ssl@ptsfa.UUCP (Sam Lok) (01/21/86)
Ever since I posted the request for ibm-pc's uucp software, the response
has been overwhelming! First, I would like to thank those who gave me
the infos. Second, I am attaching the one response I got that contains
all the information I expect for those who are interested to find/acquire
such software. Unfortunately, there is no PD available as yet!
Thanks, guys!
{ihnp4, dual, qantel}!ptsfa!ssl
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From uucp Mon Jan 20 12:18 PST 1986
>From ima!johnl Mon Jan 20 14:04:39 1986 remote from ihnp4
Received: by ihnp4.ATT.UUCP id AA02160; 20 Jan 86 14:04:39 CST (Mon)
From: "John R. Levine, P.O.Box 349, Cambridge MA 02238-0349 (617-494-1400)" <ihnp4!ima!johnl>
Subject: Forwarded: Re: (notes) Re: UUCP software for the IBM PC?
To: umb!coe.ptsfa!ssl
Status: R
Both of you asked about uucp for MS-DOS. The only version I know of is
Lauren Weinstein's uulink, which costs money but is reported to work. You
can contact him at vortex!lauren. Vortex is in fact a PC running
his software.
John Levine, ima!johnl
Forwarded mail follows:
From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
Sender: lauren at VORTEX
Subject: Re: (notes) Re: UUCP software for the IBM PC?
In reply to: Your message of Thu Aug 22 07:05:00 1985
To: johnl at ISM780/HADDOCK/IMA/*VORTEX.UUCP
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Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 11:30:22 PDT
Message-ID: <8508221130.499.0.VT1.00C@vortex.UUCP>
Greetings. Here you are. The initial copies are going out without
user docs, but I'll help people get it installed by voice phone
call, and after that it's pretty easy to use. The price is
$335 for the entire package (end user, quantity one) which most people
seem to think is pretty reasonable given the comprehensive nature of
the package. Anyway, here's the features list. Thanks much.
--Lauren--
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UULINK
(Lauren's MSDOS UUCP/Mail/Netnews/Remote Access Package)
[8/15/85]
Features Summary
Communications
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o Fully automated and/or manual text and binary transmission/reception of
files from full or partial direct paths or via spool directories to/from
any other system with UUCP capabilities. Full handling of both locally
and remotely queued file transfer requests, with various special
extensions for cooperating hosts. Communications are compatible
with all existing UUCP versions.
o Full logging (if desired) of all transfers, call attempts, successful
and failed logins by remote systems/users, etc., including timestamps,
full file transfer information, corrected error rate for calls, trouble
records, etc.
o Full handling of manual and automatic incoming and outgoing calls
including automatic speed selection (if desired), login/password
controls, etc. Suitable for use with single, dual, and triple speed
modems, and for direct lines. Configurable for various complex
login sequences including port selectors/switches, etc. Can operate
fully unattended.
o Complete table-driven read/write file access controls.
o Various automatic "call-back" provisions for extra security if desired.
o Automatic scheduling of outgoing UUCP calls (or other local work)
and table-driven modem dialing that can be customized for virtually
any autodial modem with working DTR and CARRIER detect lines.
The scheduling mechanism can be used to trigger virtually any desired
local programs at any given dates and/or times. Various utilities have
been included to simplify the setup of complex multiple site polling
schedules, to handle outgoing call time restrictions (to save
on call costs), etc.
o Complete notification of error conditions via detailed
local/remote return mail.
o Allows direct generation and handling of multiple-hop file
transfers (without special encoding/decoding being required)
with cooperating sites.
Mail and netnews generation/handling
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o Can send and receive both local and remote mail via standard UUCP ("!")
and/or RFC 920 Internet domain ("@") routing. Both incoming and
outgoing mail handlers support the "class 3" (most complex) domain
routing description of the "UUCP Mail Routing Project." Supports fully
automated routing of addresses such as "user@site.UUCP" (and other
forms) via a customizable path routing table. Routing can also
be specified differently for both incoming (pass-through to other sites)
and direct outgoing mail. Gateway addressing is fully supported, as
is support for subdomain routing and addressing when needed.
o Full handling of both locally generated and remote mail, both for local
delivery and for "pass-through" to other sites via both "!" and/or
Internet domain ("@") routing syntax. Ready for operation both as
a normal UUCP mail site or as a complex domain/subdomain mail generator
and handler for Internet compatibility.
o Generates and handles standard UUCP header lines, plus
Internet (e.g. Arpanet/Milnet/UUCPnet) [RFC 822/920]
From:, Date:, CC:, To:, Subject:, In-Reply-To:, Reply-To:,
and other Internet header lines as appropriate.
