mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) (03/09/89)
First of all, I'd like to thank all the people who responded to my
request for info on where to get UNIX code for binhexing, and
X- Y- or Z-modem. For those who are interested, you can get this
kind of stuff from the Sumex archive at Stanford.
Various people also responded to my question concerning e problems
I have had in unbinhexing files obtained through the automated mail
server at Rice, which can be used to get files from Sumex by those
people who do not have FTP access to Sumex. Sadly, no suggestions
worked, but thanks for the thought. I'm awaiting another listservice
order, and if I have the same problem with it, I will follow the
advice of a particularly intelligent netter, and post a 15-line
binhex file I obtained from listservice, in hopes that someone smarter
than I may solve the problem.
Finally, several people requested info on how to use the automated
mail server at rice, so here it is:
You mail a list of commands to listserv@icsa.rice.edu, with one command on
each line. a command can be
$MAC IND
which will mail the mac archive index to you,
$MAC HELP
which will mail a short help file to you, and
$MAC GET filename,
where filename is the complete path FROM THE MAC SUBDIRECTORY DOWN, but
not including the mac subdirectory. For instance, I think /APP/ASLEDIT
is a valie filename.
The people who have installed this facility request that you not use it
during working hours, otherwise it may have to be restricted or
discontinue Basically this means that if you have fast mail access
to Rice, send off an order to them soon after the end of working hours
there. If you have slower access, you might want to mail orders at the
beginning of the week.
Some notes: you cannot order more than 256k in any one 24-hour period.
My experience has been that the mail server responds very quickly with
a confirmation of the order, but the files themselves are much slower
in getting back to my site (up to a week), and many never show up at all.
And, as I have mentioned, I have yet to successfully unbinhex one of these
files. Hopefully, this is just an anomaly to do with my site.
Final note: I have been told that putting anything in the subject line
of the mail message will mess up the order, so don't do this.
Hope this helps,
Ken McDonald
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