[comp.sys.apple] Apple FTP site opens

mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (07/13/89)

Apple Developer Technical Support is proud to offer a new service 
to the Apple II and Macintosh development communities:  Anonymous 
FTP to an Apple Internet host loaded with the most up-to-date DTS 
tools and documentation available.

FTP is the user interface to the ARPANET standard File Transfer 
Protocol, and it allows you to transfer files to and from a remote 
network site.  To access and retrieve files from the Apple 
archive, you should FTP to apple.apple.com (130.43.2.2) using
account:anonymous and password:guest.  Once you logon, change 
directories to pub/dts/ (cd pub/dts/) and get the README file (get 
README) which explains the archive content and structure.  If you 
are unfamiliar with FTP or do not know if you site supports it, 
use your on-line help or check with your local site administrator.

You will always find the most current Technical Notes and Sample 
Code posted in the dts/ directory, as well as other documents or 
materials relevant to development on an Apple platform.

Look in the help/ directory for a current list of all the archived 
files (dir-yy-mm-dd) and a list of the most recent additions
(recent-yy-mm-dd).  The following is a basic outline of the 
directory structure and the contents of the archive:

README              - General info about content and structure
aii                 - Apple II information
  tn                - Apple II Technical Notes
  ftn               - Apple II File Type Notes
  sc                - Apple II Sample Code
help                - Helpful info about these directories
  dir-YY-MM-DD      - Directory of all files in the dts/ directory
  recent-YY-MM-DD   - Directory of all files added within 14 days
mac                 - Macintosh information
  docs              - Macintosh Technical Documentation
  hacks             - Useful, unsupported hacks
  mpw               - Current MPW Interface files
  q+a               - Macintosh Q & A Stack
  sc                - Macintosh Sample Code
  sys.soft          - System Software information  
  tn                - Macintosh Technical Notes
press               - Apple Press Releases

Tools and utilities sold by APDA (e.g., ResEdit, etc.) are not 
available from this archive due to licensing restrictions.  In the 
future, if we can make these sorts of tools available and still 
please our attorneys, we will.

This service is long overdue, and we thank the many volunteers on 
the networks who maintain other archives and make Apple's tools 
and documentation available to the masses.  If you normally get 
your files from these other sites, you should be able to continue 
doing so, as we are working with these people to make sure that 
their files are updated on a much more timely basis than in the 
past.

This archive site is just a small effort in Apple's attempts to 
provide our developers with the best tools and developer technical 
support in the industry, and we are very interested in your 
feedback.  Please send comments and suggestions to us at one of 
the addresses listed below.

Thanks for your suggestions and patience in making this archive 
site reality.  Special thanks to Erik Fair of Apple Engineering 
Computer Operations; Lance Nakata, Bill Lipa, and Jon Pugh of 
Info-Mac and SUMEX; and Werner Uhrig of the University of Texas.

Mark B. Johnson                                            AppleLink: mjohnson
Developer Technical Support                         domain: mjohnson@Apple.com
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ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (07/14/89)

In article <33114@apple.Apple.COM>, mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) writes...
 
> 
>Apple Developer Technical Support is proud to offer a new service 
>to the Apple II and Macintosh development communities:  Anonymous 
>FTP to an Apple Internet host loaded with the most up-to-date DTS 
>tools and documentation available.

Awesome, dude!

Seriously, this looks to be a major increase in support for Mac/Apple
developers.  Thanks!


Robert
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bobl@pro-graphics.UUCP (System Administrator) (07/17/89)

Network Comment: to #706 by pnet01!crash!apple.com!mjohnson

Just when is this FTP account suppose to open.  It is now 13:40 EST on Sunday
the 16th of July and I've tried accessing this server and I keep getting a
"login incorrect" message when I use login:anonymous password:guest.  What am
I doing wrong..or is the account not set-up yet??

--Bob
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farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) (07/18/89)

In article <8907170616.AA13407@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-simasd!pro-generic!pro-graphics!bobl@nosc.mil writes:
>Network Comment: to #706 by pnet01!crash!apple.com!mjohnson
>
>Just when is this FTP account suppose to open.  It is now 13:40 EST on Sunday
>the 16th of July and I've tried accessing this server and I keep getting a
>"login incorrect" message when I use login:anonymous password:guest.  What am
>I doing wrong..or is the account not set-up yet??

	I tried it and apparently it expects 'ident' as the password.

