftp sites and their content are discussed
- fully in vmsnet.sources.d.
-
- Address Maintainer
-
- acfcluster.nyu.edu Stephen Tihor <tihor@acf4.nyu.edu>
- Black.Cerritos.EDU Bruce Tanner <tanner@cerritos.edu>
- ftp.spc.edu
- White.Cerritos.EDU Bruce Tanner <tanner@cerritos.edu>
-
- Dick Munroe
-
- >From: ORAKEL@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Framstag)
- >Subject:Re: Anonymous FTP sites for VMS, DOS, Mac files
- >
- >For a list of VMS-ftp-sites look at info.rz.uni-ulm.de (134.60.1.125) in
- >pub/VMS/ftp-sites
- >
- >Updated every sunday.
- >
-
- [Ed. Note: I looked and here is the sort of stuff you can expect to find:
-
- total 659
- -r--r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 42990 Apr 28 16:42 VAX-VMS-SOFTWARE.LIS_Z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 35853 Sep 6 06:04 acfcluster_nyu_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 1718 Sep 6 07:40 ada.cenaath.cena.dgac.fr.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 2594 Sep 6 06:06 addvax_llnl_gov.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 33135 Sep 6 06:37 arizona_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 22874 Sep 6 06:40 black_cerritos_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 2647 Sep 6 06:11 cca_camb_com.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 4934 Sep 6 06:07 cisco_nosc_mil.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 13767 Sep 6 06:41 ftp_spc_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 4508 Aug 2 06:09 ftpvms_ira_uka_de.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 2662 Sep 6 06:05 iago_caltech_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 1805 Sep 6 06:00 kuhub_cc_ukans_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 809 Sep 6 06:11 mis1_mis_mcw_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 218437 Sep 6 07:37 mvb_saic_com.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 84183 Sep 6 06:33 niord_shsu_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 3797 Sep 6 06:05 phast_phys_washington_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 6300 Sep 6 07:39 public_tgv_com.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 834 Sep 6 06:06 rml2_sri_com.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 1167 Sep 6 07:39 ubvms_cc_buffalo_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 734 Sep 6 06:06 utnetw_utoledo_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 6718 Sep 6 06:08 vesta_sunquest_com.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 3337 May 24 06:00 vms_ecs_rpi_edu.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 139662 Sep 6 06:52 vms_huji_ac_il.lis_z
- -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp-admi news 1670 Sep 6 06:00 vmsa_oac_uci_edu.lis_z
-
- The above was obtained via ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with the following message:
-
- connect info.rz.uni-ulm.de
- ls /pub/VMS/ftp-sites
- quit
-
- Presumably things will change as stuff gets added.]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,FTPMAIL
-
- Like many sites dmc.com is not directly connected to the internet (yet!). Yet
- much of the software or information we want access to is not available from mail
- servers. In the United States (there may be other sites, but I've never had
- reason to access them) I have found the FTPMAIL service of DEC Western Research
- Labs to be invaluable. To get information, send a message to
- ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with a message body consisting of the single line:
-
- help
-
- ftpmail and other mechanisms are discussed periodically in the news.answers
- newsgroup.
-
- Good Luck,
-
- Dick Munroe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,GCC
- ,GNUSOFT
-
- The official FTP site for all GNU software is prep.ai.mit.edu. They even have
- the basics there for GCC. For those of you interested in G++ (the GNU C++
- compiler) for VMS you should try FTP from mango.rsmas.miami.edu. They keep
- current copies of G++ and G++lib in VMS installable form available. I have also
- found a mail based file server, MRCServ@mtroyal.ab.ca which also keeps current
- copies of G++ and G++lib in VMS installable form.
-
- Good Luck,
-
- Dick Munroe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,MX
-
- >From: "Hunter Goatley, WKU" <goathunter@WKUVX1.BITNET>
- >Subject:New e-mail fileserver: MXSERVER@WKUVX1.BITNET
-
- >OK, I'm setting up an experiment....
