ahd@kendra.kew.com (Drew Derbyshire) (02/16/90)
You know, I'd really like to stop posting this every 20 minutes, but someone always misses it. SOMEONE must have read my previous post, however, since 1.07G ended up on simtel20. :-) This is the release annoucement for UUPC/extended 1.07h. See below for how to get your very own copy. Changes from UUPC/1.07g: Aliases which expand to lists are aliases were not being exploded properly, now fixed. Alternate shells (i.e. kendra's Kermit-MS server) were improperly invoked because of a bad spawn() call. Also fixed. Once in a while, the "count of messages in mailbox" message wasn't formatted properly to overlay the count of messages being read like it was supposed to. Corrected by deleting conditional that suppressed printing of "\b* " in CreateBox(). The 1.07g sample SYSTEMS file incorrectly showed the telephone number twice. Corrected in 1.07h. Various minor documentation changes. kendra now has her own domain (kendra.kew.com), and is back in the UUCP maps to boot. All questions refering to UUPC/extended should be directed to help@kendra.kew.com. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the Nutshell Handbook "Managing UUCP and USENET" before asking me questions, especially about the SYSTEMS file. Note: This document was revised on 12 Febuary 1990. The current release of UUPC/extended is available via: Anonymous Kermit server running on kendra, my home system. Anonymous FTP from clutx.clarkson.edu, directory pub/uupc. Because kendra is the system I develop UUPC/extended on, the files available from kendra's kermit server will always be the definitive versions. However, I have no intention of releasing an excessive number of releases, so normally the FTPable version will be current. SPECIAL NOTE: Because of time and disk space restrictions, I do not mail copies of the source or executables, provide custom .ARC or .ZIP files with only a limited set of the files, or provide other distribution services-- please don't ask. I do answer my mail, especially from other people who have worked on UUPC, and I also at least acknowledge bug reports (remember, I run this software too). Kermit Instructions: To retrieve UUPC/extended via Kermit, you will have to have a Kermit which can issue the GET and FINISH commands to a Kermit server. Set your Kermit to: Its maximum packet size (optional) 3 byte checksum (optional) 2 Windows (optional) 1200 or 2400 baud No parity ^S/^Q flow control Call 617-641-4817. The best time to call is between 10 am and 5 pm weekdays, and any night between midnight and 5 AM (All times are Eastern). Other times, the system CAN and WILL be down or busy for extended periods of time. After connect, press ENTER and kendra's "login:" prompt will appear. Enter the user id: anonymous and press ENTER. The "password:" prompt will appear. Enter the password: ribbit and press ENTER. Note: Both the user id and password are case sensitive, and you cannot backspace when typing them in. If you make an error then press ENTER until you get the "login:" prompt again and start over. The user id will not echo until you press ENTER, and the password will not echo at all. A short hello message will appear, and then Kermit-MS will await your command. Escape to your local command mode, and then issue a GET for one or more of the files listed below. When done, issue the FINISH command to shutdown the Kermit server. DO NOT just hang up your telephone, because then you will lock up kendra, which is not critical but is unkind since now you know better. About the files: The files available via FTP and Kermit as: name Description uupcsrc.arc Source files for UUPC, PKPAK format uupcuser.arc Run time (.EXE and .DOC files) only, PKPAK format. uupcsrc.zip Same as uupcsrc.arc, but in PKZIP format uupcuser.zip Same as uupcuser.arc, but in PKZIP format. howtoget.it This file. kermit.exe The current release of IBM-PC Kermit-MS Note: Right now, actually only the .ZIP files are loaded to clutx. (So I lied.) The UUPCSRC files include the source and the raw documents, the UUPCUSER files includes the executables and formatted documents. Both UUPCSRC and UUPCUSER include the same sample files. The UUPCSRC.ZIP file must be PKUNZIPed with the unpack directory option. Because PKPAK does not support path names in files, the UUPCSRC.ARC file includes two ARC files of its own, UUPCLCL.ARC and UUPCDOC.ARC; these files should PKUNPAK'ed into the sub-directories LOCAL and DOC. Kermit is the program I run to provide the Kermit server; the current release (3.00) supports windows in file transfer, long (2000 bytes) packets and VT-320 terminal emulation. The manual for Kermit is available via anonymous FTP from cunixc.cc.columbia.edu. I don't have space for it kendra. Please direct all questions to help@kendra.kew.com. Drew Derbyshire