tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) (06/30/88)
Sumex is at 10.0.0.56 Don't forget to "cd info-mac" once you log on. And if you do an "ls", prepare to wait for a LONG TIME before it finishes! -Ted
werner@utastro.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (07/02/88)
In article <870177@hpcilzb.HP.COM>, tedj@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Ted Johnson) writes: > Sumex is at 10.0.0.56 > Don't forget to "cd info-mac" once you log on. > And if you do an "ls", prepare to wait for a LONG TIME before it finishes! several mistakes and problems: SUMEX has 2 addresses: 10.0.0.56 sumex-aim.stanford.edu sumex.stanford.edu 36.45.0.87 sumex-aim.stanford.edu sumex.stanford.edu you should reach it with the command "ftp sumex.stanford.edu" to get to the Macintosh-directory you do "cd <info-mac>" NEVER do a "ls" or "dir" to do a directory listing. it takes foreever, especially as there are NO SUBDIRECTORIES !!! to get the latest directory-listing, you do a "get 00DIR.NAMES", to identify the basic help-files, do a "dir 00DIR.*" supposedly, there is a nightly job recreating the directory listings in files: 00DIR.NAMES 00DIR.VERBOSE 00DIR.RECENT file 00DIR.ANNOTATED is a rather incomplete annotated listing of the files. if you have never checked out the archives at SIMTEL20.ARPA you may find this a more "pleasant" experience as files are archived in subdirectories there, ordered by topic. if you enjoy the benefits of the archives, don't forget to drop a thank-you note to INFO-MAC-REQUEST@SUMEX.STANFORD.EDU and/or RTHUM@SIMTEL20.ARPA, respectively as well as to the contributers of the individual files which are, usually, identified within. because if we don't get the feedback that people appreciate and benefit from our work, we are less and less likely to find the time to continue maintaining them. Especially Robert "Bob" Thum (rthum@simtel20.arpa) is an "unsung hero" of our times, who created and maintains the archives single-handedly, I believe, in spite of a profession and carreer which has little to do with computers and which takes him on many out-of-town travels. to help you get started, I'll post a log of an FTP-session in a following article. PS: SIMTEL is at the following address (though you should not need that): 26.0.0.74 simtel20.arpa -- -------------------------------------------- send Email to: werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (Internet: 128.83.144.1) (when RASCAL is sick, try werner@astro.as.utexas.edu or werner@utastro.UUCP)