- >
- >Some of you have been asking about getting MX031 via e-mail because
- >you don't have access to anonymous ftp. Well, I (finally) packaged up
- >MX031 and created a new file server on my system. To the new file
- >server is MXSERVER@WKUVX1.BITNET. MX will *not* be available from
- >FILESERV because I want to try to limit when the files go out.
- >
- >MX031 is a VMS_SHARE file in 113 parts (60 blocks)---that's pretty
- >big. Unlike the way Matt used to set it up, I've (for the time being)
- >created one big .MFTU file containing all the VMSINSTAL savesets.
- >The only caveat at the moment is that MXSERVER files are only sent
- >between 5PM CDT and 6AM CDT. If very many people request MX031, my
- >poor 9600-baud BITNET link will take a while to let everything go
- >through.
- >
- >SO:
- >
- > a) please be patient---it may take several days for everything to
- > make it through
- > b) MX_REVC_UPGRADE031 has also been moved from FILESERV to MXSERVER
- > (use SEND MX_REVC_UPGRADE031)
- > c) don't everybody ask for it at once
- > d) this is an experiment---depending on how things go, I may have to
- > limit the number of files a person can get in a day, etc.
- >
- >Of course, MX is available via ftp from ftp.spc.edu in [.MX].
- >
- >Hunter
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,NEWS
-
- [Ed. Note -- This was cribbed from the news.software.anu-news FAQ. There
- is an beta version of ANU News, 6.1b* that is available as well. I don't know
- if it is available from these sites as well, but I believe it is. 6.1a4 is
- packaged as part of the UUCP 2.0 release, so if you're getting that, you don't
- need to get a copy unless you want to get the documentation/sources, or the
- latest versions.
-
- Dick Munroe]
-
- >From: billy@sol.acs.unt.edu (Billy Barron - VAX/UNIX Systems Manager)
- >Subject:FAQ: news.software.anu-news
-
- >...
- >Q: How do I acquire a copy of ANU News?
- >A: ANU News is available for anonymous FTP on sao.aarnet.edu.au (Australia)
- > and kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Kansas, USA). Other sites may also have it
- > available. Please use the site closest to you. There are two versions
- > available: a normal backup saveset and a LZW compressed version of the
- > backup savesets. VMS LZW programs are available on kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
- > also and through DECUS. For network load reasons, it is preferable if you
- > acquire LZW and the compressed version of ANU NEWS.
- >
- > The Glass patch was posted to the newsgroup after V6.0-2 was released. The
- > archives for the newsgroup are accessable from listserv@vm1.nodak.edu.
- >
- > here's an example of what you should send to listserv@vm1.nodak.edu:
- >
- > //ListSrch JOB Echo=No,Reply-via=mail
- > Database Search DD=Rules
- > //Rules DD *
- > Select glass v6.0-3 patch in anu-news since 1-jan-1991
- > print
- > /*
- >
- > i believe you can send mail there with a subject (or is it body?)
- > of "help", and it'll send help.
- >
- > there's also a news fileserver at fileserv@dayton.saic.com. commands are
- > like:
- > send news_v60-3_patch.19
- > send news_v60-3_patch.2%
- > send news_v60-3_patch.18
- > and i imagine the help thing works there, too..
- >
- >...
-
- >From: gvrod@isuvax.iastate.edu (R Eldridge, VMS FOREVER)
- >Subject:Re: Looking for Newsreader software
-
- >VNEWS - NNTP Client developed by a large group of people. Current
- > contact is Joel Snyder (jms@arizona.edu). Available by
- > Anonymous FTP, contact Joel for details. UNIX style interface.
- >
- > 'bit.listserv.vnews-l' is a USENET equivalent of the 'VNEWS-L'
- > mailing list based at UBVM.BITNET.
- >
- >DXRN - VMS port of the Berkeley XRN X windows news reader. Contact
- > is Rick Murphy (murphy@burfle.dco.dec.com). Available by
- > Anonymous FTP to decuac.dec.com, file /pub/DEC/dxrn.share.
