overby@plains.UUCP (Glen Overby) (06/04/90)
In article <50834@ames.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: >The archive-server >can not currently send these files since they are in a binary (GIF) format. Since I used to be one of those "low lifeforms" that couldn't meet such basic human needs as an Internet connection :-) I have pitty on those "without". I got a copy of those images a while back, and I've just made them available via archive-server@plains.nodak.edu (running the Clarkson archive server), which can do uuencoding and btoa. We are poorly connected to the internet over a 19.2KB line, so the files are only available via the archive-server ("gif" is a soft link from ~ftp/pub to ~overby, which is why FTP won't work). You will find them in "gif/hst", and many more space-related images under "gif". I don't have any porno gifs, so don't bother looking for them. I DO NOT PLAN TO KEEP THIS DIRECTORY UP LONG (MAYBE A WEEK). I set the archive-server up primarily as a server for Minix related stuff, so substitute "HST GIFS" for "Minix" in the following formal announcement. Bitnet people beware that IBM "NOTE"s to fileserv@plains does NOT work; you have to use a mailer. I don't know how the archive server splits files over it's size limit (100K due to our sendmail.cf constraints). Good luck! An archive of Minix upgrades and other interesting files are kept in a manually-maintained archive on Plains.NoDak.edu [134.129.111.64]. This archive is accessible via anonymous ftp, as well as with a mail server. USING THE MAIL SERVER For those not fortunate enough to be on the Internet itself, we run the Clarkson server to process mail requests. This is an ex- tremely versatile program, that allows various encoding formats (btoa, uuencode), compression (compress, arc, zoo) and splitting of large files. The server has been customized to send HELP and Index files at any time, and all other files between 23:00 and 08:00 local time. If you submit a request that contains *any* file that is not a Help or Index file, the entire request is queued until late night (currently 23:00 local time, but that may be moved to earlier hours of the morning if it proves to be a large load on the system). The addresses for the server are: archive-server@plains.nodak.edu {umn-cs, ogicse, uunet}!plains!archive-server (UUCP) fileserv@plains (Bitnet) Note to Bitnet people: this server is not 'logged on' to the machine, so you cannot send it interactive messages. The 'fileserv' alias was added for those of you who do not run the Croswell mailer, but you must still use something that is detect- able as mail (such as a NOTE) *VIA THE MAILER*. Bitnet files will drop into our bit bucket, unprocessed, since there is no real user by either of these names. To obtain a list of the files, the INDEX command is used: index [ <directory> ] where <directory> is a directory under our ~ftp/pub login (empty for the main directory). There are several other directories of programs for Microcomputers, current volumes for comp.sources.* and some of the Free Software Foundation's products. The SEND command is used for having files sent to you, such as in: send Minix/doc/Info_Sheet That file is a copy of the monthly "Minix Information Sheet" posting. The Minix Compatibility list is available in the file "Minix/doc/Compatibility". There are many more options for having your files compressed (note: most files in these directories already have been), uuen- coded, split, and so on. To obtain more information on the server, send the command: help and you will be enlightened. The server accepts commands in mixed case, but all directory/file names are case significant (just like Minix). A cautionary note: this server is somewhat 'probational'; that is, if it turns out to be a serious load on our CPU, mailer, postmaster, and network links then it will be shut down (and then your only alternative will again be that listserv thing over on our IBM Iron Pig). Use with moderation. This archive is maintained by Glen Overby, <minix@plains.nodak.edu>, at North Dakota State University, Far- go, ND USA (46 52 N / 96 48 W city) -- Glen Overby <overby@plains.nodak.edu> uunet!plains!overby (UUCP) overby@plains (Bitnet)