janm@eliot.UUCP (Jan Morales) (08/16/88)
I apologize if this is already common knowledge, has been discussed before, or is inappropriate for this newsgroup. I have a friend who would like to join the net. She has an IBM PC/AT with PC-DOS. Is there software available, either free or at a price, to be able to connect to the net from a DOS machine? She's mainly interested in news but would also like e-mail. Post or e-mail as you see fit. Thanks in advance. Jan uunet!pyrdc!eliot!janm 703-264-3301
matt@ingr.UUCP (Matt Blemenfeld) (08/20/88)
UUPC will let you do uucp stuff with a PC.... Find a public access unix system for more info... (It MAY be here somewhere.....not sure!)
peking@sfsup.UUCP (L.Perkins) (08/20/88)
Better she should join the Washington Area UNIX/Rg User's Group that has a net feed she can dial into for a small annual fee -- ___________________________________________________________________ "We intend to remain plural and not amused" -- Queen Victoria EMAIL: att!attunix!peking SNAILMAIL: Box 70403 Washington, DC 20024 -------------------------------------------------------------------
janm@eliot.UUCP (Jan Morales) (08/22/88)
It seems that a summary is in order so here it is. Thanks to the many people who e-mailed and the one person who called. It appears that a product called UULINK (information below) is your best bet according to the recommendations I received, if your willing to pay the ~$335 price tag. The quality and service, I'm told, is worth the price. It handles news, e-mail, and file transfer. Product: UULINK From: Lauren Weinstein Vortex Technology P.O. Box 1323 Topanga, CA 90290-1323 (213) 390-3920 lauren@vortex.uucp (Disclaimer: I have not actually used the addresses or phone number above, but I have no reason to believe they're wrong, either.) In the public domain is a program called PC-Mail but it only handles e-mail, although I'm sure there must be some way to twiddle it to handle news as well. No one was able to offer specifics on it or how to get it, but I'm sure you can get it from BBS's or news sites. I'm waiting on receiving source for a news/e-mail system from another person and I'd be happy to report on it when it arrives, if there is interest. Two other alternatives were to either get UNIX or get a dial-up account on a UNIX machine. Although I completely agree with these suggestions, she is quite stuck in DOS and her company seems unwilling to see the errors of its ways. Oh, well... :-) <--- smug, superior-feeling grin So far, UULINK seems to be the way to go. Thanks again. Jan uunet!pyrdc!eliot!janm (703) 264-3301
wsd@whuts.UUCP (DINSMORE) (08/24/88)
In article <255@eliot.UUCP> janm@eliot.UUCP (Jan Morales) writes: >I have a friend who would like to join the net. She has >an IBM PC/AT with PC-DOS. Is there software available, >either free or at a price, to be able to connect to the >net from a DOS machine? She's mainly interested in news >but would also like e-mail. Post or e-mail as you see >fit. Thanks in advance. > >Jan uunet!pyrdc!eliot!janm 703-264-3301 You can call the SCO Xenix BBS at (714)898-8634 for the following MS-DOS programs: mailsh13.arc Full uucp mail system 116K bytes net_0727.arc Full TCP/IP source code 450K bytes telnet,ftp,arp, etc pc_uucp.arc A COMPLETE uucp package 112K bytes C and ASM source, docs, executables and more. uclone.arc Full uucp send and 72K bytes recieve package. uupc.tar NEW uucp for pc's. 203K bytes Which package should you get? I'm still downloading and trying to figure that one out myself. But it is nice to know the software is available. I might just try them all! There are also several other nice programs available, like a disk de-fragmenter called sst.arc. It's fast and works! I have no affiliation with this BBS, just a very satisfied user. -- | Wayne S. Dinsmore Make it in Massachusetts, | AT&T Bell Labs (ihnp4,att,moss)!whuts!wsd Spend it in New Hampshire. | 20 Shattuck Road Room 4A-118 | Andover,Mass 01810