- >
- >BULLETIN - Includes a USENET news reading mode. Send mail to
- > BULLETIN@ORYANA.PFC.MIT.EDU with the text INFO for details on
- > what BULLETIN is and how to get it.
- >
-
- >Subject: Matt Madison's utilities (was Re: Looking for Newsreader software)
- >From: goathunter@wkuvx1.bitnet
- >
- >In article <1992Aug29.170329.29824@news.iastate.edu>, gvrod@isuvax.iastate.edu
- >(R Eldridge, VMS FOREVER) writes:
- >> NEWSRDR - Available for Anonymous FTP on
- >> ...
- >>
- >Actually, all of this has changed. NEWSRDR is available via anonymous
- >ftp from ftp.spc.edu ([192.107.46.27]) in [.MADISON.NEWSRDR]. It's
- >available via e-mail by sending the following commands in the body
- >a of mail message to FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET:
- >
- >SEND NEWSRDR
- >SEND FILESERV_TOOLS
- >SEND NEWSRDR_SRC !To get the sources
- >
- >All of Matt's programs are available from ftp.spc.edu in [.MADISON]
- >and via e-mail from FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET. Send the command DIR ALL
- >in the body of a mail message to FILESERV@WKUVX1.BITNET for a brief
- >listing of all the packages available from here.
- >
-
- >From: ORAKEL@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Framstag)
- >Subject:Re: Looking for Newsreader software
- >
- >VMS NEWS v1.24 by Bernd Onasch
- >
- >VMS NEWS is a VAX/VMS full screen orientated NEWSreader supporting the
- >following network (TCP/IP) implementations:
- > * CMU/tek
- > * EXOS (never tested, no site with it available)
- > * MultiNet
- > * Process Software
- > * UCX (1.x and 2.0 [DEC TCP/IP])
- > * Wollongong
- > * DECnet object (tested the one of ANU NEWS 6.0.6)
- >( * ANET - just got it from someone in japan - not yet tested )
- >
- >The client supports various display methods:
- > * Numbered to just show the articles in order they came in
- > * Subject to display the articles sorted by subject line
- > * Threaded to display the articles sorted by threads (e.g. references)
- >In all cases, VMS NEWS offers a window where you can scroll around to select
- >the requested newsgroup or article.
- >
- >VMS NEWS is available from:
- > * MAILserver FILESERV@irav17.ira.uka.de
- > package NEWS_124 - VMSshare'd source
- > * FTPserver iraun1.ira.uka.de (129.13.10.90)
- > /pub/networks/news/news_1_24.com - VMSshare'd source
- > * FTPserver info.rz.uni-ulm.de (134.60.1.125)
- > /pub/VMS/communication/news124.zip - VMS zipped source
- > * FTPserver ftp.spc.edu (192.107.46.27)
- > [anonymous.ucx]news_124.share - VMSshare'd source
- >
- >For technical questions about VMS NEWS please mail directly to
- >Bernd Onasch:
- > ONASCH@ira.uka.de
- > ONASCH@informatik.uni-karlsruhe.de
- >
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,SOFTWARE_LIST
- >From: EWILTS <EWILTS@mr.gov.bc.ca>
- >Subject: Info-VAX: How to find VAX/VMS software.
- >
- >Dick,
- >
- >Ric Steinberger publishes a monthly Vax Software list to comp.os.vms. A
- >pointer to this would be helpful. From Ric's file:
- >
- >NOTE: A current version of this file may be retreived by sending a ONE LINE
- > mail message to: NETSERVER@RML2.SRI.COM. The one line should say:
- > ?PACKAGE*VAX_LIST
- > I will also try to keep a current version of VAX_LIST.TXT (this
- > file) available via anonymous FTP from: rml2.sri.com (128.18.22.20).
- >
- >
- >Ed Wilts, BC Systems Corp., 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8X 4S8
- >EWilts@Galaxy.Gov.BC.CA | Ed.Wilts@BCSystems.Gov.BC.CA | (604) 389-3430
- >
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,UUCP
-
- >Subject: HOW to get decus uucp (last time... really!)