o Compatible with both standard UUCP and applicable Internet 822/920
standards. RFC 822 headers, with RFC 920 domain addresses,
are generated for all non-local mail. People's real names and other
extended info is included on all messages whenever possible.
o Complete error messages are automatically mailed back to the specified
UUCP return-address point in cases of undeliverable local mail or
rejected pass-through mail (e.g. unknown users, sitenames, etc.) whenever
possible. Failed delivery text and control files are saved for manual
operator delivery or handling when desired.
o Distribution lists and aliases, available for both local
mail and incoming mail, are fully supported, including redirection
to additional local and remote mail destinations and
alias/distribution list recursion.
o All remote incoming mail transactions (both for local delivery and
pass-through to another site) are fully logged when desired.
o Built-in capability to generate and transmit Usenet netnews
messages, allowing the site to join and participate in the Usenet.
o Headers may be modified/changed by the user, and the user may
drop into any selected text editor for full message text
editing as desired, as well as run other programs from
within the mail program.
o Complete handling of text saving, etc. in cases of bad mail
addressing, delivery problems, etc.
o Facilities to support the sending of mail from multiple local
users on the same local system, with completely independent
mailboxes, mail and netnews signature files, default editor
selections, etc.
Mail and netnews reading and replies
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o Allows reading and automatic reply generation for local, conventional
UUCP routing ("!"), and Internet 822/920 domain-based ("@") routing mail
and netnews.
o A wide variety of commands to scan message headers, generate replies
of various sorts, forward messages, save and sort messages in a
variety of manners, jump to external programs, manage mailboxes, etc.
o Messages may be viewed via display-oriented or line-oriented
text editors when desired.
o Special handling and reply generation for incoming Usenet
netnews messages for convenient participation on Usenet, including
built-in netnews message decryption (when desired). Netnews
is handled as a special class of mail (via a "netnews mailbox").
In general, given the hardware/software limitations of these
small systems, it is not deemed practical nor desirable for these sites
to support forwarding of other than locally generated netnews to other
sites--the volumes of data are simply too large. It would be
possible to add general netnews forwarding via outboard programs to
requeue news messages if really desired, but given the massive volumes
of data involved with netnews, few sites would have sufficient
disk capability to support such forwarding in a practical sense.
Contact me if you really want to pursue the issues involved in general
netnews forwarding from these systems. Note that this applies only
to "netnews"--forwarding of all mail messages to/from remote sites is
fully supported as described earlier.
o Special features for dealing with complex "sendmail" headers from
remote Internet sites.
o Facilities to support the receiving of mail by multiple local users
on the same local system, with completely independent mailboxes, etc.
Special remote access
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o Facilities are provided to allow the user the ability to have
complete remote dialup access to their system as desired, subject
only to particular programs' not always writing to the local console
screen and reading from the local keyboard. In particular, UULINK's
mail generation and reading programs may be run remotely allowing
the user to send or receive mail from their site remotely via
direct login. When sending mail via a remote dialup, the user may elect
to automatically use a line-oriented editor rather than locally-oriented
display editors. This remote access capability co-exists with the
UUCP dialup capabilities and is fully password protected.
Misc.
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o A wide variety of miscellaneous utilities are provided to provide
integration of the various programs, to simplify complex polling
setups, handle systems without realtime clocks, deal with special
communications or compatibility problems, handle file transfer
and queuing requests of all sorts, etc. Extensive diagnostic
capabilities in case of problems, with creation of tracing audit
files, etc. if desired.
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Requires minimum 256K bytes. Hard disk recommended but not essential.
Compatible with PCDOS/MSDOS versions 2.X through 3.X on the
IBM PC/XT/AT, Compaq, etc. (213) 645-7200.
--Lauren--
{ihnp4, allegra, bonnie, seismo, trwrb, ...}!vortex!laurenlauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) (01/21/86)
That blurb that was posted regarding UULINK is not the most recent one, and I really would have preferred that it not be posted since I don't personally approve of posting sales literature to newsgroups. I certainly have refused to post that blurb to any newsgroups myself. Admittedly my conservatism in this regard may be in the minority, but I really don't think that netnews should be used for widespread posting of sales literature. This is my personal opinion, of course. However, given that someone has gone ahead and posted it anyway, there's not too much I can say other than to clarify that (old) blurb. In the time since that blurb was written last summer, there have been a variety of changes in the package leading toward the availability of UULINK 1.1 early next month (February). There have been some internal changes, a variety of enhancements, new features, etc. I don't propose to discuss these features here, since, as I said above, I really don't like using netnews for such purposes. All initial inquiries regarding the package should NOT go to the number in that old blurb but instead should go to (213) 390-3920. Thanks much. --Lauren--