Cary Farrier


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nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP (Scott Wilken) (07/18/89)

In article <8907170616.AA13407@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-simasd!pro-generic!pro-graphics!bobl@nosc.mil writes:
>Network Comment: to #706 by pnet01!crash!apple.com!mjohnson
>
>Just when is this FTP account suppose to open.  It is now 13:40 EST on Sunday
>the 16th of July and I've tried accessing this server and I keep getting a
>"login incorrect" message when I use login:anonymous password:guest.  What am
>I doing wrong..or is the account not set-up yet??
>
>--Bob
It seems to me that you are using either telnet or rlogin to access this
FTP site.  You must use your local FTP program to connect with the remote
FTP server.  Anonymous FTP accounts work only with FTP and no other Internet
connections.

Scott


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APTC1%MKVAX1@MSUS1.BITNET (07/18/89)

Again, I'm sorry if this is going to cause repitition, but what is FTP.  I'm
on bitnet, and I haven't heard of it over on this net.

P.G.
APTC1%MKVAX1@MSUS1.BITNET

TAXMAN@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Mike Wommack) (07/19/89)

In article <5073@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>, APTC1%MKVAX1%MSUS1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU writes:
> Again, I'm sorry if this is going to cause repitition, but what is FTP.  I'm
> on bitnet, and I haven't heard of it over on this net.
>  
> P.G.
> APTC1%MKVAX1@MSUS1.BITNET


The reason why you havent heard about it on bitnet is because bitnet does not
support remote login as other nets do. FTP is *F*ile *T*ransmission *P*roticol
(or program, whichever you prefer) It is a means of transfering files over
Internet.

Mike Wommack                 HasteMakesWasteNET: taxman@untvax.bitnet
                             YouGottaBeKiddingNET: taxman@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
                             THEnet: ntvax::taxman
                             Span: utspan::utadnx::ntvaxb::taxman

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mdh@srhqla.SR.COM (Matt Hardin) (07/19/89)

In article <4433@tank.uchicago.edu> ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <33114@apple.Apple.COM>, mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) writes...
>>Apple Developer Technical Support is proud to offer a new service 
>>to the Apple II and Macintosh development communities:  Anonymous 
>>FTP to an Apple Internet host loaded with the most up-to-date DTS 
>>tools and documentation available.
>Awesome, dude!
...
How about extending the capability to those of us without FTP (Internet)
access? Semi-anonymous UUCP would be "like mega awesome, Duuuude!!!"
(had to happen, didn't it? Do 'em a favor, they ask for more :-))

			Matt Hardin
			SilentRadio Headquarters, Los Angeles
			mdh@SR.COM

TAXMAN@VAXB.ACS.UNT.EDU (Mike Wommack) (07/19/89)

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From: TAXMAN@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Mike Wommack)
Newsgroups: info-apple
Subject: Re: Apple FTP site opens
Message-ID: <5104@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 18 Jul 89 20:29:50 GMT
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In article <5073@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>, APTC1%MKVAX1%MSUS1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU writes:
> Again, I'm sorry if this is going to cause repitition, but what is FTP.  I'm
> on bitnet, and I haven't heard of it over on this net.
>  
> P.G.
> APTC1%MKVAX1@MSUS1.BITNET


The reason why you havent heard about it on bitnet is because bitnet does not
support remote login as other nets do. FTP is *F*ile *T*ransmission *P*roticol
(or program, whichever you prefer) It is a means of transfering files over
Internet.

Mike Wommack                 HasteMakesWasteNET: taxman@untvax.bitnet
                             YouGottaBeKiddingNET: taxman@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
                             THEnet: ntvax::taxman
                             Span: utspan::utadnx::ntvaxb::taxman

Disclaimer: The University of North Texas does not officially require
Disclaimers so I disclaim the disclaimer.

SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (07/19/89)

>Again, I'm sorry if this is going to cause repitition, but what is FTP.  I'm
>on bitnet, and I haven't heard of it over on this net.

'ftp' = file transfer protocol (a feature of TCP/IP).  BITNET is RSCS
and doesn't have 'ftp' :-(  (UUCP is even worse).

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abc@BRL.MIL (Brinton Cooper) (07/24/89)

Murph,

    The "vacation" was fine, thanks.  Keep in mind, however, that
this "civil servant" was working two of those three weeks as well as the
week before Europe.  During the latter, our workshop typically ran from
9)9:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. for most of the week!

    I'm glad things ran so smoothly over that  time.  It should have
been so smooth on Friday.  Apparently, our building took a power hit
during the Laboratory Picnic, and my Sun Workstation has not re-booted.
Since it nearly always reboots after a power interrupt, I can only
surmise that something "went South!"  Sigh...

_Brint

Drinkard@garfld.msfc.nasa.gov (Rich Drinkard) (07/28/89)

Great!!! Good to see Apple using the Net...

Rich Drinkard
Drinkard@Garfld.Msfc.Nasa.Gov