- >From: brodie@fps.mcw.edu
- >
- > UUCP_INFO.TXT
- > -or-
- >"The canned answer given to folks who want to get a copy of DECUS UUCP"
- >
- >Last Revision: 7/28/92 Kent C. Brodie (brodie@fps.mcw.edu)
- > -or- fps!brodie)
- >
- >
- >How to get DECUS UUCP (Version 2.0):
- >
- >DECUS UUCP, distributed by the DECUS "VMSNET" working group, is a complete
- >implementation of UUCP for VMS. It is becoming one of the most popular
- >"packages" offered from DECUS, and for many VAX sites, it's their only
- >way to get to the internet. This file describes how you may
- >obtain your very own copy of the software for little or no cost.
- >
- >
- >1) via DECUS. By far the most popular method of obtaining DECUS UUCP
- > is through the VAX SIG TAPES distributed by the DECUS librarians. The
- > tapes (now available on CDROM, too!) do not cost much (or nothing at all
- > if you obtain them via your LUG librarian), and you'll get
- > TONS of stuff besides "just" UUCP. Contact your local DECUS tape
- > librarian, and find out how you can get the latest set of DECUS tapes.
- > (You can also order them through the DECUS LIBRARY)
- >
- > NOTE:
- > * decus UUCP (V2.0) is NOW available on the SPRING 1992 tapes
- > * decus UUCP (V1.3) last appeared on the FALL 1990 tapes
- >
- >2) using FTP via the INTERNET. DECUS UUCP (V2.0) is available via anonymous
- > ftp from the following sites:
- >
- > ftp.spc.edu directory [.decus_uucp]
- > Address: 192.107.46.27
- > (maintained by terry@spcvxa.spc.edu)
- > ftp.uu.net directory /systems/vms/uucp
- > Address: 137.39.1.9
- > (maintained by the folks at uunet)
- > mis1.mis.mcw.edu directory [.decus_uucp]
- > Address: 141.106.64.11
- > (maintained by brodie@mis.mcw.edu)
- > mvb.saic.com directory [.decus_uucp]
- > Address: 139.121.19.1
- > (maintained by Mark.berryman@mvb.saic.com)
- >
- > "mis1.mis.mcw.edu" is the ftp site that *I* maintain, and any
- > updates I receive will be immediately passed down to the other sites
- > shown above.
- >
- > The contents if the [.decus_uucp] directory should have the following:
- > (file sizes listed are VMS disk blocks [=512 bytes each])
- >
- > Directory STA1:[UUCP_DIST]
- >
- > DEVEL.BKP;1 16128
- > MAPS.BKP;1 13167
- > NEWSDEVEL.BKP;1 7623
- > * RUN.BKP;1 8001
- > SUPPDOC.BKP;1 3465
- > SUPPNEWS.BKP;1 12096
- > * UU20BOOT.BKP;1 1890
- >
- > Total of 7 files, 62370 blocks.
- >
- > Files with a "*" are the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM required. Additionally,
- > NEW sites (not yet running UUCP) will also need MAPS.BKP.
- > The "NEWS" files refer to Geoff Huston's ANU-NEWS, which is
- > also distributed with DECUS UUCP.
- >
- > Additionally, If you're really up to it, the ftp site
- > wuarchive.wustl.edu currently offers the latest VAX SIG decus
- > tape offerings via anonymous ftp. (the WHOLE tape, no parts!). Be
- > ready for a lot of transfer time and a lot of pieces, though.
- >
- > If you do use FTP on any of the above sites, PLEASE be kind.
- > DECUS UUCP is kind of big, so transfer it during non-peak hours.
-
- [Ed. note: for those of you without FTP AND without a direct UUNET
- connection AND you are unwilling to use UUNET's 900 number service,
- try FTPMAIL. For details, see the discussion of FTPMAIL, above.]
-
- >
- >3) Via "anonymous uucp".
- > [thanks to Jamie Hanrahan who arranged for this....]
- >
- > UUNET also has the package available for pickup via anonymous uucp.
