acliu@skat.usc.edu (Alex C. Liu) (12/10/89)
FILE: help intro LAST CHANGE: Dec 8th, 1989. VERSION: UX-Maze Server V2.0c Introduction to UX-Maze's Mail Archive Server ============================================= NOTE: This archive server has nothing to do with USC. It is a service provided by me to the Net. Please do not abuse this service, I am only a student here, and wouldn't afford get kicked out of school because of this joke of Archive! DISCLAIMER ---------- All the software in the UX-Maze Mail-Archive is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY. I Cannot guarantee that it is good for any particular purpose, or even that it works. I try to attempt to examine the software submitted to me, but as with all free software written by strangers, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE INSTALLING BEFORE YOU INSTALL IT! INTRODUCTON ----------- The idea of this Server is to serve request of popular programs for the Commodore 8-bit family of computers. This is due because of the INCREDIBLE lack of FTP Archive sites for the Commodore. This Archive, is basicly, user supported. So if you don't see the file that you are looking for, is because nobody, has bothered to submit it to me... (If you see anything that you think should be here, don't hesitate to submit it. See the instructions on how to submit files bellow) Server Software --------------- The way the Server is written, it is simply a "hook" to the sendmail forwarding mechanism available in Unix. The main program is written in C but with some Shell script drivers and shell escapes. The software is available from here, by requesting file: send unix-support server How the Server Works: To make use of the server you have to send a Mail message to me, <acliu@skat.usc.edu> and have a subject line: Subject: Mail-Archive-Request THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! If you don't have that line spelled exactly like that you won't get anything, and I will get a mailbox full of junk messages. Somewhere along the header there should be a line saying: Return-Path: <your path from me to you> (This can change from site to site, consult your local unix-mail guru for more info) Usually, sendmail adds this automagically, but if it were not the case, you can specify a return path by puting a line in the body of your message saying: path <from me to you> In the body of your message you put the Mail Archive request. You can put several request in a single message, one request per line. The following request are honored: (Send a "help commands" for details) path <return path from to you> Forces M-AR to send the file to the mailing address specified in its argument help [topic] Sends help on the topic. Default is this intro file. Make a help topics request for a list of topics for help contents [volume] Sends the contents of the volume. Defualt will send the list of available volumes AND the contents of the Help volume. index [volume] Sends the directory list of the volume. Default will send the directory for help volume send [volume] [file] Sends the file on the specified volume. Default Volume is help, and default file is contents. bencode [uuencode|btoa|hex] Default encoding method to send binary files. Whenever the server encounters binary data, it will use the latest bencode command to select what method to use. (Default: uuencoding) maxsize [bytesize] Some mailer gateways will not accept messages larger than certain limit. Whenever the file exceeds that limit, the server will split the file and shar the parts before sending them. This command lets you define the max message size in bytes. (Default 0 = infinty) receive [volume] [file] Saves the message as if it were a submitted file. (use this command to submit files to the server.) end Exits the server. (Optional) The keywords are case insensitive BUT files are NOT. So if you see a file named "gAMe" and you request "GamE". You will get nothing! Submitting files ================ The server allows other users to submit files to the server. To do this, send a Server request as you would normally do, but instead of sending normal request, you enter the following line: receive volume file And after that, include a UUencoded/shar'ed version of the file you are submitting. For more info, help contribution FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT STUFF ANYTIME For COMPLETE instructions on how to use the server AND the contents of ALL the volumes of the server, send a request: help full.help ____________________________________________________________________ Questions and suggestions, send them to the same address, but don't put a Mail-Archive-Request subject line. (Just think of it of yet another mail message) 1 --- Alex C. Liu acliu%skat@usc.edu acliu@skat.usc.edu (Simple .signature, $CHEAP$)