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- F.1 NCSA Telnet
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- Obtaining NCSA Software F.1
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- National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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- June 1991
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- June 1991
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- Appendix F Obtaining NCSA Software
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- Overview
- This appendix uses NCSA HDF to outline the procedures for
- obtaining NCSA software via FTP, an archive server, or by
- regular mail.
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- Obtaining NCSA Software
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- FTP
- If you are connected to Internet (NSFNET, ARPANET, MILNET,
- etc.) you can download HDF software and documentation at no
- charge from an anonymous file transfer protocol (FTP) server at
- NCSA. The steps you should follow to do so are enumerated below.
- If you have any questions regarding the connection or procedure,
- consult your local system administrator or network expert.
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- 1. Log on to a host at your site that is connected to Internet and is
- running software supporting the FTP command.
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- 2. Invoke FTP on most systems by entering the Internet address of
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- % ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
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- % ftp 141.142.20.50
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- 3. Log in by entering anonymous for the name.
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- 4. Enter your e-mail address for the password.
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- 5. Enter get README.FIRST to transfer the instructions file
- (ASCII) to your local host.
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- 6. Enter quit to exit FTP and return to your local host.
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- 7. Review the README.FIRST file for complete instructions
- concerning the organization of the FTP directories and the
- procedures you should follow to download the README files
- specific to the application you want.
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- Your login session should resemble the following sample, where
- the remote user's name is smith and user entries are indicated in
- boldface type.
- harriet_51% ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
- Connected to zaphod.
- 220 zaphod FTP server (Version 4.173 Tue Jan 31 08:29:00 CST
- 1989) ready.
- Name (ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu: smith): anonymous
- 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
- Password: smith
- 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
- ftp> get README.FIRST
- 200 PORT command successful.
- 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for README.FIRST (10283
- bytes).
- 226 Transfer complete.
- local: README.FIRST remote: README.FIRST
- 11066 bytes received in .34 seconds (32 Kbytes/s)
- ftp> quit
- 221 Goodbye.
- harriet_52%
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- The README.FIRST file instructs you to copy the HDF README
- file to your directory and read it before proceeding. Your FTP
- session should resemble the one listed below:
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- ftp> cd HDF
- 250 CWD command successful.
- ftp> get README
- 200 PORT command successful.
- 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for README (10283 bytes)
- 226 Transfer complete.
- local: README remote: README
- 2080 bytes received in .14 seconds (15 Kbytes/s)
- ftp> quit
- 221 Goodbye.
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- The HDF README file explains how to copy the contents of the
- HDF directory to your home directory via remote login or
- anonymous FTP. The precise file transfer procedure varies
- according to the type of operating system under which you will use
- HDF╤UNICOS or other.
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- Archive Server
- To obtain NCSA software via an archive server:
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- 1. E-mail a request to:
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- archive-server@ncsa.uiuc.edu
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- 2. Include in the subject or message line, the word "help."
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- 3. Press RETURN.
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- 4. Send another e-mail request to:
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- archive-server@ncsa.uiuc.edu
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- 5. Include in the subject or message line, the word "index."
- 6. Press RETURN.
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- For example, if you use the UNIX mailing system, your login
- session should resemble the following sample, where user entries
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- yoyodyne_51% mail archive-server@ncsa.uiuc.edu
- Subject: help
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- EOT
- Null message body; hope that's ok
- yoyodyne_52% mail archive-server@ncsa.uiuc.edu
- Subject: index
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- EOT
- Null message body; hope that's ok
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- The information you receive from both the help and index
- commands will give you further instructions on obtaining NCSA
- software. This controlled-access server will e-mail the
- distribution to you one segment at a time.
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- Mail
- HDF software and manuals are available for purchase╤either
- individually or as part of the anonymous FTP reel or cartridge
- tapes╤through the NCSA Technical Resources Catalog. Orders
- can only be processed if accompanied by a check in U.S. dollars
- made out to the University of Illinois. To obtain a catalog, contact:
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- NCSA Documentation Orders
- 152 Computing Applications Building
- 605 East Springfield Avenue
- Champaign, IL 61820
- (217) 244-0072
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