- > (any DECUS UUCP site running at least V1.2 can make use of this!)
- >
- > DOCUMENTATION ON USING ANONYMOUS UUCP IS *IN* YOUR EXISTING (V1.2+)
- > DECUS UUCP DOCUMENTATION (USRGDxx.MEM).
- >
- > You can use uunet even if you are not a "subscriber" (they have
- > a 900 number! At the time of writing, connect charges via 900
- > access is about $0.40 a minute) (be forwarned: uunet
- > charges rates based on connect time used.... based on a V.32 modem
- > (etc), the BASE kit would cost about $10-$12. The ENTIRE kit can
- > probably be retrieved for under $50.) Although long distance is
- > the "next best thing to being there", it isn't cheap....
- >
- > (If all you have is a 2400-baud modem, don't even consider this.....)
- >
- > The directory to get the files from is ~/systems/vms/uucp and
- > the very first file to retrieve is "aaareadme.txt". That file
- > will then document for you everything else you have to do. (what
- > files to get, how to uncompress them, etc.).
- >
- > This method, therefore, is probably preferable for those sites who
- > aren't a long ways away from uunet, or who are already using it
- > as their main feed.
- >
- > The following is a reference to the file names and sizes. You
- > can be the judge as to what it would cost to transfer knowing
- > your system's capabilities, modem speed, and connection rate:
- >
- >
- > directory "/systems/vms/uucp":
- > total 14174
- > * -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 10198 Jul 20 19:52 aaareadme.txt
- > -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 4787679 Jul 10 05:01 devel.bkp-z
- > -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 2112011 Jul 10 05:17 newsdevel.bkp-z
- > * -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 85666 Jul 17 00:15 preboot.vms_share
- > * -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 2460500 Jul 10 05:24 run.bkp-z
- > -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 900149 Jul 10 05:27 suppdoc.bkp-z
- > -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 3591934 Jul 10 05:37 suppnews.bkp-z
- > * -rw-rw-r-- 1 3 21 498411 Jul 17 00:22 uu20boot.bkp-z
- >
- > Files marked with a "*" are the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM required. (note:
- > the files here are a bit different from the FTP or MAGTAPE distribution)
-
- [Ed. note: the command I used to fetch devel.bkp-z was:
-
- uucp -v "uunet!~/systems/vms/uucp/devel.bkp-z" uucp_public:devel.bkp-z
-
- and it worked just fine.]
-
- >
- >4) Lastly, the final method of getting a copy is via your local friendly
- > mailman. I provide free distribution of the DECUS UUCP package,
- > but only if you pay the freight.
- >
- > Package the following:
- >
- > 1 tape (TK50, TK70, or 9-track) ** TK85 coming soon...**
- > 1 self-addressed, STAMPED envelope to fit the tape **required**
- >
- >
- > Mail it all to:
- >
- > DECUS UUCP
- >c/o Kent Brodie
- > Faculty Physicians & Surgeons
- > 11200 West Plank Court, Suite 160
- > Wauwatosa, WI 53226
- >
- >
- > (If you send me a 9-track tape, I can handle 1600 or 6250bpi.)
- > If you use 6250, it will all fit on a 600-foot reel. If you need 1600,
- > then you must send a 2400-foot reel)
- >
- > U.S. Postage for mailing a TKxx cartridge is something like $2.90.
- > (thus, for both ways, the total cost is $5.80)
- >
- > A few notes. I provide this service free of charge, but at the
- > same time, The Medical College of Wisconsin didn't hire me to make
- > tape copies either. As I get tapes to make, I make them when I can.
- > Usual turnaround time is about a week. ("your mileage may vary").
- >
- > Finally, when it comes to the self-addressed "stamped"
- > envelope, you can use normal US postal mail, Federal Express, or UPS.
- > Our office does not normally deal with any other couriers, so please
- > don't go using DHL or something.
- >
- > Questions? email me or gimme a call.
