rburns@cup.portal.com (Randy J Burns) (04/21/91)
Has anyone heard of a standalone or public domain version of uucp that runs on MS OS/2? I've heard of an implementation of unix utilities (including uucp) that sells for $500, but this seem a bit steep to me. Thanks.
kleiner@eecs.nwu.edu (David Kleiner) (04/22/91)
In article <41494@cup.portal.com> rburns@cup.portal.com (Randy J Burns) writes: >Has anyone heard of a standalone or public domain version of >uucp that runs on MS OS/2? I've heard of an implementation of >unix utilities (including uucp) that sells for $500, but this >seem a bit steep to me. > >Thanks. There exists a package - uucp in msdos environment - "fsuucp" from Fubar systems (sp?), or something like that. I have ftp'ed it from a site with anonymous ftp (if you drop me a note, I will try to find where from exactly). However, I did not get it going, yet. Any comments about this package will be apprecated. David Kleiner kleiner@delta.eecs.nwu.edu
cliff@demon.co.uk (Cliff Stanford) (04/23/91)
In article <41494@cup.portal.com> rburns@cup.portal.com (Randy J Burns) writes: >Has anyone heard of a standalone or public domain version of >uucp that runs on MS OS/2? I've heard of an implementation of >unix utilities (including uucp) that sells for $500, but this >seem a bit steep to me. Not that I've tried it but I understand that UUPC version 1.10 will have full OS/2 support. For further information, try mailing to help@kendra.kew.com or join the uupc mailing list (uupc-info-request@ sun.soe.clarkson.edu). Regards, -- Cliff Stanford Email: cliff@demon.co.uk (Work) Demon Systems Limited cms@demon.co.uk (Home) 42 Hendon Lane Phone: 081-349 0063 (Office) London N3 1TT England 0860 375870 (Mobile)
root@dogear.UUCP (Bob Kirkpatrick) (04/25/91)
In article <41494@cup.portal.com> rburns@cup.portal.com (Randy J Burns) writes: >Has anyone heard of a standalone or public domain version of >uucp that runs on MS OS/2? I've heard of an implementation of >unix utilities (including uucp) that sells for $500, but this >seem a bit steep to me. > >Thanks. One of my downlines is embedded in just such a project. After scouring just about everywhere has discovered that there isn't much available for OS2. There is Waffle, FSUUCP, UUPC available, but all as DOS programs. These can be operated in a DOS window within OS2, but are required to be in the fore- ground. I suspect that RNEWS, RMAIL, and UUXQT could run in a background window, but the actual connect and transfer (UUCICO) needs to be up front. I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but I have yet to see OS2 do anything useful outside the office automation functions like word processing, spreadsheets and databases. You CAN get Maximus for OS2, and do a fido-link. But if you're after net.news, then you'd have to run something to toss the messages (mail & news) into fido-format. For this, you begin to talk Tim Pozar's ufgate, no small utility...Plus, you're in the realm of Binkley or some other frontend capable of discerning users from mail, and which kind of mail (ie: uucp or Yoohoo). If your heart is set on multi-tasking, you might have to consider XENIX or something like that. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Kirkpatrick - Dog Ear'd Systems | A division of Brand-X of Spokane WA | "Einstein was probably one of *them*." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------