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- NAVIGATING THE INTERNET: AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
- Richard J. Smith
- Assistant Director For Technical Services
- University of Southwestern Louisiana
- rs@usl.edu
-
- HYTELNET
-
-
- Peter Scott, of the University of Saskatchewan, provides us with
- information on how to get a free computer program available on the
- Internet via anonymous ftp. It works on a PC and gives information
- about the resources of the Internet. It works at a push of a
- button and after getting, downloading, and installing it is very
- user friendly. It contains much information about what we will do
- next week so, if you have a PC and want a helpful little program
- for when you go navigating, get the following.
-
- Note that the file is zipped and will need to be unzipped.
-
- (No ftp example this time. I hope you are versed enough to
- understand the following instructions.)
-
-
- HYTELNET version 6.3, the utility which gives an IBM-PC user
- instant-access to all Internet-accessible library catalogs, FREE-NETS,
- CWISs, BBSs, Gophers, WAIS, etc. is now available. You can get it via
- anonymous ftp from:
-
- access.usask.ca
-
- in the pub/hytelnet/pc subdirectory. It is listed as HYTELN63.ZIP.
-
- Version 6.3 is a major upgrade. Much redundant information has been
- deleted, and errors have been corrected. New subdirectories have been
- added, which has meant that many files now have a more meaningful home.
- Also all the new/updated files created since Version 6.2 have been
- incorporated.
-
- Note: the UNZIPPED files total over 1.2 mb...but remember, you can
- always edit out any information you do not need, in order to save space.
-
- Information from Roy Tennant follows, slightly edited, describing how to
- obtain HYTELNET 6.3 from the ftp site (thanks Roy)::
-
- TO RETRIEVE HYTELNET:
- At your system prompt, enter: ftp access.usask.ca
- or ftp 128.233.3.1
- When you receive the Name prompt, enter: anonymous
- When you receive the password prompt, enter your Internet address.
- When you are at the ftp> prompt, enter: binary
- At the next ftp> prompt, enter: cd pub/hytelnet/pc
- Then enter: get hyteln63.zip
- After the transfer has occurred, either
- proceed with the instructions below to
- retrieve the UNZIP utility (which you
- need unless you already have it) or enter: quit
-
- The Hytelnet program is archived using a ZIP utility. To unarchive it,
- you must be able to "unzip" the file. If you have the file PKUNZIP.EXE,
- it will unarchive the HYTELN63.ZIP file (see below for instructions). If
- you do not have it, you may retrieve it with by following these
- instructions:
-
- TO RETRIEVE PKUNZIP:
- Use the above instructions for connecting to access.usask.ca
- At the ftp> prompt, enter: binary
- Then enter: cd pub/hytelnet/pc
- Then enter: get pkunzip.exe
- After the transfer has occurred, enter: quit
-
- TO DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR PC:
- Because of the plethora of PC communications programs, I will not
- attempt to give step-by-step instructions here. You should check the
- instructions for your software for downloading a *binary* file from your
- Internet account to your PC.
-
- TO UNARCHIVE HYTELN63.ZIP:
- Make a new directory on your hard disk (e.g., mkdir hytelnet)
- Copy PKUNZIP.EXE and HYTELN63.ZIP into the new directory
- Make sure you are in that directory, then enter: pkunzip HYTELN63
- It will then unarchive HYTELN63.ZIP, which contains the following files:
-
- HYTELNET.ZIP
- READNOW
-
- The file READNOW. gives full instructions for un-archiving HYTELNET.ZIP.
- Simply put, you **MUST** unZIP the file with the -d parameter so that
- all the subdirectories will be recursed.
-
- To use HYTELNET, you should refer to the instructions in the release
- announcement by Peter Scott, or to the README file included with the
- package.
-
- PLEASE NOTE that I offer the above instructions as a service for those
- who are unfamiliar with the steps required to download and use files
- from network sources. I cannot be responsible for any local variations
- in these procedures which may exist. Please contact your local computer
- support staff if you have difficulty performing these tasks.
-
- The UNIX/VMS version, created by Earl Fogel, is available for browsing
- by telnet to access.usask.ca login with hytelnet (lower case). For
- more information on this version contact Earl at:
- fogel@skyfox.usask.ca.
-
- --------------------
-
- Many of you may want to check to see if HYTELNET is mounted
- locally on your institution's machine. Many are now making HYTELNET
- available through local gophers. Still, it is nice to have it on
- your machine for quick reference.
-
-
- Navigating the Internet: An Interactive Workshop
- Copyright (C) 1992 by Richard J. Smith, All Rights Reserved.
-