- >
- >-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Kent C. Brodie - Sr. Systems Manager InterNet: brodie@fps.mcw.edu
- >Faculty Physicians & Surgeons uucpNet: fps.mcw.edu!brodie
- >Medical College of Wisconsin MaBellNet: +1 414 266 5080
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,VI
- >From: le9miiwa@cine88.cineca.it
- >Subject:Summary: vi editor for VMS
- >
- >Hi everyone!
- >
- >Here is a summary of answers to my query for a vi clone for VMS
- >
- >From: whitfill@heechee.meediv.lanl.gov (Jim Whitfill - Los Alamos)
- >
- >>get [.vi]vi.sav or [.vi]vi.sav_z from anonymous on meediv.lanl.gov. vi.sav is
- >>a VMS backup saveset and vi.sav_z is compressed. Get lzdcmp.exe from top level
- >>on meediv.lanl.gov and decomp vi.sav_z.
- >
- >From: orakel@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Ulli 'Framstag' Horlacher)
- >
- >info.rz.uni-ulm.de pub/VMS/editors/elvis.zip
- >
- >From: BRENNAN@COCO.CCHS.SU.OZ.AU (Luke Brennan)
- >
- >> you should use ELVIS - it works fine. If you can't find it
- >> closer to home, try here at coco.cchs.su.oz.au ( cd [.elvis])
- >>
- >> The version here is one rev behind the current one apparently -
- >> but I haven't bothered to find the latest one, as nobody has
- >> complained about anything!
- >
- >Original_From: TESTA@eldp.epfl.ch (Testa Andrea SI-DP EPFL)
- >Host ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95)
- >Last updated 00:47 27 Sep 1992
- >
- > [Andrea suggests Elvis, and points to the DECUS distribution,
- > or the listed ARCHIE-generated locations.
- > I translate here because he wrote to me in Italian...]
- >
- >Host ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95)
- >Last updated 00:47 27 Sep 1992
- >
- > Location: /pub2/packages/linux/sources/usr.bin
- > FILE r--r--r-- 341883 Apr 6 14:29 elvis-1.5.tar.Z
- > Location: /pub2/packages/linux/binaries/usr.bin
- > FILE rw-r--r-- 333727 Apr 2 18:09 elvis-1.5.tar.Z
- >
- >Host guardian.cs.psu.edu (130.203.1.3)
- >Last updated 00:25 27 Sep 1992
- >
- > Location: /pub/src/gnu
- >Last updated 00:25 27 Sep 1992
- > FILE rw-rw-r-- 333727 Apr 6 18:33 elvis-1.5.tar.Z
- >
- >Host ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9)
- > Location: /systems/unix/linux/binaries/usr.bin/Editors
- > FILE rw-r--r-- 166363 Apr 30 16:24 elvis-1.5.tar.Z
- >
- >From: SFA@epavax.rtpnc.epa.gov (STEVEN FISHBACK)
- >
- >> Yes, I have ported it the vax here at my work place and it
- >>works great for me. FTP anonymously to the following site:
- >
- > Host: gatekeeper.dec.com (16.1.0.2)
- > Location: pub/VMS/vitpu-v5
- >
- > DIRECTORY r-xr-xr-x 1024 Oct 31 1990 vitpu-v5
- >
- >>It's written in TPU and it comes with documentation to install and use.
- >>The creator is Gregg Wonderly, Mathematics Department of Oklahoma
- >>State U.
- >
- >From: tarjeij@extern.uio.no
- >
- >>Try Elvis v1.5 or later, it is supposed to work under VMS. The TPU version of
- >>vi should be avoided.
- >
- >
- >Thanks also to:
- > Larry Henry <larry@eco.twg.com>
- >
- >[editor's note: like we say here in Lombardia,
- > there are 32 different tastes!
- > pick your choice! BTW, I am writing this message with vi by
- > whitfill@heechee.meediv.lanl.gov
- > which happened to arrive first to me!
- >]
- >
- >Many thanks to everybody. Hope this is useful....
- >
- > Andrea Spinelli
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,ZMODEM
-
- The following is the official word form Chuck Forsberg, the developer of ZMODEM:
-
- >From: <caf%omen.UUCP%uunet.UUCP@DMC.COM>
- >Subject: Re: Pointer to VMS implementation of ZMODEM needed
- >
- >There are two versions of VMS ZMODEM available.
- >
- >RZSZ.TLB is available on TeleGodzilla, GEnie, and Compuserve,
- >and supports dial-in callers with ZMODEM-90(Tm) programs.
- >
- >A commercial version that also supports Crosstalk, Telix, Procomm
- >et al is available for $495.00 from Omen Technology.
- >
- >Both of these programs support the popular VMS record formats.
- >
- >Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf
- >Author of YMODEM, ZMODEM, Professional-YAM, ZCOMM, and DSZ
- > Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software"
- >17505-V NW Sauvie IS RD Portland OR 97231 503-621-3406
- >TeleGodzilla:621-3746 FAX:621-3735 CIS:70007,2304 Genie:CAF
-
- I logged into TeleGodzilla just to see what was there. For those of you who
- want source code, here's the official pointer to the "official source code":
-
- "ZMODEM protocol information and royalty free C source code for
- developers is available in Omen's "ZMODEM Developer's
- Collection" which may be ordered by voice at 503-621-3406."
-
- The following is the help file from TeleGodzilla:
-
- >Yam-Host(C):help
- >*************** Yam-Host Command Summary Rev 04-24-87
- >
- >File(s) Ambiguous Path Name or names: [dir/]file.exe ...
- > A directory name expands to all files in that directory,
- > An empty File expands to all files in the current directory.
- >
- >file1 Unambiguous single filename
- >
- >cd directory change to directory
- >cd change to login (home) directory
- >pwd print working directory
- >BYE stops the hemorraging of your phone bill
- >chat opens a link to the console (chat with SYSOP)
- >message leave a public message (file=MESSAGES)
- >private leave a private message for sysop
- >dir File(s) alphabetized directory listing
- >dirr File(s) long form directory with transmission time printout
- >dird File(s) sorted by date
- >dirt File(s) sorted by date in reverse order
- >dirl File(s) sorted by file length
- >dirs File(s) sorted by file length in reverse order
- >rb receive files FROM YOU with YMODEM batch protocol
- >rx file1 receive one file FROM YOU using XMODEM protocol
- >kermit rb receive files FROM YOU with Kermit protocol
- >type File(s) type files (one or more ambiguous file names)
- >sx -k file1 send 1 TO YOU, XMODEM protocol (-k gives 1k blocks)
- >rc file1 receive one file FROM YOU with CRC-16 error checking
- >sb -k File(s) send one or more files with YMODEM batch protocol
- >sz File(s) send one or more files with ZMODEM batch protocol
- >sz -r File(s) Recover/resume ZMODEM file transfer(s)
- >kermit sb File(s) send files TO YOU with Kermit protocol
- >EXAMPLES: sx yamdemo.arc (XMODEM)
- > kermit sb yamdemo.arc (Kermit)
- >
- >Keyboard "type info.txt" for more information on this particular system.
-
- RZSZ.TLB is, I believe, also available from most of the VMS software archives
- (cerritos.edu carries it). I checked to see if there were other copies of
- ZMODEM around.
-
- UUNET has [at least] the following, most of which SHOULD be in source form:
-
- >systems/unix/linux/sources/usr.bin/Communications:
- >total 1310
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 713 Aug 11 07:20 rzsz.README.Z
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 3784 Aug 6 17:13 rzsz9202.dff.Z
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 81407 Aug 6 17:14 rzsz9202.tar-z.Z
-
- >networking/terms:
- >total 1165
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 revell 59565 Jul 2 23:24 zmodem.tar.Z
-
- >systems/mac/info-mac/unix:
- >total 1810
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 52736 Feb 12 1992 zmodem-part1.shar
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 42589 Feb 12 1992 zmodem-part2.shar
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 54140 Feb 12 1992 zmodem-part3.shar
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 47368 Feb 12 1992 zmodem-part4.shar
-
- >usenet/comp.sources.unix/volume12/zmodem:
- >total 62
- >-r--r--r-- 1 archive 22356 Oct 18 1987 part01.Z
- >-r--r--r-- 1 archive 12759 Oct 18 1987 part02.Z
- >-r--r--r-- 1 archive 27191 Oct 18 1987 part03.Z
-
- The protocol documentation is in:
-
- >doc/literary/obi/Standards/FileTransfer:
- >total 109
- >-rw-r--r-- 1 archive 45213 Oct 28 1991 ZMODEM8.DOC.1.Z
-
- In addition, the VAX Software list (see SOFTWARE-LIST, above) mentions the
- following:
-
- SZ Shell SZ Shell gives the Z-Modem program SZ a host of new features
- including wildcards and various others. Both SZ and RZ are
- provided in the archive.
- Availability: F47
-
- F47 AB20.LARC.NASA.GOV
-
- and
-
- ZMODEM File transfer between Vax and Unix/PC/Amiga computers.
- Availability: S14, F15
-
- S14 MRCserv@Janus.MtRoyal.AB.CA
- F15 WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
-
- F = FTP
- S = Mail Server
-
- That's all I could find with a quick look.
-
- Dick Munroe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ,ZOO
-
- >Subject: Where to get ZOO v2.10 for MS-DOS, Unix and VMS
- >From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
- >
- >It seems that no matter how often this information is posted, someone
- >will ask for it again in 2 or 3 days. PLEASE save this article!
- >
- >SIMTEL20:
- >=========
- >ZOO version 2.10 (needed for extracting files posted in Usenet
- >newsgroup comp.binaries.ibm.pc) is available via anonymous FTP from
- >WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (192.88.110.20) or mirror sites OAK.Oakland.Edu
- >(141.210.10.117), wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4), ftp.uu.net
- >(137.39.1.9), nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100), src.doc.ic.ac.uk
- >(146.169.3.7) or archie.au (139.130.4.6), by e-mail through the
- >BITNET/EARN file servers, or by uucp from UUNET's 1-900-GOT-SRCS.
- >See UUNET file uunet!~/info/archive-help for details.
- >
- >Garbo:
- >======
- >If you do not know how to go about getting this material, users
- >are welcome to email ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) for the prerecorded
- >garbo.uwasa.fi instructions (long, circa 29Kb). North American users
- >are referred to the garbo mirror on wuarchive.wustl.edu. Australian
- >users are referred to the archie.au mirror. The mirrors may lag
- >occasionally, or might not have all the files. If you do not receive
- >Timo's reply within five days, please ask your own site's system manager
- >to construct a returnable mail path for you.
- >
- >Directory PD1:<MSDOS.ZOO>
- > Filename Type Length Date Description
- >==============================================
- >ZOO210.EXE B 55721 910712 Dhesi's make/extract/view ZOO archives, 910712
- >
- > 73461 Jul 12 1991 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/arcers/zoo210.exe
- >
- >Directory PD8:<MISC.UNIX>
- > Filename Type Length Date Description
- >==============================================
- >ZOO210.TAR-Z B 246115 910714 Dhesi's make/extract/view ZOO archives, C src
- >
- >237093 Aug 8 1991 garbo.uwasa.fi:/unix/arcers/zoo210.tar.Z
- >
- >Directory PD8:<MISC.VAXVMS>
- > Filename Type Length Date Description
- >==============================================
- >ZOO210.ARC B 289193 910801 Dhesi's make/extract/view ZOO archives, C src
- >
- >289193 Jul 5 1991 garbo.uwasa.fi:/vms/arcers/zoo210.arc
- >647168 Jun 24 13:42 garbo.uwasa.fi:/vms/arcers/zoo210.tar
- >
- >Keith
- >--
- >Keith Petersen
- >Maintainer of the MSDOS, MISC and CP/M archives at SIMTEL20 [192.88.110.20]
- >Internet: w8sdz@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil or w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu
- >Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND
- --
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